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GANGAVALLI AAKU PAPPU

A Telangana style dal with purslane leaves, toor dal and mango. Tastes great with rice, can also be served with roti/phulkas.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Andhra, Indian, Telangana
Keyword: Healthy recipes, Indian lentils, Kid friendly recipes, plant based, vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 people
Author: Shravani Abhishek

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Purslane leaves washed
  • 1 cup Toor dal washed and soaked
  • 1 Raw mango
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder

Tempering

  • 3 tbsp Cooking oil
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • 3 Whole dry red chillies
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • In a mortar and pestle add peeled garlic, cumin seeds and slightly crush them to a coarse paste.

Instant pot method

  • Add the soaked lentils to the inner pot and add 3 cups of water, peeled and diced mango, purslane leaves, turmeric powder, crushed cumin garlic mixture.
  • Turn on the pressure cook mode on high pressure for 16 minutes and make sure to close the pressure valve.
  • Once the lentils are cooked, let the pressure release on its own or carefully release the pressure manually and slightly mash the lentils using a ladle.
  • Heat a tempering pan, add oil and once it's hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds.
  • When they start spluttering, add curry leaves, dry red chillies and crushed garlic cloves and once they turn golden brown turn off the add it to the mashed lentils.
  • Add in turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, add water and cook until the water has been absorbed by half.
  • Serve hot gangavalli aaku pappu with steamed rice and fryums. 

Stovetop pressure cook method

  • Add the soaked lentils to the inner pot and add 3 cups of water, peeled and diced mango, purslane leaves, turmeric powder, crushed cumin garlic mixture and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  • Let the pressure release on its own or slowly release it and then mash the lentils slightly.
  • Heat a tempering pan, add oil and once it's hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds.
  • When they start spluttering, add curry leaves, dry red chillies and crushed garlic cloves and once they turn golden brown add it to the mashed lentils.
  • Add in turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, add water and cook until the water has been absorbed by half.
  • Finally serve hot gangavalli aaku pappu with steamed rice and fryums. 

Notes

  • You can substitute the raw mango with dried mango chunks, raw tamarind, tamarind, or even lemon juice will work. 
  • You can substitute the toor dal with moong dal or masoor dal.