Dal and rice is a comforting yet healthy meal for any day. Using this recipe, you can make both dal and rice in under 30 minutes and your lunch or dinner is sorted out for a busy day.
Ingredients¾ cup mixed lentils (I used Moong dal, toor dal, Masoor dal, Sabut masoor dal)
2 cups water
½ cup chopped tomatoes (2 medium-sized tomatoes)
¼ cup chopped onion (one small sized onion)
1 tbsp oil
1 green chili
½ tsp chpped ginger
4 garlic cloves
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp coriander seeds powder
¼ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Method* Start Instant pot in saute mode.
* Once it is hot, add oil to the Inner Pot.
* Now add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chili, and chopped ginger and garlic.
* Once the garlic turns little brown, you can dish out the tempering into a small bowl so that you can add it at last. (optional)
* Now add finely chopped onions and let them cook for a couple of minutes.
* To this onion mixture, add finely chopped tomatoes and let them cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
* To this cooked tomato, add coriander seeds powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, salt, and mix it well.
* After a couple of minutes, add washed dal (mix of toor, moong, masoor, and sabut masoor dal) to the inner pot.
* Add water to this now. Close the Instant Pot with lid, seal the vent. Select Manual or Pressure cook mode and cook the mixed dal for 5 minutes on HIGH pressure.
* For cooking rice along with dal, place a trivet on the top of dal. Then place the rice bowl on it and pressure cook for 5 minutes on HIGH pressure.
* Once the Instant Pot beeps, do a manual pressure release after 5 minutes.
* Mix the dal well and adjust salt if required. If you have saved tempering from the first step, add it now.
* Garnish the dal with coriander leaves, and Indian style dal tadka is ready to serve.