Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice, cooled or leftover rice
• 8 to 10 amlas
• 1 small raw mango (optional)
• 6 green chillies, slit
• 1 tbsp. chana dal (split chick peas)
• 1 tbsp. urad dal (split black gram)
• 10 to 12 cashewnuts or groundnuts
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 2 sprig curry leaves
• ½ tsp. turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp. ghee
• 1 tsp. Salt or to taste

Slit the green chillies and grate the amlas.  Discard the seed.  Heat a pan and add ghee, when hot, add the mustard seeds.  When they crackle, add the channa dal, urad dal, cashewnuts and fry till light golden.  Add the green chillies and curry leaves and saute for a minute.  Add the grated amla and (raw mango if using) and fry for a minute.  Add turmeric powder and salt and stir and mix well.  Cook the mixture on low heat for 5 minutes, mix and check seasoning.  Add the cooked rice, mix well and heat through.