Andhra Style Raw Mango Rice Recipe / Mamidikaya Pulihora Recipe

I have already posted a Mango Rice Recipe which is very much like lemon rice. This is very famous recipe in Andhra; they add a few spice powders to spice it up.

I learnt this recipe from one cook book.

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian / Andhra| Recipe Category: Variety Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins |Cooking Time: 15 minw | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice	2 cups
Grated Raw Mango	1 cup
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
Salt	As required
To Temper:
Oil	2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds	½ tsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Green Chilli	1
Grated Ginger	2 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing	½ tsp
To Dry roast and powder:
Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu	2 tsp
Urad Dal	1 tsp
Coriander Seeds	2 tbsp
Red Chillies	2

Procedure:

1. Dry roast the chana dal, urad dal, red chillies and coriander seeds till thee nice aroma comes out from it.

2. Allow it to cool down and grind them into a fine powder using the dry mixie jar.

3. Peel the skin of the mango and cut it into two halves vertically. Then remove the seed from it.

4. Grate the mango using the grater. Keep it aside.

5.  Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

6. Add curry leaves and chopped green chillies. Sauté for few mins.

7. Add grated ginger and fry for few seconds.

8. Add hing and mxi them well.

9. Add turmeric powder and grated mango. Mix them well and sauté for 2 seconds or raw smell of the mango goes off.

10. Add cooked rice, salt and ground powder (from 2). Mix them well and close the lid of the pan. Cook for 2-3 mins.

            Delicious and yummy Andhra Style Raw Mango Rice is ready!. Serve with Fryums.

Note:

1. Adjust the chilli level according to your spice level.

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Spicy Potato Rice / Urulai Kizhangu Saatham | Variety Rice Recipes

Fried rice / Variety rice recipes are very popular lunchbox recipes. If we include vegetables with variety rice recipes, it becomes nutritious also. I tried potato rice based on this idea. It came out well. Have a try !

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Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Variety Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice	2 cups
Potato (medium size)	2
Ginger Garlic Paste	1 tbsp
Onion	1
Bay leaf	1
Cinnamon	1 inch
Cloves	2
Cardamom	1
Red Chilli Powder	1 tsp
Coriander Powder	1 tbsp
Garam Masala Powder	½ tsp
Salt	Required
Oil + Ghee	2 tbsp
Cumin Seeds	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Wash and cut the potatoes into 1 inch pieces. Put the potato pieces into the water to avoid the color changing.

2. Cut the onion into small slices.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and wait for spluttering.

4. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Fry for few seconds.

5. Add chopped onion (from 2) and sauté till the onion becomes translucent.

6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds.

7. Add chopped potatoes (from 1) and fry for 1 min.

8. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Mix them well.

9. Sprinkle water and cook till the potatoes become tender.

10. Then add cooked rice and mix them gently. Close the lid of the pan and keep flame at low. Cook for 2 mins.

   Yummy and spicy potato rice is ready to serve. Serve with raitha.

Note:

1. You should not add more water to cook the potatoes.

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Beetroot Pulao | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

This is very easy and colorful lunch box recipe. Kids like this Beetroot Pulav very much.

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Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

Rice	1 cup
Grated Beetroot	½ cup
Chopped Beetroot	½ cup
Salt	As Required
To Temper:
Oil	2 tsp
Cinnamon	1 inch stick
Clove	2
Cardamom	1
Star Anise	1
Bay Leaf	1
Annasi Mokku	1
Onion (medium size)	1
Green Chili	2
Ginger Garlic Paste	1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Wash and rinse the rise twice. Soak the rice with 1 cup of water for 15 mins. Then drain the water and keep it aside. Keep this water for later use.

2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add whole spices (cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, star anise, cardamom, annasi mokku ) and fry for few seconds.

3. Add chopped onion and sauté till the onion becomes translucent.

4. Add chopped green chilies. Fry for few seconds.

5. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for few seconds.

6. Add grated beetroot and sauté for 1 mins.

7. Then add chopped beetroot, 2 cups of water ( 1 cup normal water + 1 cup rice soaked water (from 1) ) and salt.

8. When the water starts boil, add soaked rice and mix them well.

9. Close the pressure cooker with its lid and wait till the steam comes out. Put the whistle immediately when the steam comes out from the cooker lid and keep the flame at very low. Cook for 12-14 mins. [if whistle does not come, don’t worry about it]

10. After 12 mins switch off the flame. Once pressure has gone completely, open the cooker and transfer the pulao into a wide bowl. Mix the pulao gently with the fork.

    

Yummy, colorful and aromatic pulao is reday to serve. Serve with raitha.

Note:

1. I have used jeeraga samba rice. You use basmathi rice also.

2. Adjust the green chilies according to your spice level.

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Sambar Powder Rice / Molagupodi Satham

      How about a unique variety rice other than regular variety rice like lemon rice, tomato rice, tamarind rice etc.,? Sambar powder rice / Molagu podi satham is a traditional village recipe in which we mix the sambar powder with rice and temper it. Its a very tasty food also. Try at least once and experience it.

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice	1 cup
Salt	1 tsp
To Temper:
Sesame Oil	2 tsp
Mustard Seeds	¼ tsp
Urad Dal	½ tsp
Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu	1 tsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Finely Chopped Onion	¼ cup
Samabr Powder	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

2. Add urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves. Fry them for few seconds.

3. Then add chopped onion and fry till they become translucent.

4. Now add sambar powder and salt. Mix them well and cook for few seconds.

5. Then add cooked rice and mix them well. Close the lid of the pan and cook till the rice become heat up completely.

   Wow quick, easy and delicious sambar powder rice is ready!

Note:

1. Adjust the samabr powder level according to your samabar powder spice level.

2. Sambar onion gives very rich taste than big onion.

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