KAIRICHI DAL

Ingredients:-

•         One large green/ raw mango(kairi)
•         50-100 gms of gram dal/chana dal
•         2-3 green chillies
•     coriander
•         A quarter inch of ginger
•         Salt
•         Sugar
•         Oil
•         1 teaspoon mustard seeds
•         1 teaspoon cumin seeds
•         2-3 curry leaves
•         Turmeric powder

Preparation:-

·        Soak the dal for at least 4 hours.

·        Peel the mango and grate it(you can leave the mango skin on if you like it)

·         Coarsely blend the soaked dal, grated kairi/mango, chillies, grated ginger, coriander, salt and a little sugar together. Make sure it does not become a paste.

·        In a small pot, heat oil. Add mustard, a pinch of turmeric and cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add curry leaves. Make sure the flame is low otherwise the tadka burns.

·        Pour this oil over the mixture and mix it properly.

·        Serve chilled with aam panna.

·        Kairichi dal is eaten 1 spoonful at a time. It can be served in a thali with chutneys. I also like to smear it on bread while making sandwiches like any other spread.

·        It has to be refrigerated.