Monday, March 21, 2011

Celery mango Dal (Serves 4)

Celery mango dal

Today's recipe is an easy side dish for rice as well as rotis. The “gingeriness” from celery combined with the “sweetness” from mangoes make this dal very special and unique in its flavor. Last day, while I was going through my refrigerator I found a whole bundle of celery that had to be used soon. Confused about what to cook, my eyes zeroed in on the fruit basket with a single  mango smiling at me from  among a bunch of oranges and bananas. Hmmmmm..why not combine these two and that’s how this recipe was born. Manoj and I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope you will love it as much……

Ripe mango 1 medium, cut to chunks
Celery 2-3 stalks, cut to cubes
Toor dal or (yellow split lentils) ½ cup, soaked for 15 minutes
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Sugar ¼ tsp
Coconut oil 1 tsp
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Dry red chilly 2 nos
Fenugreek powder ¼ tsp
Curry leaves a few leaves
Water 1 cup

Preparation

In a pressure cooker, add the soaked toor dal, mango pieces, celery, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, sugar, salt and around 1 cup water. Cook this to 1 whistle. Allow the pressure to release by itself. Open lid and give a good mix.

In another pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and dry red chilly. Switch off flame and add curry leaves and fenugreek powder. Pour this over the dal and enjoy hot with rice.

Cheers!!!
Suji

Posted by Suji at 6:00 AM
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41 comments :

  1. Jaisy JamesMarch 21, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    ha kollamallo different ayittundu kettto

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  2. Indian KhanaMarch 21, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Nice combo and looks so gud ...I love mango dal and infact only yday I was thinking abt it :)

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  3. Reshmi MaheshMarch 21, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Nice dal...Thick,creamy amd yummy...

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  4. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Wow tempting dal with mango

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  5. Daisy RoshanMarch 21, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    very unique combination...am sure it would have tasted awesome....

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  6. aipiMarch 21, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    I bookmarked it already..it looks fab n sounds delicious :)

    US Masala

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  7. Jeyashris KitchenMarch 21, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Interesting one. Using coconut oil sounds nice.

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  8. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)March 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Yummo..what a vibrant delicious dal...
    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  9. RadhikaMarch 21, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Mango Dal is my favorite. Lovely clicks.

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  10. Sarah NaveenMarch 21, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    That is one awesome Dal suji!!! loved it..

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  11. divyaMarch 21, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Very inviting and delicious dal !!!

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  12. ShanaviMarch 21, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    VEry inviting and celery + mango ..a cobo to die for

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  13. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Book marking this one, I will give this a try this week.

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  14. Jayanthy KumaranMarch 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    easy as well as healthy recipe..thanks dear for sharing..
    Tasty appetite

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  15. Indian Cuisine BlogrollMarch 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    ee idea kollamallo...manoj doesn't like sweet dal..oru divasam enikku mathramayi undakki nokkanam..

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  16. SwathiMarch 21, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Delicious and tasty recipe love it.

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  17. Sushma MallyaMarch 21, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Yummy dal perfect with rice , loved the click:)

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  18. Suja ManojMarch 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Mango dal sounds great,beautiful combo,bookmarked.

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  19. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    wow...curry looks so tempting ! hey..Congrats for the award dear !

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  20. Santosh BangarMarch 21, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    yummy and delicious. clicks are superb

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  21. Binys RecipesMarch 21, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    oooo anothr way to use celery...thx dear..wen it comes to celery i know only to hate it.......i appreciate it in soups ONLY IF made by someone else

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  22. PushpaMarch 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Delicious celery mango dal.

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  23. RaksMarch 21, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Nice combo of celery and mango,must be very yummy!

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  24. SowmyaMarch 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Delicious recipe...innovative and flavorful!

    Vegetarian Cultural Creatives

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  25. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    Njan sweet dal ethu vare try cheythittilla..Adipoli idea, Suji..Oru divasam try cheyyame..Clicks are amazing as usual..

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  26. MuraligeethamMarch 21, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    great idea suji, to combine ripe mango with dal....njanum try cheyanunde ..

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  27. Rumana RawatMarch 22, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    Simple and easy dal:)

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  28. ElaichiiMarch 22, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Very innovative dal combo with celery and mango!

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  29. Mrs KMarch 22, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    This sounds so interesting,I would love to give this one a try,sounds yummy too :)!!!

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  30. ChitraMarch 22, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Nice combo dal.must be yummy..

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  31. Swanavalli SureshMarch 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Never used celery in Inidan cooking and celeery with mango in dal sounds like a great idea

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  32. SuhainaMarch 22, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    This is something very new to me...looks yummy...I will surely try it...thanks for sharing the recipe dear.

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  33. Hema NovaMarch 23, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Hi,
    I tried ur Chilly-Garlicky Chicken and we just loved the taste very much.thanks for different ideas.

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  34. SujiMarch 23, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Hi Yuvana, Thanks so much for the feedback. I am glad that you and family enjoyed it. See you around!!
    Regards
    Suji

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  35. SanMarch 23, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Absolutely inviting dal and it's new to me .Unique recipe .

    http://sanscurryhouse.blogspot.com

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  36. My Kitchen AnticsMarch 23, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    celery and dal??? thats an interesting combo..i shall give it a go with my next dal expedition

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  37. IlaMarch 23, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    delicious dal :)
    U have tempting space and happy to follow u :

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  38. Hari Chandana PMarch 24, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Wowwwwwwwww.. Very delicious and tempting recipe.. looks soo perfect dear.. thanks for sharing !!

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  39. Pavithra ElangovanMarch 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Wow never tried dhal using celery..sure i am gona try this..looks super delicious.

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  40. CSMarch 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Celery mango dal, quite an unusual combo, looks delicious though!

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  41. Pari VasishtMarch 26, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Very interesting combo and looks so good in the pic.

    FOODELICIOUS

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