Mamidikaya Pappu – Andhra Raw Mango Dal Recipe

• Toor dal – 1/2 cup
• Raw Mango – 1 no ( medium sized )
• Water – 2 cups ( to pressure cook dal)

To temper

• Cooking oil + Ghee – 1 tbsp ( 1/2 tbsp each)
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp ( optional)
• Roasted Fenugreek seeds powder – 1/2 tsp
• Asafetida/Hing – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – Few
• Red chillies – 2 nos ( Pinched)
• Green chillies – 2 nos ( Slit)
• Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
• Salt & water – as needed

• Dry roast 1 tbsp of methi seeds/Fenugreek seeds till it starts to splutter and turn light golden brown in color. Do not burn the seeds while roasting. Remove it when golden and let it cool. Powder it nicely. You can add 1/2 tsp of this powder in this mango dal. Store the remaining powder in a box and use it while making pickles, tamarind rice, vatha kuzhambu etc. My MIL adds a pinch of this powder while making filter coffee decoction. It lends a great flavor and mild bitterness to the coffee.

• In a pressure cooker base, take the toor dal and add 2 cups of water. Cook in low flame for 2 whistles.In the mean time, wash and peel the skin of raw mango. ( For variations, you can add chopped mango amd slit green chillies along with toor dal in pressure cooker).  
  
• Chop into small pieces and set aside.Discard the seed. In a kadai, heat oil + ghee and splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, pinched red chillies, slit green chillies.Saute for few seconds. Add hing and roasted fenugreek seeds powder. Mix well and add the chopped raw mango pieces.
  
• Saute the mango pieces for few minutes till it turns soft. Now add 1cup of water and add the required salt. Cover the kadai with a lid and cook for few minutes till mango pieces are completely cooked and mushy.Now take a masher and mash the mango pieces roughly.
  
  
  
• Remove the cooked toor dal and mash it with a whisk.Add this dal to the cooked mango mixture. Mix well and add 1/2 cup of water if its too thick. Add turmeric powder, required salt and 1/4 tsp chilli powder ( optional). Mix well and boil the dal for few minutes. This dal thickens when it cools down.So adjust its consistency accordingly. Transfer the dal to a bowl and serve hot with rice. Add a tsp of ghee while serving. Tastes yum !!
  

Enjoy !

• Adding methi seeds powder gives a nice flavor to this dal.
• I have added more turmeric powder.So mine looked more yellow in color. Please reduce it for mild color.