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Aam diye motor dal
Bengali yellow-split-pea dal balanced with tart green mango, sugar and mustard-oil tempering.
About Aam diye motor dal
Aam diye motor dal is a Bengali summer dal of yellow split peas and unripe green mango. This profile follows Priyanka's complete motor-dal version rather than the more common red-lentil branch.
Green mango supplies a bright sour edge that is deliberately balanced with sugar. Mustard oil, panch phoron, dried chilli and turmeric give the dal warm, gently pungent spice around the mild peas.
The finished dal is soft and spoonable, with tender mango pieces held in a golden-yellow pea base. It is smoother than a whole-legume stew but retains visible fruit and tempering spices.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Mustard.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Aam diye motor dal
Priyanka's Kacha Aam Diye Motor Dal.
- Yellow split peasDal base
- Green mangoTart fruit
- Panch phoronTempering spice
- Dried red chilliHeat
- WaterCooking liquid
- Mustard oilTempering and cooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- TurmericColour and warm spice
- SugarSweet-sour balance
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Yellow split peas: . The source identifies motor dal as hulled, dried yellow split peas
- Green mango:
- Panch phoron: . The selected recipe uses panch phoron rather than the offered mustard-seed alternative
- Dried red chilli:
- Water:
- Mustard oil: . Named mustard-derived oil; no refining exemption or protein-absence assertion
- Salt:
- Turmeric:
- Sugar:
Origins & food traditions
SpeakingAloud documents this as a Bengali summer dal made with motor dal, or dried yellow split peas, and unripe green mango. The author distinguishes her family motor-dal branch from the more common Bengali red-lentil version and supplies the complete recipe.
Countries
- India
Cuisines & regions
- Bengali Cuisine