Green Moong Dal Recipe - Instant Pot (Green Gram Dal)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Whole green moong dal (Green gram dal)
• 3 - 4 cups Water (for Instant Pot cooking)
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
• ¾ cup Red onion (~ 1 medium, chopped)
• 1 inch Ginger
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 Green chili (Crush ginger, garlic, chili together)
• 1 cup Tomato (~ 2 medium, chopped)
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
• 3 teaspoons Cumin-coriander powder (Dhana-jiru)
• 1 ½ teaspoons Salt (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice or Lime juice
• 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash sabut green moong beans under running cold water until the water runs clear. Or rinse them in a bowl using water 2-3 times or until the water is not cloudy anymore.

2. 2

   Soak in enough water (1-2 inches of water above the beans) for 4-5 hours. Alternatively, you can skip the soaking step.

3. 3

   Turn on the instant pot with saute mode. Once hot add oil and cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds sizzle a bit.

4. 4

   Add hing and immediately add onion with a little salt. Cook until onion turns soft and translucent.

5. 5

   Add crushed ginger, garlic, and green chili and saute for a minute or until the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.

6. 6

   Add tomato and cook for a minute.

7. 7

   Add the remaining salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and cumin-coriander powder. Mix well.

8. 8

   Discard the soaking water and add soaked mung beans along with fresh water. Stir well.

9. 9

   Cover the instant pot with a lid and keep the valve in a sealing position.Soaked Beans: Manual (High Pressure) for 10 minutesNot-Soaked Beans: Manual (High Pressure) for 15 minutes

10. 10

    Let the pressure go down by itself (NPR - Natural Pressure Release). Once the pin drops open the lid.

11. 11

    If needed adjust the consistency by adding hot water.

12. 12

    Lastly, add garam masala, and lemon juice and mix.

13. 13

    Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.