RAW MANGO DAL RECIPE / HOW TO DO MANGO PAPPU / MAMIDIKAYA PAPPU
Now that it’s the season for mango and market is all flooded with it ..today i have for you all something simple yet yummy ” Raw Mango Dal recipe” . This delicious dish is one of the classics from Andhra cuisine and is locally known as Mamidikaya Pappu or Raw mango pappu . Spicy and tangy with a tempting mango flavour …it’s an absolute delight to your taste buds . Enjoy this simple home cooked food, with some steaming hot rice , little ghee and some papad … a comforting meal is ready … I bet one will surely ask for extra serving of rice to relish this raw mango dal …
There are many variations to make this Raw Mango Dal but i like the most simplest version where the flavour of raw mango is the hero . The tangyness of raw mangoes gives a delicious flavor to the lentils.Tangier the raw mango tastier the dal I tell you . Though its very very simple dish with just a few ingredients … taste wise its an absolute finger licking lip smacking curry .Do try and enjoy …
Wash tuvar dal ,add turmeric and cook for 3 - 4 whistles with 2 cup of water. Mash the cooked dal and keep aside.
Cut raw mango into bite sized pieces .No need to peel the skin .
in a large vessel, take chopped mangoes , few slit green chillies, ginger and turmeric along with a cup of water.Cook till semi soft. Mangoes should retain their shape; do not over cook the mangoes.
Add cooked dal ,salt and give a good mix. Add water as required to make your preferred consistency dal .
Add curry leaves and coriander leaves . Bring it to boil .
Prepare the tempering. Add ghee, along with mustard seeds and cumin seeds .When it splutters , add hing and finally red chilli powder , switch off . Pour the tempering to the dal .
Serve mango dal / mango pappu with hot steamed rice.
Recipe Notes
You can use either tuvar dal to make this dish or a mix of tuvar and moong dal .
No need to peel the skin of raw mango . Tangy raw mango makes the tastiest dal .
If you want you can add few crushed garlic in the tempering , roast and add it to the dal .
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