Aam Daal (Green Mango Lentil Stew)
Aam Daal is a quintessential Bengali daal (lentil stew) prepared throughout the mango season. It’s mildly sour from using the green mango and utterly comforting when paired with steamed white rice. It is most commonly prepared using red lentil (masoor daal) but you can use your choice of daal too.
Ingredients
- 1 medium green mango
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 dry red chilies
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- chopped cilantro for garnish
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard oil
Instructions
- Peel the mango, remove the pit and then cut it into either bite size or thinly sliced.
- Wash and boil the lentils with some salt. You could either use a pressure cooker or a deep saucepan.
- Pour 1 tablespoon of oil in a separate pan or wok. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and dry red chili. Once it starts to sizzle, drop the mango slices, salt, turmeric and sugar. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
- Then pour the boiled lentils and give it a stir.
- Pour more water if you want the daal more runny. Allow it to simmer for about 5 minutes. Check for salt and add any if needed.
- Sprinkle some chopped cilantro and serve warm with steamed rice.
Notes
f the green mangoes are too sour or not soft enough, then you could boil it for a while separately before adding it to the lentil and continue boiling.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Servings