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    Home » Recipes » Mango Recipes

    Mango rice, Indian raw mango rice, Mangai sadam

    April 23, 2012 by Raks Anand 65 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Mango rice (south Indian style), is a flavour packed and tasty variety rice you can try this in mango season. Learn how to make this mangai sadam, inspired from mavinakayi chitranna with step by step pictures.

    Mango rice | Mavinakayi Chitranna

    It would have been few years since I made Mango rice. Now since mango season has started, I thought I should make it.

    And bought a couple of raw mangoes when I went to little Indian market. Today I made and had it for lunch at last! This one is very simple recipe and it's an easy lunch box idea as well. Just had it with mom’s homemade vadams.

    mango rice | Mangai sadam

    The grating part is what it takes time. Otherwise, within 10 minutes the mango rice is ready! I had the recipe in a recipe book by Ramani Chandran called “Rani samayal.” This recipe is part of my lunch menu 55:

    Easy south Indian lunch idea

    5 from 4 votes
    Easy south Indian lunch idea with mango rice, vazhaithandu mor kootu, masala vadai and fryums. Step by step guide on how I prepared this lunch thali.
    45 mins
    easy south Indian lunch menu

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    Mango rice recipe, Mangai sadam

    Mango rice or mangai sadam with step by step pictures. South Indian flavored rice variety to try for mango season
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Servings 2

    Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)

    • Peeler with ridges
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Rice uncooked
    • 1 Raw mango Unripe mango
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
    • Salt

    TO TEMPER

    • 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon Chana dal
    • 2 tablespoon Peanuts
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • 3 Red Chillies
    • 4 Green Chillies you can use red chillies alone too
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Firstly, cook rice with 2 cups water for 3-4 whistles, cool down and separate the grains.
    • Peel the mango and grate it finely.
    • Heat pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.
    • Add turmeric powder,grated mango and mix.
    • Fry for 2 minutes in medium flame. Lastly add salt and mix well.
    • Mix with the cooled rice and serve with papad.

    Video

    Notes

    • I used both red chilli and green chilli for flavour. You can use any one too.
    • Depending on the variety of rice you use, the water ratio varies. Which ever you use, cook with lesser water to get separate grains after cooking.
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    Stepwise images

    Cook rice

    1. Firstly, wash the rice well 2-3 times until water runs clear.
    2. Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water for 4 whistles.
    3. Once done, cool down by spreading on a broad plate/ vessel with a teaspoon of sesame oil, little salt and separate the grains gently.
    4. As it cools, will become fluffier.
    cook rice

    Make mango rice

    1. Firstly, peel the mango with a peeler (with ridges means it's easy to peel) and grate it finely.
    2. After that, heat pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ in order.
    grate, temper

    3. Add turmeric powder, grated mango and mix.

    mix

    4. Fry for 2 minutes in medium flame. Lastly add salt and mix well.

    3-add-salt

    5. Mix with the cooled rice and serve with papad.

    4-mix-with-rice

    The rice is so flavourful and goes well with any papad/ vadam/ appalam or simple poriyals !

    Mango rice

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      Mango thandai recipe, easy aam thandai
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      Papad rolls with mango, Mango papad rolls
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      Mango juice with mint, ginger
    • aam dahi puri
      Aam dahi puri, Mango sweet chutney dahi puri

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sangeetha Nambi

      April 23, 2012 at 8:41 am

      Love this seasonal tangy dish !

      Reply
    2. Spandana

      April 23, 2012 at 8:51 am

      Yumm... Looks so delicious!!!

      Reply
    3. Prathibha

      April 23, 2012 at 8:53 am

      Same pinch for posting mango rice..I love this version too..:)

      Reply
    4. Sudha Sabarish

      April 23, 2012 at 8:59 am

      My hubby loves this a lot.Even my mom use to prepare in the same method.

      Reply
    5. Padhu

      April 23, 2012 at 9:03 am

      Love this tangy dish very much

      Reply
    6. Akila

      April 23, 2012 at 9:06 am

      Wow that was really yummy n tangy ones... Nice to have it with vadavams

      Reply
    7. Mamta

      April 23, 2012 at 9:10 am

      yummy yummy 🙂 love it..

      Reply
    8. Kalpana Sareesh

      April 23, 2012 at 9:11 am

      me too love this tangy rice.. good color..

