Kairi dal |green mango dal|How to make kairi dal

Kairi dal /green mango dal is one of the tastiest variations of dal cooked with green mango .Do you remember the green mango on your chat that tantalises your taste buds. tttttt!!! that must be the sound as soon as you hear the word kairi/ green mango .Come summer and our daily after school affair would be to nibble these mango pieces with salt and chilli powder.

Spinach with lentils| Palak dal |Palakura pappu

 UPDATED POST WITH NEW PICTURES ON 13/12/16

Dal's /lentils are rich sources of plant protein,so I make it a weekly twice affair on our dining menu.Alhamdulillah I have a Dal loving family ,my kids enjoy Dal to the extent that they  literally end up  drinking it if it is a sambar or some soupy Dal ,provided that it is not spicy .

Spinach as you all of you know is a power house of nutrients ,besides adding an earthy flavour to Dal adorns it with good colour which makes it even more tempting .

Served as lunch along with baked cauliflower , fryums plain rice ,curd,that was really a  satisfying as well as a nourishing one .

INGREDIENTS

FOR DAL:

• 150 gms toor dal
• 1 C spinach(chopped)
• 1 tomato
• a goose berry size tamarind(optional)
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder /3-4 green chillies
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• coriander leaves 
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil 

    TEMPERING:

  

•  1/2 tsp mustard seeds
•  1/2 tsp cumin seeds
•  2-3  red chillies
•  hing a pinch 
•  2 sprigs curry leaves
• 2 tbsp oil

METHOD

1. Wash Dal ,chopped spinach .
2. In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients except salt mentioned under Dal .
3.  Add water 2 inch above the Dal level  and pressure cook on high for 1 whistle and on medium heat for 4 - 5 whistles  or until the dal is soft .
4. Allow the pressure to leave on its own .
5. using a lentil masher  mash dal until creamy.
6. Now add salt and water as per your need .
7. In a tadka pan add the list under tempering allow it to crackle and pour it over dal and close the lid  so that the aroma of tadka infuses in dal .
8. Serve with rice or chapati .  

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..............................HAPPY COOKING