Aamer dal

Ingredients:

1/4 cup dhooli masur dal

1 3/4 cup water

1/4 tsp haldi

1 green chilli slit into two

1/2 medium sized raw mango

for the tempering

1 tsp oil

1/4 tsp kalonji

1/2 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp coriender

Method:

• peel the raw mango and cut it into thick 4 slices.
• wash the dal and keep aside.
• In a cooker add the washed dal, sliced raw mango, green chilli, 1 cup water, haldi and salt. Close the cooker and cook on medium flame till one whistle, sim the gas and cook for 3 mins and turn the gas off. let the pressure drop by itself.
• for the tempering, heat a kadai, add oil on medium flame. Add kalonji, when it crackles, add the cooked dal and 3/4 cup of water, bring the dal to a boil on medium flame. Add sugar and coriander.
• boil for 1 min and turn off the gas.
• serve hot.

Tips:

• you can add combination of moong and masur dal.
• this dal is very good for summers.
• you can use ghee for the tempering instead of oil. you can also use combination of ghee and oil.
• if the raw mango is too sour increase the quantity of sugar.
• sugar can be substituted with jaggery.
• when you add water to cooked dal always add hot or luke warm water.
• incase you want more spice add 1 green chilli in the tempering.
• you can add 1 full small peeled raw mango, if you like to have the seed of the mango.
• the mango pieces should retain their shape after it is cooked hence do not over cook. For this preparation, the dal also should not be in a mashed form after it is cooked hence do not overcook the dal.
• if you like the dal to be cooked much more, cook the dal after the tempering. Cooking it in the cooker will overcook the raw mango and the raw mango will get mashed in the dal. Alternatively you can cook the dal to one whistle, release the pressure and then add raw mango and cook it for another whistle.Alternatively,you can also soak the dal for sometime.
• recipe given above is good for 2 serving.
• serve this dal with plain rice!