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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.