Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango Rice

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:10 mins  CookTime:10 mins   Cuisine:Indian

Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango Rice, is a South Indian rice recipe. It is mostly & frequently made during the green mango season i.e Indian summer lasting between feb to june.

Now-a-days, we find raw green mangoes, throughout the year. But, I believe the authentic taste of any recipe involving these green mangoes, is well established only with the one’s available during the peak season.

This, Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango Rice recipe is my first recipe of this season. It’s a Vegan, Gluten free, Travel food, Storage friendly, Prep Food, Kids Friendly left over rice recipe.

Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.

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Ingredients:

• Rice (cooked) – With 1 cup of rice grains
• Raw Mango / Mamidikaya  – 1( medium size)
• Cooking Oil – 4 tablespoons
• Dry Red Chillies – 5
• Green Chillies – 6
• Curry Leaves – 10
• Salt – 2 teaspoons (or) as per taste
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ teaspoon

Ingredients for Tempering:

• Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black gram – 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds / Aavalu – ½ teaspoon
• Chana dal / Split Yellow gram dal – 1 teaspoon
• Jeera / Cumin Seeds – ½ teaspoon
• Sesame Seeds – ½ teaspon
• Hing/Inguva/Asafoetida – ¼ teaspoon
• Cashew Nuts – 10 

Special Ingredients:

• Hing/ Inguva/ Asafoetida
• Cashew Nuts
• Curry Leaves

Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango Rice‘:

PREP WORK:

• Firstly, get the rice cooked and keep it ready. (see Tips section)
• Wash, peel and grate the mango. (you need only ½ cup)
• Cut the green chillies length wise.

COOKING:

• Next, put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame.
• Add the oil, let it heat and then add all the items under ‘Ingredients for Tempering’.

  

• Saute the tempering items and then add the dry red chillies and curry leaves.

  

• Saute / Fry them until the red chillies darken in colour.
• Add the grated mango and slit green chillies.

  

• Saute them by stirring continuously, until the grated mango shrinks / its raw smell is gone.
• Then, add the salt and turmeric powder. Mix everything well.

  

• Transfer the cooked rice into the pan and mix everything thoroughly but gently. 
• Switch the flame off after 2 mins. Transfer into a serving dish. Done!!

  

  

Tips:

• You can use any type of non-flavoured rice for this recipe, i.e.flavoured rice like Basmati is not much suitable. I used Sona Masoori rice.
• Take care that the cooked rice is NOT sticky. Each grain needs to well separated.
• If using freshly cooked rice, you can spread the rice over a plate, dry it completely and then use it.
• Be careful, not to burn the tempering and grated mango.
• Adjust the salt and sour according to your taste.
• Mixing everything, using your bare hands, is the right way rather than using a ladle.
• Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango rice, stays good even for 2 days at room temperature and can be stored in fridge for a week.

Result:

• The taste of this, Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango rice is very much appetising. 
• It can be served with chilled curd/yogurt and with any chutney/dip on the side. Or can be eaten as it is.

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