CARROT - MANGO RICE

This is a vitamin rich rice to serve for  all age group  and an easy pack for lunch box. The colour combination will sure attract the kids. I generally used to make carrot rice with a dash of lemon juice as a final touch. I found lemons missing on my fridge and also found mangos with lesser quantity to do the mango rice. So the missing became the outcome for my carrot-mango rice. As the ingredients are common and  no masalas,  there is no reason to dislike this rice..... if you serve.  It tastes simple with a good blend inside the mouth.  

Ingredients :

1. Cooked rice - 1 cup
2. Carrot - 1 big size
3. Raw green mango grated - 3 tbs
4. Green chillies  - 2 or as required

Seasoning :

1. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
2. Urud dhal - 1 tsp
3. Channa dhal - 1 tsp
4. Curry leaves - 4-5
5. Chopped coriander - a few leaves, just for decoration.
6. Oil or ghee - for cooking
7. Cashews - as required ( optional for extra richness)

Method :

1. Grate the carrot, and keep it seperately. Grate the mango and keep it seperately.

2. Grind mango and green chillies to a fine paste without adding water in a blender.

3. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urud dhal, channa dhal, curry leaves. Once it got fried, add the grind paste to the oil and fry nicely for 2-3 minutes or until the raw smell goes.

4. Heat oil / ghee in a pan. Add grated carrot and fry for 2 minutes without changing the colour.  Add the fried mango - green chillies paste and give a stir, add turmeric powder, salt and fry for 1 more minute.

5. Add the cooked rice to the pan, and blend it well with all the ingredients.

6. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl, and decorate it with fried cashews and coriander.

note:

1. The rice you are using should be cooked and cooled to the room temperature without sticking.

2. If you are doing this rice for a party. You can cook the rice with coconut milk and then you can do the rest of the procedures or you can add grated fresh coconut on top of it.

3. And also you can add raisins with cashews and cooked green peas to the rice if you are giving for kids.