Dal with Drumsticks, Mangoes and Coconut

Overview
This is one of my favorite dish my mom use to make. Drumsticks mixed with Dal and fresh green mangoes gives this dish a very unique taste. The sour taste of mangoes mixed with the Dal and coconut makes this dish very flavourful. Since fresh drumsticks are hard to find here I have used frozen ones and it comes out very well with the frozen ones too. Goes very well with plain rice or chapatti's.

Dal with Drumsticks, Mangoes and Coconut

Dal Garnish Items

Ingredients

Split pea or toor Dal - 1 cup
Frozen drumsticks - 12 oz
Fresh green mangoes cut into pieces - 1 cup
Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Red Chilly powder - 1 tablespoon
Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
Salt to taste

For Garnish
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Red whole chillies - 4 broken into pieces
Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Steps
1. Wash and cook the Dal in 2 cups water in a pressure cooker till 2 whistles or till the Dal is cooked well    ( should be able to mash it). Add the mango pieces to this and cook till the mangoes are soft about 6 minutes.

2. Cook the drumsticks with 1 cup water till it is cooked well. Add the cooked drumsticks to the Dal mango mixture. Add salt and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric and bring it to a boil, Turn off heat and keep aside.

3. In a blender grate the fresh grated coconut with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric and 1 tablespoon red chilly powder. Make a smooth paste.

4. Add the ground coconut mixture to the Dal and bring it to a boil. Turn off heat

5. In another pan heat oil. When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter add the cumin and fenugreek seeds followed by the red chilly pieces and curry leaves. Saute few minutes and pour this garnish over the prepared Dal.

Serve hot with plain rice or chapatti's.