Instant pot matki dal recipe | Instant pot moth beans
Easy matki dal is a comfort food at its best. It is a light protein rich lentils tastes best with some fried poppadums and rice.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- instant pot
- pressure cooker in case not using the instant pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup moth beans / matki dal
- 4 cups water
- 2 tbsp. sesame oil any other oil / ghee for vegetarian
- 1 tablespoon ginger -garlic paste
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2-3 medium tomatoes chopped
spices
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 tsp. red chili powder as per taste
- 2 teaspoon curry powder (use this or below spices) curry powder can be replaced with turmeric,coriander and garam masal
- ½ tsp. turmeric powder / curry powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder / cumin powder optional
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak the lentils for atleast 3-4 minutes in 2 cups of water
Traditional pressure cooker method
- Boil the lentils along with chopped tomatoes , turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles on a low flame.
- Mash the lentils using a potato masher or mathni.
- In a tadka pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds on a high flame. Let it splutter. Add the ginger, chopped green chillies and heeng. Mix well.
- Add red chilli powder to the tempering and turn off the heat. Add the tempering to the boiled lentils.Let it simmer for few minutes.
- You may garnish optionally with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with jeera rice or roti.
For instant pot:
- Heat oil in an instant pot. Add cumin seeds and let it crackle. Add ginger-garlic paste along with chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until it softens.
- Add 1 cup soaked moth beans
- Now add 4 cups of water and mix well.
- Add spices and Start the instant pot in pressure cook mode on high for 15 minutes with the seal ON position. Once done, pressure release naturally.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with vegan naan or basmati rice.
Notes
The dal thickens when it cools down.Adjust salt and chillies accordingly
You may also use garlic along with ginger as per your taste