      Reply
    9. Gayathri NG

      April 23, 2012 at 9:17 am

      Yummy n tangy rice, my huuby's fav... We also used to prepare in same method, well done Raji...

      Reply
    10. Chitra

      April 23, 2012 at 9:29 am

      Mine is different from this. Will try this version. Aunty had told abt the recipes in this book, am searching to buy this 🙂

      Reply
    11. Santosh Bangar

      April 23, 2012 at 9:30 am

      wonderful recipe

      Reply
    12. Aruna Manikandan

      April 23, 2012 at 9:31 am

      nice tangy rice...

      Reply
    13. Kaveri Venkatesh

      April 23, 2012 at 9:52 am

      Love this tangy rice...I made a slightly different version from the Cookbook, cooking with Pedhatha

      Reply
    14. Hamaree Rasoi

      April 23, 2012 at 10:34 am

      saw another mango rice dish at Prathy's place 🙂 This rice is very much in demand this season. Tempting...

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    15. jeyashrisuresh

      April 23, 2012 at 10:46 am

      We too make it in the same way . Simple and tangy rice and it was a nice shopping experience in little india for the first time with you

      Reply
    16. Shama Nagarajan

      April 23, 2012 at 11:09 am

      delicious rice raji.ongoing event : http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/fruit-of-month-grapes-event_02.html

      Reply
    17. Priti

      April 23, 2012 at 11:27 am

      I never tried making this..should try soon ..looks yum

      Reply
    18. Kalyani

      April 23, 2012 at 12:12 pm

      mango rice looks yummy and i too make the same way !!!!!

      Reply
    19. Priya

      April 23, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Tongue tickling rice,makes me drool..

      Reply
    20. Satya

      April 23, 2012 at 12:34 pm

      love this rice...u made it so nicely...yummy
      Super Yummy Recipes

      Reply
    21. Anu

      April 23, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      I too do this the same way. Yum and tangy rice.

      Reply
    22. Suparna

      April 23, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      beautiful! love this tangy spicy rice!!

      Reply
    23. Ramya

      April 23, 2012 at 1:47 pm

      Looking at the pictorial makes my mouth water:-)
      Lovely clicks as always Raks!

      Reply
    24. Divya Kudua

      April 23, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      Tangy and spicy rice-perfect lunch!

      Reply
    25. Nalini's Kitchen

      April 23, 2012 at 3:02 pm

      Delicious and tangy rice...looks yummy.Nice clicks as always.

      Reply
    26. Nagalakshmi V

      April 23, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      i made this last weekend too, then i saw DK had posted it on monday and now you 🙂

      Reply
    27. Laavanya

      April 23, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      It's been a while since I made this too... looks so good.

      Reply
    28. Spice up the Curry

      April 23, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      wow. mouthwatering rice recipe. love it

      Reply
    29. Plateful

      April 23, 2012 at 5:58 pm

      My hubby just returned from India with a bounty of mangoes--green and ripe ones as well. I should try this!

      Reply
    30. Rasi

      April 23, 2012 at 8:03 pm

      We do it a similar way.. love it absolutely 🙂

      Ongoing Event : WTML

      Reply
    31. Sravs

      April 23, 2012 at 11:34 pm

      Nice tangy rice !! love this anytime !!

      Ongoing event
      CC:Spring Seasonal Food

      Reply
    32. sangeetha

      April 23, 2012 at 11:38 pm

      super tangy n yummy rice...my fav too...looks so inviting!! beautiful clicks as always!

      Reply
    33. Sushma Madhuchandra

      April 24, 2012 at 12:40 am

      this is exactly how I make it most of the time. Nice presentation as always!

      Reply
    34. Sharmilee! :)

      April 24, 2012 at 1:49 am

      Tangy and flavourful rice....my fav. Looks very tempting.

      Reply
    35. Kanchan

      April 24, 2012 at 1:50 am

      Quite new to me, love such tangy variations...

      Reply
    36. Vardhini

      April 24, 2012 at 3:49 am

      Tangy rice and lovely color.

      Vardhini
      CooksJoy

      Reply
    37. Shanthi

      April 24, 2012 at 7:46 am

      Looks so yumm!! Wonderful tangy rice and sure would have tasted good too.

