Ambe Dal Recipe – Maharashtrian Salad with Raw Mango & Chana Dal

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) soaked in water for 3-4 hours
• 1/2 Mango (Raw) peeled and grated (depending on the tartness the amount can be adjusted)
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 6 Curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
• 2 Dry Red Chillies broken into pieces

Steps

1. To begin making the Ambe Dal Recipe firstly wash and soak the chana dal for 4-6 hours.
2. 6 hours later, drain the water and add the chana dal into a mixer and grind it coarsely, with absolutely no water.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the ground chana dal, grated mango, salt and sugar and give it a good mix.
4. In a tadka pan heat the oil on medium flame, add the mustard seeds and allow them to crackle, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, hing and red chillies.
5. Add this tadka to the Mango-Chana dal mixture and mix well.
6. Cool in the refrigerator for 30 mins (optional) and serve on a plantain leaf or large mango leaf.
7. Serve Ambe Dal along with Aam Ka Panna Recipe – Raw Mango Juice Recipe or Aam Pudina Ka Panna Recipe as an evening or as part of the Maharashtrian Thali.