Mamidikaya pappu / Mango Dal

Mamidikaya pappu/ Mango Dal/ Kacha Aam ka Dal

Mamidikaya pappu / Mango Dal

Ingredients: 

1. Raw Mango - 1
2. Green chilies - 3
3. Red chili powder - 1 spoon
4. turmeric - a pinch of
5. Salt - as per taste
6. Water
7. Tur dal/Split Pigeon pea - 1 cup
8. For Tempering:

• Oil - 2 spoons (approx.)
• Urad dal
• jeera
• mustard seeds
• Red chillies - 3
• Curry Leaves
• Hing/Asafoetida - a pinch of

Ingredients for Mango Dal

• Peel the raw mango, deseed it and wash thoroughly and cut it into pieces.
• Soak Tur dal in 3 cups of water & pressure cook it for 4 whistles.

Preparation:

1) Heat the cooking vessel add oil, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, hing to it and allow urad dal to turn to red in colour.

tadka/tempering

2) Add raw mango pieces & green chilies to the tadka/tempering & mix it.

Add raw mango pieces & green chilies

3) Now add spices to it i.e salt, red chili powder, turmeric and give a mix.

add spices

4) Add sufficient water till the mango pieces are dipped in it and mix it.

• Allow it to cook till the mango pieces get soft.
• Do not over cook the mango pieces as it will become paste.

5) Now add the cooked tur dal to it and give a mix.

• Now you can check the taste of the mango dal & if necessary add sufficient red chili powder or salt accordingly as per taste.
• If necessary add sufficient water to the mango dal as per the consistency required.

Add cooked dal

Mamidikaya pappu / Mango Dal

6) Boil mango dal for 3-5 minutes.

(or bring it to boil twice by turning the flame to high till the mango dal starts bubbling and low the flame.)

• Make sure that it do not stick to bottom or get burnt.
• Mango dal is ready.

Mamidikaya pappu / Mango Dal

Serving Ideas :

Serve it with hot cooked rice along with Challa Mirapakayalu(Sun Dried Curd Chillies) or green chili or papad and ghee.