MANGO DAL

   

Mango dal is one of the best dals which is loved by every one.  When it is summer mango dal is a must every week in every South Indian home. The sourness of the mangoes combined with the spicy chilies make a unique delicacy in your meal. Mango dal combined with the gummadi vadiyalu tastes heavenly. This simple dish is made as any other dal.
INGREDIENTS

• Raw sour green mango                     1
• Toor dal                                            1 cup
• Green chilies                                    2
• Oil                                                    1 Tsp
• Chana dal                                         1 tsp
• Urad dal                                            1 tsp
• mustard seeds                                  1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder                             1/2 tsp
• Hing                                                  a pinch
• Salt                                                   to taste
• Coriander                                       2-3 sprigs
• Curry leaves                                    4-5

PROCEDURE
Wash and peel the mango. Cut into a thin slices. If the mango is very sour then half of the mango is enough. Put the mango slices and green chilies in one bowl and toor dal with 2 cups of water in another bowl . Pressure cook both of these till soft. Now cool toor dal and mango. Combine them and mash thoroughly. Add the red chilly powder and the salt. Heat a pan and add the oil and the tadka ingredients(urad dal. chana dal, mustard, hing, red chilies, curry leaves). When the tadka is done pour it into the dal mixture. Finally add the chopped coriander and mix well. Now the dal is ready to have with hot rice and ghee.
TIPS

• Toor dal doesn't cook if cooked along with mango slices, because of the sourness, so cook them separately.