Nutritious and mouth-watering, mango dal is made with raw (green)
mango, and makes a heathy addition to any meal. This recipe uses
onions, but this lentil dish tastes great without onions, too. Leave
these out if you want.
Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15
minutes
Ingredients
1 cup toor dal (red gram)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 cup raw/green mango, cut into 1-inch slices
1/2 cup onions, cut into medium cubes
Salt to taste
2-3 tsp of lemon or lime juice
For Seasoning
4 tsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp hing (asafoetida powder)
2 1/2 tsp urad dal (split black gram)
1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera - optional)
3-4 green chillies, slit and halved
1-2 red chillies, broken into pieces,
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
4-5 curry leaves
Preparation
Cook the dal in the pressure
cooker with 2 cups of
water and a little
turmeric powder for about 5-6 whistles. When cool, mash the dal a
little, and set aside.
In a medium saucepan, boil the mango and onions in 1
cup water with
turmeric powder, green chillies, salt, and chilli powder until tender,
but not mushy.
Heat oil in a small pan. Add hing and urad dal. As
the dal starts to
brown, add the mustard seeds, cumin, and red chillies.
When the mustard starts to pop and the chillies start
to brown a bit,
add the curry leaves. Fry for a couple of seconds.
Pour over the mango dal. Add salt and stir in the
seasoning.
Let the dal come to a boil, and remove from heat.
Serve the mango dal with hot rice and ghee or with
roti.