Mango dal recipe

Navya Malini | TNN:Mumbai Mirror

Raw mango can be relished in many ways. And adding the raw mango in your dal tadka only peps up the dal. Here's how to go about it: 

Ingredients: 

Mustard seeds: ½ tsps 

Cumin seeds: ½ tsps 

Asafetida: one pinch 

Red chilies: 2 

Curry leaves: 4-5 in number 

Raw mango: 1 small sized mango 

Tuvar dal: 150 gms 

Turmeric: one pinch 

Salt to taste 

Method: 

• First steam cook the tuvar dal and once it is done keep it aside. 
• Cut the whole mango into small cubes or slices according to your comfort level. Take a pan and heat it in a low flame. Add either one tablespoon of ghee or one tablespoon of oil. 
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafetida, halved red chilies followed by curry leaves . 
• As soon as the mustard seeds begin to crackle, add the diced raw mango slices and mix well. You can add 50-75 ml of water for the mango to cook. After leaving the mango to cook for 3-5 minutes, add the dal. 
• Add turmeric and salt to taste. Allow the dal to cook for another 5 minutes on low flame. 

Now your mango dal is ready to be had along with rice or chapatis.