Ingredients:
Green Mango - 200 gms, cut into thin strips
Sweet Mango - 300 gms, cut into thin strips
Rice - 2 cups, soaked for 30 minutes and drained
Ghee - 2 tblsp
Saffron - few strands soaked in lukewarm water
Mint Leaves - 3 tblsp, chopped
Salt as per taste
For the Masala:
Poppy Seeds - 4 tblsp
Melon Seeds - 2 tblsp
Sesame Seeds - 2 tblsp
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tblsp
Green Chillies - 3
Method:
1. Grind all the masala ingredients and keep aside.
2. Heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan.
3. Fry the rice for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Mix in the green mangoes and stir gently.
5. Add 3 cups of water and cook the rice covered with a lid on low fire till the rice is half cooked.
6. Mix the masala with the sweet mango pieces. Mix gently.
7. Add this to the half-cooked rice and stir very gently.
8. Add the saffron and mint leaves and stir.
9. Add 1/2 cup of water to the rice mixture.
10. Cover with a lid and seal the lid with foil.
11. Cook on very low heat till the rice is cooked.
12. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes before opening the lid.
13. Serve hot.
Green Mango - 200 gms, cut into thin strips
Sweet Mango - 300 gms, cut into thin strips
Rice - 2 cups, soaked for 30 minutes and drained
Ghee - 2 tblsp
Saffron - few strands soaked in lukewarm water
Mint Leaves - 3 tblsp, chopped
Salt as per taste
For the Masala:
Poppy Seeds - 4 tblsp
Melon Seeds - 2 tblsp
Sesame Seeds - 2 tblsp
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tblsp
Green Chillies - 3
Method:
1. Grind all the masala ingredients and keep aside.
2. Heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan.
3. Fry the rice for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Mix in the green mangoes and stir gently.
5. Add 3 cups of water and cook the rice covered with a lid on low fire till the rice is half cooked.
6. Mix the masala with the sweet mango pieces. Mix gently.
7. Add this to the half-cooked rice and stir very gently.
8. Add the saffron and mint leaves and stir.
9. Add 1/2 cup of water to the rice mixture.
10. Cover with a lid and seal the lid with foil.
11. Cook on very low heat till the rice is cooked.
12. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes before opening the lid.
13. Serve hot.







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