      Reply
    38. Premalatha Aravindhan

      April 24, 2012 at 8:17 am

      wow delicious preparation,still have mangoes will make this...yummy version:)

      Reply
    39. surkhab

      April 24, 2012 at 9:13 am

      wow ! This is a perfect and cool recipe for summer .Will try this recipe soon and i will post this recipe on my blog too.

      Reply
    40. radha

      April 24, 2012 at 9:33 am

      Very nice and simple. But what I made sometime ago was tooooo tangy!

      Reply
    41. Maayeka

      April 24, 2012 at 10:26 am

      Perfect RECIPE for this season..very delicious and tangy rice

      Reply
    42. Aarthi

      April 24, 2012 at 11:17 am

      wow..very yummy rice..should try soon

      Reply
    43. Home Cooked Oriya Food

      April 24, 2012 at 12:10 pm

      cool and yummy recipe... perfect at anytime for me... but awesome for summer!

      Reply
    44. Shobha Kamath

      April 24, 2012 at 12:40 pm

      Tangy and yummy rice!

      Reply
    45. Ramya

      April 24, 2012 at 1:51 pm

      yummy and flavourful rice

      Reply
    46. faseela

      April 24, 2012 at 3:46 pm

      yummy n tangy rice......

      Reply
    47. Rinku Naveen

      April 25, 2012 at 12:28 am

      Perfect lunch idea. Mouthwatering recipe!

      Reply
    48. Pappathi

      April 25, 2012 at 5:57 am

      awesome.. awesome.. delicious food.. nice photo shots..

      Reply
    49. priya ravi

      April 25, 2012 at 8:07 am

      Rice looks so nice.. perfect lunch box recipe

      Reply
    50. Saraswathi Iyer

      April 25, 2012 at 11:19 am

      My fav. looks delicious and superb clicks.

      Reply
    51. Pavithra Elangovan

      April 25, 2012 at 12:13 pm

      All time fav rice..way too tempting 🙂 Lovely pics Raks 🙂

      Reply
    52. themustardseed

      April 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      Love mango rice and that look super delicious!

      Reply
    53. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

      April 25, 2012 at 6:33 pm

      mouth watering! love tangy mango rice

      Reply
    54. Hema

      April 25, 2012 at 9:33 pm

      I love this rice, a nice alternative to the lemon and tamarind rice..

      Reply
    55. Sumi

      April 26, 2012 at 2:52 am

      lovely colour, miss all those 'ootu maanga' that we get in chennai this month 🙂

      Reply
    56. Non stick, Nutty and Sous chef

      April 26, 2012 at 2:57 am

      Mango rice seems to be the flavor of the season!!! Yay!! 🙂 i love your step by step pictures too!

      Reply
    57. Lubna Karim

      April 26, 2012 at 3:27 am

      One of my fav lunch box recipe...can be made in jiffy if u have cooked and cooled rice....love the color...looks yum...

      Reply
    58. Apputty

      April 27, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      wow i use to add ginger garlic paste for getting masala favour 🙂

      Reply
    59. Joey

      July 15, 2012 at 3:28 pm

      I made this last week along with Rhengan Rhevya from Nags cookingandme.com. The combo worked very well. Thank you 🙂

      Reply
    60. Shalini Mahesh

      February 01, 2013 at 2:24 pm

      hi raks really its mouth watering recipe.. with full of enthu i have started to do with frozen mango.. but it turned disaster. can u guide me how can we handle with frozen mango's. it was terrible to grate the frozen mango. i use to get only fro-zed one in my area (US)

      Reply
    61. Hi

      May 19, 2013 at 2:16 pm

      looks yummy. i am going to make this today

      Reply
    62. kabeer

      June 05, 2014 at 2:33 am

      wow

      Reply
    63. Sathish K

      July 09, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      A Small Tip : Adding small amount of Vendhaya Podi(but b careful, wen we add t excess it ll produce bitter taste) ll make dis dish more flavored ....

      Reply
    64. mini rajan

      August 07, 2014 at 4:20 am

      Superb idea. Ur lunch box ideas r too gud...the combinations gv us gud ideas..v nicely presented thnx mini

      Reply
    65. Harshita Kapur

      January 21, 2016 at 8:59 am

      I've never even heard of mango rice, but I'm so excited to try these this summer! 🙂
      I wonder these would taste so good with one of those masala gravies...like the butter chicken gravy but without chicken in it because you're a vegetarian 🙂

      Reply

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