Lentil Recipe: Whole Masoor Daal with Spices and Tadka
The recipe features the classic whole masoor daal pressure cooked with spices for a flavorful and nutritious meal.
Course Main
Cuisine Indian, Pakistani
Keyword lentils
Servings 4
Author Rookie With A Cookie
Ingredients
Lentils
1cupmasoor daal, wholerinsed
5cupswater
⅛teaspooncoriander powder
⅛ tsp red chili
⅛tsp turmeric
Tadka
¼cupghee or clarified butter
1 ½teaspooncumin seeds
½red onionsliced
5 garlic clovessliced
1teaspooncoriander powder
⅛teaspoonred chili powder
Instructions
Pressure cook the above on high for 45 mins in the instant pot.
Add salt and on "saute" mode, cook down the lentils till most of the water has evaporated and daal is a bit thicker.
For tadka, heat up 2-4 tablespoon of ghee and add the cumins seed. let them crackle and then add the sliced onion. and garlic. Cook till the onions turn golden brown then pour into the hot daal and stir. Immediately turn off the pressure cooker.
Cover with a lid for 5 mins, then serve over basmati rice