Green mango with lentil
 
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A bowl of lentil with green mangoes or Aam Dal is a perfect soup to cool you down during a hot summer day.
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Recipe type: Side,Soup
Cuisine: Bangladeshi,Bengali
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup lentil
  • 2-3 cups water
  • 1 green mango, peeled and cut into 1 inch squares
  • 1 tea spoon turmeric
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 red chili
  • 1 tea spoon panch foron
  • Cilantro for garnishing
  • 2 table spoon olive oil
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Boil lentils with salt and turmeric until semi tender. Start with 2 cups of water and add as needed if lentil becomes too thick.
  2. Add mango pieces and continue to boil until soft.
  3. Heat oil in a separate pan. Sauté onion until translucent.
  4. Add garlic and chili and continue to sauté until fragrant.
  5. Add Panch foron and let splatter.
  6. Pour over boiled lentil and mango. Add salt.
  7. Garnish with cilantro.
Notes
Panch foron will splatter so, be very careful.
Red chili can be replaced with green chili.
In absence of Panch foron, only cumin seeds can be used.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2012/09/15/reviving-a-forgotten-past/