Mamidikaya Pappu/Mango Daal

This is a very basic daal recipe but a very famous one which no one would ever get bored to eat .That too summer being around Mango Daal is a very frequent item in the weekly menu.If you can get the perfect firm and sour mango this daal tastes heavenly.This dish tastes heavenly when served with hot rice and gummadi/poosanikai vadiyalu , papad(Appadalu) , or  dahi chilly(Majjiga/Oorina Mirapakayalu).

Let's see how to make this simple and delicious daal---------------

Main Ingredients :

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Toor Daal..................................1.5cup

Raw Mango(Sour)......................1

Green Chillies.............................4

Water........................................3cups

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Ghee/Oil...................................2tsp

Mustard Seeds..........................1tsp

Cumin Seeds.............................1tsp

Red Chilly.................................1

Turmeric...................................1/2tsp

Paprika(ChillyPowder).............1tsp

Asafoetida................................1/8tsp

Salt...........................................to taste

Curry Leaves...........................1sprig

Preparation :

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Rinse the daal well and place it in a vessel and add water.Now rinse the  raw mango ,peel the skin and cut the mango into cubes and remove all the flesh from the seed too and add all these pieces along with the mango seed to the daal.

Now add slit green chillies, turmeric and salt to the daal ,mix well and pressure cook it for 4 whistles so that daal gets well cooked and then turn off the stove.

Once the pressure in the cooker is released,prepare the seasoning to be added to the daal.Place a seasoning pan on the stove on medium heat  and add ghee/oil to it.Once it heats up add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilly and hing in the order mentioned.Finally switch off the stove and add chilly powder.

Now add this seasoning and curry leaves to the mango daal and let the daal cook on the stove for 5 minutes so that flavors of the seasoning blend in well.

Turn off the stove and it is ready to be served with rice or roti.

Note :

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1) If the mango is very sour we do not add any tamarind to the daal.

2) To enhance the flavors of the sourness of mango we add asafoetida and chilly powder to the seasoning.

3) Don't think this daal is spicy. I used paprika chilly powder,it is not spicy just gives a nice red color  and flavor to the daal.Even though I added green chillies they are just slit not completely cut so the daal is very kid friendly.

4) Do not add onions, it changes the flavor of the daal.Enjoy daal with the flavor of mango.

5) The mango seed also gives lot of flavor to the daal and also soaks in the juices of the spices and tastes great with yogurt rice.We cannot eat the seed but can suck the juices from the seed.It tastes yum.

I am sending this to Delicious Dal event hosted by Suma .

I am sending this  to MLLA#23 hosted by Susan .