2-3teaspoonOil or Gheefor vegan use oil or vegan butter
3smallGreen Chilies cut into 3 pieces each
¼teaspoonCumin Seeds
2Cloves
2Cardamons
⅛teaspoonAsafoetida
½tsp Coriander Powder
¼teaspoonTurmeric
¼ - ½teaspoonAmchur Powder
¾teaspoonSalt
1cupWater
FewdropsLime Juice as required
Instructions
Cook Dals
Wash dals and cook in instant with ½ - ¾ cup water and ½ teaspoon of oil.
Set settings to Manual/Pressure Cook, 10 minutes on high pressure and natural pressure release.
Open the lid, add salt, water and give a good stir.
Change IP settings to saute mode and bring dal to boil.
Tempering
Meantime, in a frying pan heat ghee+oil for tempering.
Add cumin, cardamom, cloves and let the seeds sizzle.
Throw in green chilies and let the chilies change color.
Next go in the spices and powders.
Turn off the flame.
Final Touch to Dal
Immediately pour tempering in boil dal, mix and cover the dal.
Cancel the saute mode and let the dal sit for few minutes.
Mind you instant pot plate is still hot and dal will continue to simmer.
After 3 - 5 minutes, remove dal from the inner pot from IP. Make sure dal has reached the right consistency and if kept too long in IP, dal will thicken as the plate is still hot.
Add lime juice now or squeeze some just before serving.
Serve it with some dal or rice.
Notes
This recipe uses equal parts of chana dal, toor dal, moong dal and, ½ part each of whole moong and urad dal.
For a variation make it with onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes.