Moong Dal (Instant Pot)
This yellow moong dal recipe is super flavorful and comes together in just 20 minutes when made in Instant pot.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup Yellow moong dal (split and skinless)
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 8-10 Curry leaves
- ¼ teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
- ½ cup Red onion (finely chopped)
- ½ inch Ginger
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Green chili (ginger garlic and chili are crushed together)
- 1 cup Tomato (finely chopped)
- Salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- 3 ½ cups Water
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice or Lime juice
- 1-2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Take moong dal in a colander and rinse under running cold water until water runs clear. While rinsing massage the dal using fingers. Alternately, you can rinse the dal in a bowl 2-3 times until the water is not cloudy anymore.
- 2
Turn on the instant pot with saute mode and add oil. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle a bit.
- 3
Add curry leaves and hing. Saute for 25-30 seconds.
- 4
Immediately add chopped onion and ginger garlic chili paste. Saute for 3 minutes or until the onion starts to soften and becomes light pink in color.
- 5
Add tomatoes and mix. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until tomatoes starts to soften and be mushy.
- 6
Add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder. Mix well and saute for a minute.
- 7
Add rinsed dal and water. Mix, turn off the saute mode.
- 8
Cover the instant pot with a lid, keep the valve to a sealing position. Cook on manual (high pressure) for 3 minutes. Stovetop pressure cooker: Cook for 2 whistles on medium heat.
- 9
Let the pressure go down by itself (aka NPR - natural pressure release). Once the pin drops, open the lid.
- 10
Stir the cooked dal and check the consistency. If it’s too thick then add a splash of water to make desired consistency and bring it to a boil on saute mode.
- 11
Once you get the right consistency, add the lime juice and mix.
- 12
Lastly, garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.