Instant Pot Dal and Rice is the most delicious Indian comfort food. Toor dal or Yellow Split Pigeon Pea cooked with onions, tomatoes and flavorful spices, along with pot-in-pot basmati rice for a complete meal. This is a vegan & gluten free Dal Fry!
Dal and Rice are the staple food in many indian homes. It is basically a lentil stew made with split pigeon peas served with rice Also, known as Varan Bhaat in Marathi.
Ingredients1 cup Toor dal washed
1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil
1 teaspoon Jeera
1 Green Chili Pepper sliced into 2 pieces or chopped
6 Kadi Patta
¼ teaspoon Hing optional, skip for gluten-free
3 cloves Garlic minced
½ Onion finely chopped
1 Tomato finely chopped
3 cup Water
Cilantro to garnish
Spices¼ teaspoon Haldi powder
½ teaspoon Dhaniya powder
½ teaspoon Red Mirchi powder
1 teaspoon Salt
For Rice1 cup Basmati Rice
1.25 cup Water
1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil (optional)
1 teaspoon Salt (optional)
Method- Start the instant pot in sauté mode and heat the oil in it. Add jeera seeds, green chili, kadi Patta, garlic and hing.
- After the garlic turns light brown, add the chopped onions and cook for 2 minutes until the onions turn golden brown.
- Add tomato and spices and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the washed dal and water. Stir it all up.
- Place the trivet. In a bowl, add all ingredients for basmati rice and place it on top of the trivet. Close the lid with vent in sealing position.
- Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for for 5 mins. After the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then release the pressure manually (5 minute NPR).
- Using tongs, carefully take out the bowl of basmati rice. Then take out the trivet.
- Garnish with cilantro and stir. Optionally, sprinkle the juice of half a lemon. Dal tadka is ready to be served.