I had raw mangoes sitting in my fridge for a long time.I had already prepared mango chutney &mango pickle .
I was wondering what to make that was when I thought of making this kairicha (mango) varan (dal) which is my moms recipe.I simply love her recipe & I used to drink this dal just like a soup. I like this a lot and it is easy to cook. Mom makes it using moong dal but u can even make it with toor (pigeon peas) dal .So I made this Mango Dal and it came out really good.
Mango and tuvar dal are a DEADLY combination. They are superb on their own, but together, they are a match made in heaven.In Andhra Mango dal is known as Mamidikaya pappu .
Ingredients:
1 small cup tur (pigeon peas) dal/red gram dal/ yellow split moong dal
3/4 cup peeled and chopped raw mango pieces (about 1 mango)
1 onion, chopped
big pinch turmeric pwd
big pinch asafeotida (hing)
2-3 green chillis, slit lengthwise
1/4 cup fresh coconut
salt to taste
jaggery
1 1/2 -2 cups water
For seasoning
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear
10-12 fresh curry leaves
2-3 tsps oil
Method:
1 In a pressure cooker, place dal, onions, green chillis,hing and turmeric pwd. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles.
2. Next pour dal in a vessel add mango pieces ,add water if required & simmer till mango pieces are cooked .If cooking over stove top add all ingredients mentioned above except seasoning & cook till the dal and mango pieces are almost cooked.
3. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustard seeds and as they splutter, add cumin seeds, garlic, red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for half a minute.
3 Add this to the pressure cooked dal along with salt,jaggery & fresh coconut and combine. Cook on slow to medium flame for 8-10 mts without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.
4 Serve with white basmati rice ,batatycha kachyra ,spicy mango pickle & papad.
Awesome dal...made it a couple of times .thanks!
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