Mavinakayi Chitranna (South India)

Mavinakayi Chitranna is one another recipe that goes with the taste of most South Indian cuisines. However, this recipe is from the kitchens of Karnataka.

Ingredients

Cooked rice 2 cups

Raw mango 1 cup (grated)

Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 1½ teaspoons

Fenugreek seeds ¼ teaspoon

Curry leaves 8 to 10

Green chilies 5 to 6

Coriander leaves a few

Chana daal ½ tablespoon

Urad daal ½ tablespoon

Grated coconut 1 tablespoon

Asafetida 1 pinch

Vegetable oil as required

Salt to taste

Method §  In a frying pan dry roast ½ teaspoon mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds separately; pound them to smooth powder and keep it aside. §  Heat a frying pan with 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; add remaining mustard seeds to crackle; add cumin seeds, asafetida, and curry leaves one by one and sauté for a few seconds; add chana daal and urad daal to the same frying pan and stir for a minute or two; add green chilies and sauté for some time; add powdered ingredients and grated coconut and cook by stirring until coconut is cooked; add grated mangoes and cook well by stirring until water is absorbed and mixture gets thicken; add salt to your taste and coriander leaves; once cooked to your taste allow the mixture to cool. §  Mix with cooked rice to your taste and enjoy.