Recipe for Mango Dal
This is a sweet and spicy dal recipe in which the sourness of mangoes and the spiciness of the red chillies come together to create a delicious dal.
Equipment
- Pan
- Pressure Cooker
- Spatula
Ingredients
- ¾ Cup Toor Dal; washed and soaked for 2 hours
- 1 Small Raw Mango; Chopped
- 2-3 Green Chillies; slit
- 2 Medium-Sized Onions; cut into long pieces
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- Water; to soak and cook the lentils
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- ⅓ tsp Asafoetida
- 2-3 Cloves Garlic; chopped
- 3-4 Dry Red Chillies
- 8-10 Curry Leaves
- Fresh Coriander Leaves; for garnishing
- Salt; to taste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
Instructions
- Wash the soaked toor dal. Discard the water. Add the toor dal to a pressure cooker.
- Combine it with diced mango, onion slices, green chillies and turmeric powder.
- Add 2-3 cups of water and cook it till the lentils turn mushy.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- On medium heat, fry cumin seeds, dry red chillies, garlic, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- Add this to the cooked dal. Also, add fresh coriander leaves for garnishing.
- Add salt, red chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Boil for 2-3 minutes on high heat. Then remove from heat.