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Mango Dal/ Aam Dal (Lentil Soup)Recipe

July 19, 2017 Unknown 0 Comments

Kacha Aam Dal/Tok Dal/Mango Dal (Lentil Soup) Recipe
Mangoes (Aam) are abundant in summer. Aam Dal is known recipe in Bengali households during summer months. During summer we always crave for sour things. Because summer is really hot in India.  Aam dal is prepared typically prepared with Masoor (red lentil), Moong (split mung bean lentil), Matar (split pea’s lentil). It is very testy and simple sweet and sour dal to beat the heat of summer months.
Ingredients:
2 cups masoor dal/red lentil
1 raw mango (cut into long strips)
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. Panch Foron/ Bengali Five spices
2 dry red chilies
2 tsp. sugar
Salt to taste
Method:
1.    Wash the dal thoroughly. Then soak it for 30 minutes. Strain all water from it.
2.  Then pressure cook the dal with double amount of water (here I used 4 cups of water), salt and 1 dry red chili till 1 whistle.
3.  If you do not using pressure cooker then boil it for 25minutes.
4.  After 1 whistle depressurize it immediately and mix the dal thoroughly.
5.  Take a pan/ the same cooker, heat some mustard oil, and add Panch Foron / Bengali five spices, dry red chili. Saute it for few seconds.
6.  Then add ginger paste, turmeric and chili powder. Give them a quick mix.
7.  Then add mango pieces, salt and sugar mix everything together.
8.  Add boiled dal to it and incorporate everything. If you need you can add water, depends on your taste.
9.  Cover and boil it for 10 minutes until mango pieces becomes soft.
10.               Serve it with some boiled rice and ghee. EnjoyJ.



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