Dal With Sun Dried Mango Pieces

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Toor Dal
• 1/4 cup Dried Mango Pieces / Varugulu
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 2 Green Chillies chopped
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1 pinch Hingu
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Coriander Leaves
• Curry Leaves
• 1 sp Oil

Method :

• Wash the toor dal, green chillies and place in the cooker vessel.
• Wash the dried mango pieces & place in a small bowl & keep on top of the dal bowl.
• Pressure cook till the dal is done, let it cool for some time.
• Remove the lid & mash the cooked mango pieces.
• Add it to the cooked dal and mix throughly.
• Heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry for 2 mins.
• Add curry leaves, cooked dal mixture, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder & mix well.
• Let it cook for couple of mins and turn off the flame.
• Now mamidikaya varugu pappu is ready, transfer into a serving bowl.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve, serve with rice and roties.

For Varugu : Wash and peel the skin of raw mango and cut into thin strips.
keep the mango strips in a plate and keep it out in the sun to dry.
These strips turn dry and a bit wheatish in color and store them in a jar.