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Sweet Mango Rice is a delectable sweet dish from Maharashtrian cuisine. It is also known as Amba Bhaat, amba means mango and bhaat is the Marathi word for steamed rice. It is ideal to make for festive occasions.

Summer is all set to show it’s colors, the next two months it will heat, heat and more heat here. The only way is to try to beat the heat and stay hydrated. Fruits like mango and watermelon bring solace to us.

Mango, king of fruits is best eaten as it is. The fun of eating a mango messing the hands is something different and relatable to many. The love for cooking made me try this sweet mango rice and it was good. Earlier, I had made ambua,  it is a dal with mango. The mambazha pulissery from Kerala cuisine is tasty and eagerly want to make it again. Desserts like chocolate streaked mango ice cream and mango parfait are loved by all.

 Sweet Mango Rice / Amba Bhaat | Maharashtrian cuisine

Ingredients:                                   measurement used : 1 cup = 250 ml

• 1/2 cup rice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon +1 teaspoon ghee
• 3/4 cup mango pulp
• 5 cashew powdered
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 5 cashew for garnishing
• 2 cloves

Method:

1. Cook the rice in a pressure cooker, let it not be mushy.
2. Once the pressure releases, remove the rice in a pan, add ghee and sugar to it. Let cook for some time.
3. Add the mango pulp and the cashew powder to it. Let the flavors imbibe.
4. Finally, add cardamom powder to it.
5. Take a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan, add cloves and the cashew pieces to it. Once it is light golden, put it to the cooked sweet dish.
6. Sweet Mango Rice is ready to serve.

Direct cooking method:

1. Wash rice and keep it aside.
2. In a  pan, add some ghee. Put cloves, and cashew pieces to it. Saute for sometime.
3. Add rice to it, saute for two minutes. Add two cups of water and let it cook.
4. Once the rice is cooked, add sugar and the remaining ghee to it. Let the sugar dissolve and boil for two minutes.
5. Now, put the mango puree and cashew powder to it.
6. Let cook for some time.
7. Finally, add cardamom powder to it.

Take a tip:

• It is best to use Alphanso mangoes.
• One can use any variety of mango.
• Use more sugar if needed.
• Ready mango pulp can be used.

sweet mango rice / amba bhaat

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Sweet Mango Rice/ Amba Bhaat

Sweet Mango rice is a delectable sweet dish from Maharashtrian cuisine.

Course festive treats, sweets, traditional sweets

Cuisine Maharashtrian

Keyword recipes with mango, sweets with mango, traditional maharashtrian sweet

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup rice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon +1 teaspoon ghee
• 3/4 cup mango pulp
• 5 cashew powdered
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 5 cashew for garnishing
• 2 cloves

Instructions

• Cook the rice in a pressure cooker, let it not be mushy.
• Once the pressure releases, remove the rice in a pan, add ghee and sugar to it. Let cook for sometime.
• Add the mango pulp and the cashew powder to it. Let the flavours imbibe.
• Finally, add cardamom powder to it.
• Take a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan, add cloves and the cashew pieces to it. Once it is light golden in colour, put it to the cooked sweet dish.
• Sweet Mango Rice is ready to serve.
• Direct cooking method:
• Wash rice and keep it aside.
• In a  pan, add some ghee. Put cloves, and cashew pieces to it. Saute for sometime.
• Add rice to it, saute for two minutes. Add two cups water and let it cook.
• Once the rice is cooked, add sugar and the remaining ghee to it. Let the sugar dissolve and boil for two minutes.
• Now, put the mango puree and cashew powder to it.
• Let cook for sometime.
• Finally, add cardamom powder to it.

Notes

• It is best to use alphanso mangoes
• Other variety of mangoes may be used.
• Adjust sugar as per taste required and sweetness of mangoes.

Sweet Mango Rice

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