Green Mango Pappu (Lentils)

Difficulty rating 3 (pressure cooker needed, special ingredients required)

1 bag of frozen green mango (or about 2 mangos fresh)
1 medium large onion – diced into big chunks
1 ½ cups toor dahl
1 tsp chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric
salt to taste

Seasoning:
Oil
2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp urad dal
2 tsp chana dal
4 to 6 dried red chillies
2 sprigs curry leaves
4 garlic cloves - finely chopped

Put toor dahl, mango, onion, chilli powder, salt and turmeric in a pressure cooker with about 4 cups of water.Cook for about 3 whistles. Turn off the heat and allow the pressure to release on its own and then remove the lid.
Heat oil and roast the seasoning ingredients in this order: dried red chilli, garlic and chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves, and finally cumin and mustard seeds.Add the seasoning to the ingredients in the pressure cooker and stir. Serve hot with Rice, a vegetable fry and papadam.