Hare Aam Ke Chawal

Name: Hare Aam Ke Chawal (Green-mango rice)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ cup (30 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut); Generous pinch of ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 medium green mangoes, peeled and grated; 1½ tablespoons roasted peanuts; 3 cups (450 grams) cooked basmati rice; 1½ tablespoons ghee, melted; 1 teaspoon table salt; ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds; Generous pinch of asafetida; ¼ teaspoon black mustard seeds; 2 dried red chiles, stemmed; 20 fresh curry leaves

Green-mango rice

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This delightfully tangy rice gets its sourness from green mangoes, which are balanced by the natural sweetness of the fresh coconut. I suggest using basmati rice for this.

Ingredients

2 medium green mangoes, peeled and grated
1½ tablespoons roasted peanuts
¼ cup (

Asia
India
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put one quarter of the mangoes, half of the peanuts, 3 tablespoons of the coconut, and the turmeric in a food processor, and process to a coarse paste.
Place a medium nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pa