What is Raw Mango Dal?
Yellow lentils are cooked with unripe/raw mangoes. This recipe is tangy, spicy, and super delicious. It is the ultimate comfort food served over white rice or any millet. The recipe is simple; it takes only a few ingredients to make this delicious side. There are several ways to cook this dish, and this is my take on it. It is a South Indian-inspired dish. Growing up, we never had this dal at home because we were in the north of India. We had our version of mango dal, which was also delicious, but everything was different, from the thickness of the dish to the ingredients used in tempering. After spending a few years in Hyderabad, I started making it. I loved this raw mango dal or Mamidikaya Pappu. This dal was thick, creamy, tangy, and spicy, and after having a first bite of it with steaming rice and a dollop of ghee, you will be in the ultimate food paradise.
What Ingredients are needed for this recipe?
Pigeon Peas/Yellow Lentils- Easily available in almost all the stores. Raw Mango/Green Unripe Mango is readily available in Indian stores or any Asian store. First, peel the skin and then chop it for use in the dal. Aromatics- Onion, Garlic, Green Chili, Curry Leaves. Spices: mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Black gram lentils, Dry red Chili, asafoetida powder, turmeric powder, Salt, and red chili powder.Cooking oil/ghee.
You may want to try some of my popular dal recipes,
Dal Bukhara Instant Pot Chana Dal Bengali Cholar/Chana Dal/Split Chickpea Lentil Gujarati Dal Langar Wali Dal Serving suggestion, You can serve them along with white rice or brown rice. All types of Millet and Quinoa can be a great accompaniment. It can also be served along roti or plain paratha.
Can we store it?
Store them in freezer-safe containers in small serving sizes. Just before serving, microwave them and garnish with fresh cilantro. If you can add some ghee, this will taste as delicious as super fresh dal.
How to Cook?
There are three steps, Cooking dal in the Instant Pot: Combine yellow lentils or toor dal with turmeric powder, salt, and water. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Whisk the dal to make a smooth, lump-free paste. The second step is to cook raw mango. Add some red chili powder to cook raw mango with onion and green chili. The third step is tempering, Temper the dal with oil, chili powder, urad dal/black lentils; Curry leaves, Dry red chili, curry leaves, red chili powder, and asafoetida powder.
How to make Raw Mango Dal in one pot (Instant Pot
Wash the lentil and keep it aside.
Turn on the saute mode on the Instant Pot.
Add oil when it is hot. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida powder, curry leaves, chopped onion, green chili, garlic, black lentils, and dry red chili.
Saute for 30 seconds, then add chopped raw mango, turmeric powder, salt, and red chili powder. Saute for 30 seconds more.
Add the washed lentils to the Instant Pot, mix with everything, and then add water.
Cook under high pressure for six minutes. Let the steam release naturally, stir it (without making the mango mushy ), and serve with a steaming bowl of rice. Enjoy.
