Inspired by Mavinakayi Chitranna in 5 easy steps @ Churumuri I made this at home and it was lipsmacking! Thanks Nagu for that Chitranna recipe from third rock of the sun :) The only modification that I made was using green chillies instead of RedC but that did not make a big difference to taste! You can read the article in Churumuri about the 'namma speciality' Mavinakayi Chitranna.
My way of Five easy peasy steps without exact measurement ...
1. Cook rice till grains fall apart. Spread the rice on a plate and let it cool.
2.Grind raw mango pieces from 1/2 mango along with ~ 2 tbsp of grated coconut, 8 green chillies (8 is too mcuh ..but we like it HOT) and 1 tsp of mustard. Do not add water to grind just make a coarse powder/paste
3.Heat oil in a big pan, add mustard, asafoetida let mustard pop. Throw in about 1/2 tsp each of de skinned blackgram, chana dal and a big pinch of turmeric. Fry till the grams turn golden. Add red chillies and stir till the chillies pop it takes half a second. Add the coarsely ground mixture of mango etc to the oil. Switch of the stove
4.Add rice and salt to the seasoning mixture and mix well. If mangoes are not sour add lemon juice at this stage. Garnish with coriander leaves if you wish.
5.Scoop out Chitranna to a big plate and start filling your stomach ehehehee....
We don't eat Chitranna with any accompaniment (or most of the chitranna like varieties) but you may want to use your judgement to decide upon a side dish for this : )
I love mango rice...Its really tangy and yummy! Love to have some!
ReplyDeleteLooks mouthwatering!!
ha ha ha.., seems like we both got mavinakayi during our last visit to mustafa. It was mavinakayi chitranna at our place on sunday night & I had taken the pictures to publish them.., seems like you are already there..
ReplyDeletenimma chitranna nodi punah thinno aase agtha ide ;)
Lovely mango rice, somehow all the mango I got is not sour nowadays.... I got to change another store to get the right one.That is a delicous rice LK! Hope u had a Good Sivarathri!
ReplyDeleteoooho ho so tempting and looks so yum lakshmi.
ReplyDeleteI love tanginess in any food.This one is my all time fav,easy to make for my husband's lunch box....lovely!
ReplyDeleteI am drooling over it! looks lovely and inviting!
ReplyDeletenice recipe..i too like chtranna without any side dish..i feel you dont get the proper taste of a mixed rice with a side dish..
ReplyDeletemouthwatering mango rice.. thanks for reminding me:) yummO
ReplyDeletewow mango rice..never heard of that b4..interesting recipe though
ReplyDeleteWow drooling.....
ReplyDeleteanother ersion of mango rice from ur blog,..remember i tried one from u and publishd too will try this version too,..looks interstin
ReplyDeletei made this recently and have blogged the recipe. eshtu tindru punah tin beku anta annistha ide :) and i have got 3 raw mangoes sitting in fridge. time to make another batch i guess :)
ReplyDeleteI can only drool looking at all the Mango chitrannas! !!!
ReplyDeleteI love mavinakayi chitranna .. nice & easy method
ReplyDeleteLovely and tempting Mango Rice. This one seems to be a different version than mine. would like to try it out.
ReplyDeleteMaavinakayi chitraanna looks delicioius!
ReplyDeleteMavinakayi chitranna..nanna fav..yestu thindaru saldu..Bayalli neeru surithayide..
ReplyDeleteWow..Mouthwatering recipe.Chitranna tastes great when you add raw mango :)
ReplyDeleteI am never tired of any kind of chitranna. I don't need anything as a side with this Mango rice, its so good all by itself!
ReplyDeletewow ! chenngideri ..looking yumm :)
ReplyDeleteoo lala...mango rice...sounds exotic!
ReplyDeletethe look reminds me of poha though..check out my recent post :)
Umm looks so delicious...wow ...drooling
ReplyDeletenice entry.. looks yummy & perfect..
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time here and you dont believe, I prepared it right away. I never managed to get mango rice right. This was super good. I made some minor adjustments. But this mango rice is fool prrof. Thanks for such a good recipe.
ReplyDeleteNimagondu surprise ide nan blog nalli bega banni
ReplyDeletemango rice looks lovely.never had this.i used to make chutney only with raw mango.will surely try
ReplyDeleteJust ryt in time...I too prefer it with g.chillies...this one is my daughter's all time fav..summernalli, this is a regular dish on our menu.- Rekha
ReplyDeleteHi Lakshmi,
ReplyDeletePlease collect you well deserved award here! :)
Delicious rice LG..none at home like raw mango rice except me, just starring the pic n drooling here rite now:d
ReplyDeleteI am a gr8 fan of this rice...but my way is quite diff from urs Lakshmi :)Its so inviting...
ReplyDeleteThats a quicky indeed! I only knew the rather long drawn out recipe - grated mavinkayi sauteed in garnished oil till oil oozes out.BTW, fried "sandige" go wonderfully well with this tangy treat.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, mavakayi chitranna...yaarige ishta illa....too good Lakshmi! :)
ReplyDeleteNice rceipe, this way of doing mavinakayi chitranna is new to me.
ReplyDeleteAlso if you do not have/get mavinakayi & you want to make this mavianakayi chitranna try with green apple which has sour taste, its turns out equally good & no one can guess its made out of apple
Shoba