Instant Pot Dal
The perfect Instant Pot dal! An easy and quick Indian yellow lentil dish that's filling, spiced but not heavy, bright, delicious. Vegetarian / vegan.
Yield:
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup yellow lentils also called toor dal or split pigeon peas
- 1 tablespoon ghee or avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 green chile chopped, see Notes
- 1 large tomato chopped
- salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- cilantro to garnish
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- naan for serving
- basmati rice for serving
Instructions
- Wash and rinse the lentils and set them aside.
- Press saute mode on Instant Pot and add the oil. Once it's hot add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Let them heat and crackle until they become fragrant.
- Add the chopped garlic, green chili and saute until the garlic starts turning golden brown in color.
- Add the chopped tomato and mix. Cook everything for a minute.
- Then add the salt, turmeric powder and cook the mixture for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the rinsed lentils and stir everything together.
- Add the water, mix, and close the lid of the Instant Pot.
- Cancel saute mode.
- Select manual and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, wait 6-7 minutes and then release the pressure.
- Adjust the salt to taste and add the garam masala, cilantro and lemon juice. You can change the consistency of the dal at this point if you wish by stirring in more water.
Notes
For medium spicy, use a whole chopped chili. For mild, deseed before chopping.
Crockpot directions:
Wash the lentils and set to one side. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium high heat on the stovetop and add the cumin and mustard seeds. Heat them until they start to crackle and then add the garlic and green chili and saute until the garlic starts to turn brown. Add the chopped tomato and the salt and turmeric and mix well. Add the rinsed lentils and combine. Transfer everything to the Crockpot and cook on high 4-6 hours or low 6-8 hours.
Nutritional values are based on one of four servings and do not include rice or naan.
Nutrition
Calories: 139cal | Protein: 7g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 322mg | Total Carbs: 18g | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 9g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg