Instant Pot Whole Green Moong Dal for Busy Weeknights

Instant Pot Whole Green Moong Dal for Busy Weeknights

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Anvita

This instant green moong dal recipe is your quick fix for a protein-packed meal on busy weeknights. Cooks perfectly every single time, easy recipe & you never know, this might just become your goto protein packed dal recipe for busy weeknight meals.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: green moong dal, green moong dal recipe, green mung dal, instant pot green moong dal, instant pot green mung dal, whole green mung dal, whole moong dal

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Natural Pressure Release: 10

Total Time: 40

Servings:

6 servings

Calories:

231kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Whole Green Mung Beans washed and preferably soaked for atleast 30 minutes
½ cup onion diced
1 cup fresh tomatoes chopped or 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
2 tablespoon ghee or oil
3 cups water
salt to taste
1 teaspoon fresh Lemon juice
1 tablespoon cilantro stems chopped
1 green chilly slit or paste
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
½ red chili powder or paprika
1 teaspoon coriander powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon dry mango powder

Tempering

2 tablespoon ghee
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
½ teaspoon red chili powder
2 whole red chilies

Instructions

Rinse the whole green moong dal under running water until water runs clear.
Turn on Instant Pot and set to sauté mode. Heat ghee/oil and add cumin seeds. Let them crackle.
Add diced onions and ginger garlic & green chili paste & saute until the color changes slightly.
Add chopped cilantro stems and spices - turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder & dry mango powder, stir & sauté for 1 minute.
Add chopped tomato and cook until soft.
Add rinsed dal, water, and salt. Stir well. Cancel sauté mode.
Close lid. Set Instant Pot to pressure cook/manual high for 20 minutes.
Once done, allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
Open lid, stir dal. Adjust salt and consistency as needed.
Garnish with fresh cilantro & lemon juice and serve hot with rice or roti.

Tempering

Heat ghee in a pan, add the chopped garlic and cook until aromatic without burning it.
Add whole red chilies followed by red chili powder. Allow it to sizzle & pour it into the dal.

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Notes

Instant Pot Pressure Cooking Times

Soaked Beans : 20 minutes

Unsoaked Beans : 25 minutes

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