Maanga parippu curry
Maanga parippu curry is a tangy Kerala curry with soft-cooked dal flavoured with sour raw mangoes and finished with fresh moringa leaves. This mango dal is a must-try recipe served with steamed rice.
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
- deep pot
- ladle
- Cutting board
- Knife
Ingredients
For cooking the dal
- 1/2 cup Moong dal pasipraippu | green gram dal
- 2 cups drinking water
To make the dal
- 1 small mango raw, green
- 1/2 cup moringa leaves
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder you can use grated fresh turmeric instead.
for tempering
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 small shallot
- 2-3 dry red chillies
Instructions
- Wash the dal and add it to the pressure cooker.
- Add the water and cook for 3 whistles.
- Let the pressure release naturally and open the cooker and mash the dal.
- Set it aside till you need it.
- Wash and chop the raw mango into small cubes.
- Add the water, turmeric powder, salt and the mango pieces into the deep pot or kadai.
- Mix well, cover the pot and set it to cook.
- Add the cleaned moringa leaves.
- Once the mango pieces are soft-cooked, add the mashed dal.
- Stir well and cook the dal mix till it is bubbling.
- In a separate small pan add the coconut oil, mustard seeds and let them crackle.
- Now add the curry leaves and once they fry add to the dal that is cooking.
- Remove from heat and serve the dal warm
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