Raw Mango Rice / Maanga Sadam Recipe

I am taking a off tomorrow so my weekend starts from tomorrow itself :) Its a great relief actually as I've planned few pending works to be completed this weekend and now having 3 days in hand I've to utilise it.This time not much on the cooking front for sharmis passions so my drafts should speak for few more weeks :) When I saw this recipe from a tamil magazine I instantly wanted to try, as it looked flavourful and tempting. And it didnt disappoint me at all, yummy tangy rice ready.

Raw Mango Rice / Maanga Sadam Recipe:

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice - 1.5 cups

To be ground to a paste:

• Raw mango (skin peeled and grated) - 1 cup
• Coconut - 4 tbsp
• Red Chillies - 2

To temper:

• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
• Channa dal - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Peanuts - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chillies, broken - 1
• Hing(Perungayam) - a generous pinch
• Turmeric powder - a pinch (optional)

Method:

1. First grind the ingredients under 'to grind' without adding water to a slightly coarse paste. Keep aside
2. Now heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds let it crackle. Now add channa dal , urad dal and turmeric powder, perungayam. When the dals turns slightly browned, now add dry red chillies and peanuts. Roast until the peanuts turn slightly browned.
3. Now add the ground paste and saute until the moisture leaves. Add salt and keep sauting until it collects to thick pulp when oil oozes out slighlty with a shine in the texture it may take 5-7 mins. This is the correct stage. Switch off.
4. Take cooked rice and add this paste to it and mix well until it is coated well. Check and add salt only if required. Serve with chips or papad.

My Notes:

• Do not add water while grinding as raw mango will leave water by itself.
• Grinding it to a smooth or a coarse paste is upto ur choice.
• Add little water while adding the thooku to the tempered paste to make it a little runny in consistency if you feel difficult to mix it with rice

This is sure a easy variety rice which is quick fix for lunch. Potato chips or papad is a nice combination for manga sadam. There are lot of ways this manga sadam can be done but recently I found this recipe suiting to our family taste so this is going to be my keeper :)

Have a nice happening weekend and see you all on Monday.....!