Raw mangoes/maavinakayi are best eaten during the ‘season’. Firm, fresh raw mangoes taste best when made into a spicy maavinakayi chutney i.e. mango chutney or this maavinakayi chitranna. It’s heaven in the mouth with the play of all flavours, sourness from the raw mangoes, spiciness from chillies, light bitterness from methi seeds and sweetness from the jaggery.
It’s the best combination there is to mix with some cooked rice. The crunch of the groundnuts makes this super simple maavinakayi chitranna fit to made for a grand festival like Ugadi. It’s that time of the year when you get the first good crop of raw mangoes and they are very juicy and flavourful. Try this maavinakayi chitranna this Ugadi.
For this maavinakayi chitranna as mentioned above, it has fresh grated raw mango, some jaggery, some methi seeds and red chillies lightly roasted in oil and then made into a chutney. This chutney is then fried with crunchy groundnuts and a tadka and cooked white rice is mixed with it. More yummy and tasty bhaat recipes from FOI, nimbehannina chitranna, tomato bhaat, gorikayi bhaat, menthya soppina bhaat, tengu anna, uddinabele bhaat etc. More Ugadi and mango recipes from FOI.
- 2-3 red chilli
- 1 tsp menthya
- 1 pinch hing
- 1 Tsp + ½ Tbsp coconut or sesame oil
- ¼ Cup grated coconut
- ½ Tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp jaggery
- ¼ cup grated raw mango
- 2 Cups cooked rice
- Salt to taste
- Chopped coriander to garnish
- 1 Tsp mustard/saasuve
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 1 broken red chilli
- Few curry leaves
- ¼ Cup groundnuts/shenga
- Fry red chilli, menthya, hing in oil
- In and mixer add grated coconut, jaggery, fried red chilli, menthya, hing and grated raw mango
- Grind with turmeric into a chutney like paste
- Make tadka with mustard, jeera, curry leaves and broken red chilli
- Add groundnuts till they turn crisp and golden
- Add ground mixture and fry well
- Add cooked rice, mix and garnish with coriander
- Serve with raitha
Add byadagi variety chilli for best flavour and colour, here I have used regular
You can skip groundnuts if you want
Maavinakayi Chitranna Stepwise:
Fry red chilli, menthya, hing in oil
In a mixer add grated coconut, jaggery, fried red chilli, menthya, hing and grated raw mango
Grind with turmeric into a chutney like paste
Make tadka with mustard, jeera, curry leaves and broken red chilli
Add groundnuts till they turn crisp and golden
Add ground mixture and fry well
Add cooked rice, mix and garnish with coriander
Serve with raitha
