Mango Spinach dal

Ingredients:

Toor Dal or Kandi pappu 1 cup

Spinach ½ packet

Mango ½ medium sized

Onion 1 (optional)

Garlic cloves 6

Turmeric ¼ teaspoon

Green chilies 3

Urad dal or Menapa pappu or Black gram split 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds or avalu or rai 1 teaspoon

Red Chilli 2

Hing 2 pinches

Red Chilli Powder ½ teaspoon

(adjust accordingly)

Curry Leaves 6 to 8

Oil 2 teaspoons

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Chop spinach and mango into pieces. Peel garlic.

2. Heat a deep pan or kadai and add the toor dal and dry roast till you get a nice aroma. Ensure that the dal does not get dark.

3. Wash the dal and put the dal in the pressure cooker or a pan, add the chopped spinach, mango pieces, green chillies, garlic and turmeric. Add 2 ½ cups of water and cook until the dal is fully cooked.

4. Heat a deep pan or skillet add oil after oil is hot add urad dal, mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and hing.

5. When mustard seeds splutter and  urad dal changes to golden color . Add the dal , salt and red chili powder and cook for 2 minutes. If you want dal softer and thinner add water and cook for more time.