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Instant Pot Chana Dal

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 0
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Chana Dal/Split yellow lentil
  • 3 Cups Water for soaking the lentil
  • ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tsp Oil
  • 2.5 Cups water for cooking /boiling the lentil
For tempering
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Small Onion chopped
  • 1 Small Tomato ,chopped
  • 4+1 Cloves+tsp Garlic and Ginger Chopped
  • 1 Fresh Green /Red Chili ,chopped
  • 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ½ Tsp Asafoetida Powder
  • 2 Dry Red Chilies
  • 1 1 Inch Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 Small Bay Leaves
  • 2 Black Cardamom
Second Tempering(Optional)
  • 1 Tbsp Oil/Ghee
  • 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 2 Cloves Chopped Garlic

Method
 

  1. Wash Chana DAl and soak for 30 minutes in 3 cups of water.
  2. Remove the water and turn on the saute mode on the instant pot.
  3. Add oil and when it displays hot add cumin seeds ,Fresh chili and asafoetida powder.Let cumin seeds crackle.
  4. Add cinnamon stick ,black cardamom and bay leaves.
  5. Stir them once and add chopped onion ,garlic and ginger to the pot.
  6. Let them cook till they look transparent and the raw smell is gone.
  7. Add chopped tomato ,salt ,turmeric to the pot and cook till everything looks like a soft masala paste .Oil will be released.
  8. This will take 5-6 minutes.
  9. Add dal and 2.5 cups of water to the Instant Pot .
  10. Mix them using a spatula.
  11. Cancel the saute button.
  12. Close the lid of the Instant Pot.
  13. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
  14. Let the pressure release naturally.
  15. Remove the lid ,mix lime juice and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Second Tempering.
  1. Remove the dal to a serving bowl.Keep it aside.
  2. Take a small pan and heat oil /ghee.
  3. When its hot add chopped garlic and let it become olden.
  4. Add red chili powder and pour immediately over the dal.
  5. Red chili powder burns quickly and gives a bitter burning taste so do not cook that .Pour it immediately.
  6. Enjoy with roti ,rice or just like that.
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