Mavina kayi chitranna ( green mango rice)

Ingredients 

Rice—1 cup

Green mango ( mavina kayi) —1

Fresh grated coconut ( Kayi turi)—1/2 cup

Green chillies ( hasiru menasina kayi)—3 

Dry red chillies( ona menasina kayi)—2

Menthya seeds ( fenugreek seeds//menthya kaalu)—1 tablespoon 

Sasive (mustard seeds)—1 teaspoon 

 Jaggery powder ( Bella//gud)—1 tablespoon 

Ingredients for seasoning ( oggarane)

Oil—4 tablespoon 

Sasive ( mustard seeds)—1 teaspoon 

Jeerige (jeera//cumin seeds)-1 teaspoon 

 Kadale belle (channa dhal)—1 tablespoon 

Uddina belle ( urad dhal)—1 tablespoon

 Asafoetida ( hing//ingu)—1 teaspoon 

Kadale kayi bija ( ground nuts//peanuts)— 4 tablespoon (or handful)

Arisina ( haldi//turmeric powder)—1 teaspoon 

Curry leaves ( karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Method 

Wash and cook the rice in pressure cooker for for 3 whistles.

( you can add 1 teaspoon of oil so that rice cooks well and doesn’t turn mushy)

Once pressure reduces open the lid and let the rice cool for 10 minutes.

Now dry roast menthya kaalu to light brown and add both green and red chillies and saute them too.

Wash the mavina kayi,peel the skin and grate the mango using a grater.

Now transfer the roasted menthya kaalu,both chillies and sasive to  a mixer grinder jar,and powder coarsely without adding water.

Add in grated mango ,coconut,jaggery powder and grind it again without adding water .

Now for preparing chitranna 

Heat oil in a kadai or pan,once hot firstly add kadale kayi bija and saute on medium flame.

Once they starts cracking and turns to light brown add sasive,jeerige,kadale belle,uddina belle,karibevu,hing and saute till both dhals turns brown.

Finally add ground masala,arisina,salt and mix well.

Sauté for a while and switch off the stove.

Add in cooked and cooled rice ,mix well gently .

 Now authentic,delicious,tangy mavina kayi chitranna is ready to serve.

It’s prepared during the Ugadi festival ( habba) 

Fresh grated co