Mamidikaya Pappu

I did a mix between 2 recipes -
http://thotasandhrarecipes.blogspot.com/2006/05/mamidikaya-pappu.html

http://www.sailusfood.com/2009/05/04/mamidikaya-pappu-mango-dal/


Recipe:

Step1:
Pressure cook 1C toor dal, 1 pinch turmeric and 1 tsp oil.
turmeric and oil helps to cook the dal fast and soft
after 3 whistles turn off the heat and let it cool for 10 min

Step2:
In a Bandi:
add oil + 1tsp Mustard seeds + 1 tsp Jeera seeds + 4 crushed garlic cloves + 4 red chillies + 10-12 curry leaves + 6 Green chillies slit length wise + 2 min + 1 Onion diced + 5 min + 3/4 tsp turmeric + 1/2 tsp ginger paste + 2 min + 1C Mango chopped small

Step3:
once the mango starts to get soft then add the Dal and then Salt 2 tsp
then cook on slow-med for 8-10 min

Mamidikaya dal: (short way)
another try. this came out good.

Step1:
Cooker add 1C Toor Dal + 2.5C water + 1tsp Ghee + 1C Diced Mango + 1/4 tsp Turmeric + 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste + 4 Green chillies slit + 1/4 Onion freely chopped - 3 whistles/ 7-8 min after that wait for 5 min for it to cool then remove the pressure by opening the whistle, then open the lid

Step 2:
Tadka/ Popu - Oil + 1/2 tsp ghee + 1 tsp Urad Dal after it turns slightly brown + 1 tsp Mustard + lil over 1 tsp Jeera seeds + once they splutter add 2 red chillies broken into half + 4 Crushed garlic cloves + 1 stem curry leaves and immediately add them to the Dal

Step3:
Add salt about 2 tsp and cook for another 2-3 min. turn off the heat and serve it hot with rice.