Unripe Mango Rice (Kairi bhaat)

Unripe Mango Rice (Kairi bhaat in Marathi language) : This is again a popular dish in Western Indian state of Maharashtra ('Kairi' is unripe mango and 'bhaat' is rice in Marathi language). It's primary flavor is the mildly sour taste of the unripe mango.


Serves: 2

Ingredients:

- 1 bowl of cooked rice
- 3 to 4 curry leaves
- 4 Red chillies
- 1 1/2 tsp Urad daal seeds (Black gram)
- Roasted peanuts
- Salt
- 1 tbsp of oil
- Grated unripe mango (1/2 cup)


Preparation:

- Heat oil in a pan.
- One the oil becomes hot put the red chillies and curry leaves and heat till they sputter
- Put in the urad daal seeds and peanuts.
- Once the urad daal seeds turn golden brown remove the pan from the stove. The tadka (name for the special garnish that is fundamental to the cuisine of SouthAsia) is now ready.

- Mix the rice, the grated mango, salt and the tadka prepared earlier in a serving bowl.
- Kairi Bhaat (the mixture in the bowl) is now ready to serve.