Aam Dal...

Aam Daal...

Ingredients

1 cup chana daal(cholar daal)

1/2 cup raw mango, grated

1 to 2 green chilies

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

salt to taste

*Ingredients for Seasoning

1 tablespoon oil

4 to 5 garlic cloves, finely sliced

1/4 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder

3 to 4 dried red chilies

Procedure :

To begin making the Aam Dal Recipe, first clean and wash the chana dal.

We will be cooking the dal together with the remaining ingredients in a single pot. You can either cook the dal in a saucepan or in a pressure cooker.

Place the chana dal along with grated raw mango, green chilies, turmeric powder, salt and 2-1/2 cups of water in a pressure cooker. Cover the pressure cooker and cook until you hear a couple of whistles.

After a couple of whistles, turn the heat to low and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes and turn off the heat. Wait for the pressure to release completely, as the dal will continue to cook in the pressure cooker.

Once the pressure has released, open the cooker. Stir the  Aam Dal, check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste. You can adjust the consistency of the dal by adding water as required.

Transfer the dal to a serving bowl.

The next step is to make the tadka for the dal. Heat the oil in a small tadka pan on medium heat.

Add sliced garlic and fry till the garlic starts getting light brown. Add dry red chilies, fry for few more seconds.

Now take the tadka off the stove. Immediately add red chili powder into the hot oil mixture and stir.

Pour this tadka (seasoning) over the  Aam Dal.

Serve the  Aam Dal wd plain rice along with papad .