Bengali Aam Dal | Tok Dal | Raw Mango Dal
Aam Dal is a traditional Bengali Summer Special Lentil dish made with red lentils and raw mangoes.
Yield: 4
Materials
- ½ cup Red Lentil
- 1 no Raw Mango
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon Bengali Five Spice
- 1-2 no Dry Red Chilli
- 2 tablespoon Mustard Oil
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
Instructions
- Wash the lentil under running water and soak for 10-15 minutes.
- After that, drain the water and add the lentil or dal, along with the required water, and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
- Meanwhile, peel the raw mango and cut it into long strips after removing the seed.
- Now heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and sauté mango strips with salt and little turmeric powder.
- After few minutes add ½ cup of water and allow to cook the mangoes for 3-4 minutes and keep aside the mango along with the water.
- Next heat remaining oil and add Bengali five spice (panch phoron) and dry red chilli.
- Once they start crackling, add turmeric powder, boiled dal and cooked mango with water.
- Add 1 cup of water in the pan and adjust the salt and add little bit of sugar.
- Allow the dal to boil for 5 minutes and later turn off heat and serve hot with rice.