Toor Dal Recipe - Instant Pot Spiced Yellow Lentils
Toor Dal Recipe - Instant Pot Spiced Yellow Lentils
Ingredients
- 1 cup split pigeon peas toor dal, soaked 15-20 mins
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 serrano or green chilli slit in half but still intact
- ½ cup frozen or fresh/thawed onion masala (click here for recipe)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 3 cups water
- Cilantro garnish
Instructions
- Soak the lentils in cold water for 15-20 minutes. Drain, rinse and set aside.
- Press the sauté button, add the oil and allow it to heat up for a minute. Add the cumin seeds and serrano pepper to the pot. Once the cumin seeds brown, add the remaining ingredients to the pot.
- Secure the lid, close the pressure valve and cook for 7 minutes at high pressure.
- Naturally release pressure (or wait 15 minutes, then release remaining pressure)
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
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Notes
- This recipe is part of my onion masala series - be sure to check it out!
- If you have frozen cubes of onion masala, just toss those in - no need to thaw them first.
- This dal will thicken as it cools. When you warm up leftovers, you may need to add water or stock to thin it out on the stovetop.
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