
Tempting Aam Pora Dal / Roasted Mango Dal
Today I will share how to make Tempting Aam Pora Dal / Roasted Mango dal, which is different from popular Bengali aam dal. It is made with roasted mango, tur, and chana dal (pigeon peas and chickpea lentils), and other spices.
Equipment used
- Mixing bowl
- Pressure cooker
- Frying pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Raw mango-1
- Tur dal-1/2 cop
- Chana dal-1/2 cup
- Baking soda-1/2 tbsp
- Cardamom-1
- Star anise-1
- Cumin (whole)-1/2 tbsp
- Red chili-1
- Garlic (chopped)-2 tbsp
- Onion (Chopped)-1
- Cumin-coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Kashmiri chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Dry ginger powder-1/4 tbsp
- Chopped coriander leaves-2 tbsp
- Ghee-1 tbsp
- Bay leaves-2
- Cinnamon-1/2 inch stick
- salt
How to make Tempting Aam Pora Daal / Roasted Mango Dal
Take a roasting net, and roast a mango

Peel it nicely

Now take out the pulp from the mango and put them into the blender jar and make a smooth paste



Take a pressure cooker, then add half a cup of tur dal and chana dal


Add water, baking soda, and salt



Then add cinnamon. Cardamom and star anise cover it and go for 2 whistles to boil the dal nicely



Heat ghee in a pan

Then add red chili and cumin for tempering, add chopped garlic, and sauté them for a minute

Add chopped onion and stir them for 3-4 minutes, or till they become translucent

Now add all the powdered spices and stir them continuously till the raw smell goes off


Add roasted mango pulp (1/2 cup)

Stir them for a minute

Now add the boiled dal and mix them well, and cook for another 2 minutes


Add chopped coriander leaves

Transfer them to a serving bowl and serve hot with rice or roti.
You may go for my other dal recipes