Kairi Moong Ki dal |Raw mango mung dal varan marathi style

I had raw mangoes (kairi) sitting in my fridge for a long time.I had already prepared mango chutney & mango pickle .you can check my mango recipes here

 

 

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.  But this time i made  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 moong  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 cup small  yellow split moong dal |yellow mung dal

1/2 cup peeled and chopped raw mango pieces (about half 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

coriander leaves (kothmir)

For seasoning (tadka)

1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)
1 tsp hing (asafoetida)
3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
10-12 fresh curry leaves
2-3 tsps oil


Method:

1 In a pressure cooker, place washed moong dal, onions, green chilli,half mango pieces,hing and turmeric pwd. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 2 whistles.



2. Next pour cooked dal in a vessel add remaining half mango pieces



3. Add  salt,jaggery & fresh coconut and combine. add water if required & simmer  till mango pieces are cooked .Cook on slow to medium flame for 5 mts without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.



4.For tadka /seasoning. heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustard seeds and as they splutter, add cumin seeds, garlic,  hing and curry leaves and stir fry for half a minute.

5 Pour tadka on top of dal & close it imediately with lid  .at time of serving garnish with coriander leaves (kothmir)


6. Serve with white basmati rice  ,batatycha kachyra ,spicy mango pickle & papad.



Tips :

1.Adding garlic in tadka is optional.
2.you can make same dal using toor dal (pigeoon peas) /arhar dal.
3.Adjust the number of  green chilli, number of mango pieces ,& jaggery  as per sourness of mangoes
4. Do not forget to remove mango skin  or else your dal can turn black in colour.