Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Kairi(Raw Mango) Daal


Kairi(Raw Mango) Daal



Ingredients

Toor daal(split pigeonpeas)- 150g
Kairi(raw mango)- 1
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Oil- 1tbsp
Sesame seeds- 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp
Asafoetida- a pinch
Curry leaves- 5 to 6
Dry Red chillies- 2
Salt -3/4 tsp


Method

Peel the skin of kairi and grate it. Wash toor daal and put it in a pressure cooker along with plenty of water. Add turmeric powder and half a cup of grated kairi to this and  pressure cook on low flame for 20 to 25 minutes. Now heat oil into a vessel and add sesame seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies and asafetida. To this add the cooked daal. Add salt according to taste and stir well. Keep heating the daal on a low flame until it starts boiling. Now the kairi daal is ready. Serve it with hot rice.