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Wednesday 13 March 2019

Mamidikaya pappu, raw mango dal, mavinakayi thovvi, Manga paruppu

Today's recipe is seasonal, tangy and tasty Mango dal. It is know as mamidikaya pappu in Telugu, mavinakayi thovvi in Kannada, Manga paruppu in Tamil. Dal and Rasam are must in South Indian meals. Dal can be prepared with different combination like tomato dal/pappu, Menthi akku pappu thotakura pappu, chintachiguru pappu... Mamidikaya pappu is one of the popular and famous dal recipe in Andhra. As summer season starts our Mango recipes too started. Mango dal tastes different in each home in different regions. But it taste very yummy. The way which I am sharing today is my mom's recipe, which I learned from her.

Mamidikaya pappu

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 4
Recipe Category: Dal/pappu
Recipe Cuisine: Andhra
Main ingredient: Mango, toor dal
Author: Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Mango - 1 small or 1/2 large
Toor dal - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups + 1 cup
Green chilli - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves- 2 tsp(chopped)

For tempering

Ghee - 2 tsp or oil - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Hing - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Red chilli - 1

Instructions

1) clean and soak toor dal for 15 min. (**check tips)

2) Later take it into pressure cooker add 2 cups of water and cook it for 3 to 4 whistles. (**check tips)

3) Let the pressure comes down in cooker, meanwhile peel mango skin remove seed and cut into pieces. (** check tips)

4) Heat a pan with a pinch of oil then add mango pieces and fry it on low flames by closing lid.

5) Once mango pieces becomes bit smooth add green chilli, salt fry it again for a minute, then add 1/2 cup water turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander and curry leaves.

6) Cook till everything mixes well as shown below.

7) Mash cooked toor dal and add to the above. If you want you can add dal without mashing. (**check tips)

8) Mix the above well by adding 1/4 cup of water(or adjust water accordingly) and let it boil for few minutes on low flames.

9) Meanwhile heat Ghee or oil in a pan add mustard seeds when it starts spluttering then add cumin seeds, red chilli, hing and curry leaves fry everything well.

10) Mix dal well add chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flames.

Add tempering to the cook dal and serve it hot.

Today we had this tangy and tasty mamidikaya pappu with hot steamed rice, spicy coconut powder, cabbage curry and curd 😋😋.

Note

* we can add onions, also use garlic in tempering.

* We can also use moong dal instead of toor dal.

* Adjust water according to consistency you wish.

* Adjust chilli according to your taste.

Tips

** You can skip soaking if no time. Then cook dal in medium flames for 5 minutes and then cook in high flames for 3 whistles.

** Donot cook mango pieces too smooth, mango dal tastes good when we get mango pieces while eating.

** If you do not like Mango bites then cook Mango in cooker for 1 whistle after boiling dal.

** If your Mango is not tangy then we can add pinch of tamarind juice.

** You can skip red chilli and use only green chilli too to get yellow color dal.

** using Ghee for tempering gives good taste to dal. You can also use oil too.

Also ckeck other related recipes, by clicking the link below the pic..

Menthi akku pappu

Drumstick Rasam

Peas Pulao

Malai Matar paneer

Paneer Lababdar/ Jeera Rice

Hyderabadi Mirchi ka salan

Punjabi Dum aloo

Kaju curry

paneer butter masala

Kadai Paneer

khova paneer

Stuffed paneer capsicum

Jeera rice

Carrot Rice

Potato Spring Onion Fry

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Sunday 10 March 2019

Raw banana masala fry, Aratikaya masal podi kura, How to prepare raw Banana Masala stir fry

Today's recipe raw banana masala fry is very aromatic, tasty fry. It is tasty side dish which goes well with dal rice, rasam rice, sambar rice and curd rice. We can prepare this masala fry in many ways, but the way which I explained today is very tasty. Today's recipe comes under "No Onion No Garlic" catogery. It will be dry fry if we want to prepare it as gravy we can add tamarind juice. But taste will vary, we can cut banana in circular or cubes. I had this fry with dal and hot steamed rice. Taste of fry depends on the masala we prepare. Aratikaya mudda koora, Banana stem curry are tasty and healthy gravy curries which goes well steamed rice.

Raw Banana Masala Fry

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 2
Category : curry/fries
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Main ingredients : Raw banana
Author : ArunaSarasChandra

Ingredients

Raw banana - 1

For masala

Oil - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Dry coconut - 2 tsp

For tempering

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp(chopped)

Instructions

1) Heat oil in a Kadai, add Chana and urad dal

2) Once dal starts changing color add red chilli, dry coconut and curry leaves.

3) Fry everything well and take it into plate and let it cool to grind.

4) Clean raw banana and peel off the skin.

5) Take water in a bowl cut raw banana into cubes and add it in water. (** check tips).

6) Heat oil in a Kadai, add mustard seeds once it starts splutters add cumin seeds, curry leaves and hing and fry it well.

7) Now add banana cubes to the above and mix it well. Close the lid and cook on medium to low flames.

8) Now add salt and turmeric powder to the above and cook it.

9) Add fried masala into mixer jar and grind it into powder bit coarsely.

9) Raw banana sticks to the Kadai, so no need to bother about that. Once banana cooked well then add powdered masala to it.

10) Mix the above well and also add red chilli powder and mix everything well.

11) Mix everything well and fry it without closing the lid. Cook till it mix well with raw banana.

Flavourful, aromatic and tasty raw banana masala fry is ready garnish it coriander leaves.

Have it as side dish in our meals. I had it with tomato dal and hot steamed rice.

Note

* Adjust the quantity of urad and Chana dal masala according to the quantity of banana you use.

Tips

** Keep raw banana in water after cutting.

** Raw banana slightly sticks to the Kadai, so no need to worry.

Matar fry