Munaga mamidikaya pappu | Mango drumstick dal-Andhra special-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Andhra, south india | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Rice, Pappadam | Type: Gravy, Kuzhambu

Ingredients

• Green mango [Raw mango] – 1 [sour, cut into 1 inch cubes, don’t remove skin]
• Drumstick – 1 [cut into 1 inch pieces]
• Toor dal – ½ cup
• Tamarind extract – 1 tbsp [thin]
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Green chilli – 3
• Dry red chilli - 4
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 1 spring [chopped]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – ¼ tsp
• Jaggery – ½ tbsp [grated]
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Preparation Method

• Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric powder for 3 whistles.
• Heat oil in a pan add onion, sauté till soft.
• Then add green chilli, drumstick, mango, turmeric & red chilli powder, salt sauté well.
• Add water & cook till soft. Then add cooked toor dal, tamarind extract mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling add jaggery & coriander leaves then cut off heat.
• For seasoning:- Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let it splutter. Then add Bengal gram, urad dal, curry leaves & dry red chilli saute gently then cut off heat.
• Add these seasoned ingredients to the mango drumstick mixture. Then serve hot with rice.

Note

• Dont add too much tamarind extract.

How to make Munaga mamidikaya pappu-Step by step photos

Heat oil in a pan add onion, green chilli, drumstick, mango, turmeric & red chilli powder, salt, sauté for 2 min

Add water cook till soft.

Add boiled toor dal mix well

Add thin tamarind extract & let it boil

Add jaggery

Add coriander leaves

For seasoning:- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, bengal gram, urad dal, curry leaves & dry red chilli fry for a min. Then add these seasoned ingredients to the gravy mix well.

Munaga mamidikaya pappu is ready, serve hot with rice