Recipe- Simple Yet Flavorful Dal Tadka With Rice

Instant Pot Dal and Rice is the most delicious Indian comfort food. Toor dal or Yellow Split Pigeon Pea cooked with onions, tomatoes and flavorful spices, along with pot-in-pot basmati rice for a complete meal. This is a vegan & gluten free Dal Fry!

Dal and Rice are the staple food in many indian homes. It is basically a lentil stew made with split pigeon peas served with rice Also, known as Varan Bhaat in Marathi.

Ingredients

1 cup Toor dal washed
1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil
1 teaspoon Jeera
1 Green Chili Pepper sliced into 2 pieces or chopped
6 Kadi Patta
¼ teaspoon Hing optional, skip for gluten-free
3 cloves Garlic minced
½ Onion finely chopped
1 Tomato finely chopped
3 cup Water
Cilantro to garnish

Spices

¼ teaspoon Haldi powder
½ teaspoon Dhaniya powder
½ teaspoon Red Mirchi powder
1 teaspoon Salt

For Rice

1 cup Basmati Rice
1.25 cup Water
1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil (optional)
1 teaspoon Salt (optional)

Method

- Start the instant pot in sauté mode and heat the oil in it. Add jeera seeds, green chili, kadi Patta, garlic and hing.

- After the garlic turns light brown, add the chopped onions and cook for 2 minutes until the onions turn golden brown.

- Add tomato and spices and cook for another 2 minutes.

- Add the washed dal and water. Stir it all up.

- Place the trivet. In a bowl, add all ingredients for basmati rice and place it on top of the trivet. Close the lid with vent in sealing position.

- Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for for 5 mins. After the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then release the pressure manually (5 minute NPR).

- Using tongs, carefully take out the bowl of basmati rice. Then take out the trivet.

- Garnish with cilantro and stir. Optionally, sprinkle the juice of half a lemon. Dal tadka is ready to be served.