Mavinakayi Chitranna (Mango Chitranna) Recipe

Serves 4

This summer dish is always made on Ugadi in most families. It has a tangy taste, which makes it very appealing to people of all ages.

Ingredients:
2 small raw mangoes
2½ cups rice
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
1 tbsp udad dal
1 tbsp chana dal
1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp mustard
A pinch of hing
3 dried red chilies
½ cup groundnuts
A sprig of curry leaves
Salt

Method:

• Cook the rice and cool it.
• Deseed and grate the mangoes.
• Heat oil and add chana dal, udad dal, cumin seeds and red chili.
• Fry until light brown.
• Grind this along with mustard, coconut and hing into a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a big pan and add curry leaves and groundnuts.
• When groundnuts are done, add the rice, the paste and the mangoes.
• Mix well and serve with coconut chutney.

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