Tangy Mango Dal

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Raw mango is available in abundance during summer. It is a classic dal prepared in Andhra, the raw mango lends a unique flavor to the dal, a perfect tangy lipsmacking dal that will leave everybody at home asking for more .... specially my FIL : ) he truely enjoys it. He even claims he can have this dal everyday of the week !!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup toor dal
• 1 cup diced raw(unripe) mango
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 green chilli sliced
• 2 red chilli
• 1 pinch hing (asafetida)
• salt to taste
• 3 cups water

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Cooking Procedure

Wash the mango,peel it and dice it into small chunks of pieces leave some chunk of mango still stuck with the seed. Keep aside the diced mango pieces with the seed.

Wash the dal with normal water n keep aside.In a pressure cooker heat 1 tsp oil add urad dal,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,hing,turmeric powder n stir till mustard seeds splutter.Then add onion,garlic,curry leaves,green chilli,red chilli n fry for a min.

Now add the dice mango pieces n dal let them fry one more min.Then add three cups of water, salt n close the lid, pressure cook for 3 whistles.Then off the flame.Once it cools open the lid mix it well.Add 1 cup water n let it boil for 5 min. Your dal is ready.

The mango seed chunk can be served with curd rice. Kids will love to hold it and bite a little tangy mango off it.

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Tags: Mango, Raw Mango Dal