Ever since I bought the Instant Pot (IP),I have had to change my style of cooking and am always learning new things about the IP. The Instant Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can also be used as a slow cooker. rice cooker, sauté/browning, yoghurt maker and steamer. I made this mung dall and rice today and couldn’t believe that it got cooked in 8 minutes.If you do not have the Instant Pot – Follow this recipe for the Mug Dall and this recipe for saffron rice.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: dall, Indian food, instant pot, rice
Author: Mina Joshi
Ingredients
1cupMung dall (dehusked)
1 cuppassata
1tspsalt
1tsptumeric
1tspchili powder
1-2green chilies – chopped (use less if you are not keen on hot food)
2tsp brown sugar or jaggery or sugar substitute
1tbls lemon juice.
1tbls garlic paste
1tspginger paste)
small bunch of coriander
2tblssunflower oil
1tspdried mustard seeds
1-2pieces of cinnamon (optional)
pinch of asafoetida (optional)
Ingredients for the Saffron rice
1 cupbasmati rice
1tspbutter or butter substitute for vegans
1tsp salt
10-12 strands saffron
Instructions
Wash and soak the rice with salt, saffron and butter added to it. for one cup of rice, you need 2 cups of water. Soak this in a container that will fit inside the Instant Pot.
Wash and soak the mug dall for an hour
Switch the IP to saute mode and add 2 tablespoons of oil, the mustard seeds, dried chili and cinnamon stick allow this to cook until the mustard seeds stops popping.
Once the mustard seeds and cloves stop popping, add the mung dall to the oil. Stir the mung dall and add two cups of hot water to stop the dall from sticking to the bottom. Add the salt, turmeric, chili powder, ginger and green chilies and stir. Add in the sugar or sugar substitute.
.Add the passata .
Using the rack provided in the IP, stack the saucepan with the rice over the dall and cover it. Switch off Saute mode. Switch to manual mode and cook for 8 minutes. Once cooked, allow the pressure to cool and check what you have cooked. Remove the rice container and add the lemon juice to the dall. Garnish with coriander and serve hot dall with rice.