Instant Pot Spinach Dal #Shorts

Instant Pot Spinach Dal, popularly called Dal Palak in India. This is a comforting lentil soup with spinach mixed in it for extra nutrition. It is so easy to make it in the pressure cooker. Enjoy it with basmati rice or as a soup. This is a vegetarian & gluten-free recipe.

INGREDIENTS
▢1 cup Split Pigeon Pea (Toor dal) washed, or a combination with masoor or moong dal
▢1 tablespoon Ghee, or Oil
▢1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
▢⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing), optional
▢1 Green Chili Pepper diced, optional
▢1 teaspoon Ginger, grated
▢4 cloves Garlic, minced
▢¾ cup Tomato, chopped
▢3 cups Water
▢2 cup Spinach (Palak) chopped, about 6-8oz
▢1-2 teaspoons Lime juice
▢½ teaspoon Garam Masala
Spices
▢1 teaspoon salt
▢½ teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
▢½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder, optional
For pot-in-pot basmati rice (optional)
▢1 cup Basmati Rice
▢1 ¼ cup Water
▢1 tablespoon Ghee, optional

To make the tempering, in a small pan, heat ghee or oil. Add some cumin seeds and finely diced or sliced garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds to a minute until the garlic becomes golden in color. Then take the pan off the heat and add a pinch of red chili powder. I prefer Kashmiri red chili powder, as it is not spicy.

Drizzle this tempering over the dal when serving. It adds such a beautiful pop of color!

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[amruthavarshinid]

Can use the same menthod for other kind of rice as well ? Like jasmine rice or sona masoori ...i am sceptical as cooking temperature qnd time is different??😅

[saumyarastogi]

Do you soak the daal ? How long do u cook this for ?