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Monday, October 05, 2009

Mango Chitra-Anna (Mixed Rice)

Serving for 4 people
Total preparation time is 20 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups of rice
3 cups of water
one raw mango
2 table spoons of peanuts
1/4 mustard
pinch of Asafoetida
1/4 bunch of cilantro
2 table spoon of olive oil
4 green chillies
pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
Peel the mango, grate it and keep it aside.
Wash and cut green chillies and chop the cilantro.
Cook 2 cups of rice with 3 cups of water. Once the rice is cooked put it in a wide tray and let it cool. In a skillet fry 2 table spoons of peanuts about 3 minutes in the oil, until it turns a golden color, then keep it aside. Add mustard, asafoetida and let it splutter. Then add the green chilies. After a couple of minutes remove it from the heat and add this mixture to the rice. Also add turmeric, cut cilantro, grated mango and salt and mix well.
The Mango rice is ready. Its usually eaten as a side dish to the main lentil-and-rice dish which is a main course in south Indian meals.

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