Instant Pot Spinach Dal
Vegan Spinach Dal made in the instant pot. Enjoy with comforting dal with boiled rice!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup toor dal (also known split pigeon peas lentil)
- 1/4 cup masoor dal (also known as red lentil)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 green chili (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 large tomato (chopped)
- 5 oz spinach (chopped [ around 1.5 cups finely chopped spinach])
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1.5 cup water
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- salt (to taste)
- cilantro (to garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Wash and rinse the dals. Set aside. Press saute mode on Instant Pot. Add oil and once it's hot add cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Let them crackle.
- 2
Add chopped garlic, green chili and saute till the garlic starts turning golden brown in color.
- 3
Add chopped tomato and mix. Cook for a minute.
- 4
Then add chopped spinach and mix.
- 5
Add salt, turmeric powder and cook the spinach-tomato mixture for 1-2 minutes.
- 6
Now add the rinsed dal and give a stir.
- 7
Add water, mix and close the lid of the Instant Pot.
- 8
Cancel saute mode. Select manual and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Once 10 minutes are up, wait few minutes (6-7 minutes) and then release the pressure.
- 9
Adjust salt and add garam masala, cilantro and lemon juice. Also adjust consistency of the dal at this point.
- 10
Serve spinach dal hot with boiled rice!