food : instant pot combination dal
This was a recent find and I love the texture. The taste of this is spicier than the masoor dal recipe I usually make for my family with a less garlic/onion oriented flavor.
This is not fully an instant pot recipe. The dal is cooked in the instant pot and then finished on the stove. I plan to work on a way to make this fully in the instant pot in the future and will update the recipe once I get a chance to try it out.ggw
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | Cup | Masoor dal |
| 1/4 | Cup | Moong Dal |
| 1/4 | Cup | Chana Dal |
| 1/4 | Cup | Toor Dal |
| 3 | Cup | Water |
| 1/4 | tsp | Turmeric |
| 1 | Tbsp | Oil (any neutral oil is fine) |
| 1 | tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 3 | Cardamom pods | |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| 1 | Onion, finely chopped | |
| 1 | Jalapeno, sliced in half and de-seeded | |
| 1/2 | inch | Ginger, minced |
| 1 | Tomato, finely chopped | |
| 1/4 | tsp | Turmeric |
| 1 | tsp | Salt |
| 1/2 | Cup | Water |
| 1/4 | tsp | Garam Masala |
| 2 | Tbsp | Cilantro, chopped |
Instructions
- Put the masoor dal, chana dal, moong dal, and toor dal into a bowl and cover with water. Let sit for 30 minutes, then drain
- Add the masoor dal, chana dal, moong dal, toor dal, 3 cups water, and 1/4 t turmeric to the instapot and give it a stir
- Put on the instant pot's lid and set to manual/pressure cook mode for 12 minutes, let pressure release naturally
- In a large pot/pan saute cumin, cardamom, and bay leaf in the oil
- Add the onion, jalapeno, garlic, and ginger and saute well
- Add the tomato and saute until the tomato turns mushy
- Add salt and the remaining turmeric, stir
- Add the dal from the instant pot and the 1/2 cup of water, stir
- Cover and simmer for ~5 minutes
- Add garam masala and cilantro, stir
- Serve
Notes
- The dal can be prepared without an instant pot in either a pressure cooker or on the stove, use your judgement (or do some research) for how to do so