Restaurant Style Dal Tadka Instant Pot Recipe

Rich Dal Tadka served in a traditional bowl with fresh herbs.

Restaurant Style Dal Tadka Instant Pot Recipe

Author:

Anvita

Restaurant style Dal Takda cooked in the Instant Pot come together quickly in under 30 minutes. Sharing the secret tadka that sets this dal tadka apart from the other yellow dal. Cooked effortlessly for a complete flavor meal.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 8

Natural Pressure Release: 5

Total Time: 23

Servings:

6 servings

Calories:

318kcal

Ingredients

For cooking the Dal

1 cup toor / arhar
1 cup yellow hulled mung dal
1 cup tomatoes diced
½ cup onions diced
3 tablespoon ghee / oil / butter
1 teaspoon asafoetida / hing
2 tablespoon ginger garlic green chili paste grated
1.5 teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon dry mango powder / amchur
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ cup fresh cilantro
3 cups water

Final Tempering

1 tablespoon ghee / oil / butter
½ teaspoon asafoetida / hing
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 whole dried red chillies
½ teaspoon red chilly powder
½ tsp turmeric
½ teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala

Instructions

I always rinse and soak the yellow dals (toor & moong dal) until I am prepping the other ingredients.
Turn on Instant Pot in sauté mode; heat ghee or oil.
Add the onions, ginger, garlic and green chili paste & spices and sauté until fragrant.
Add chopped tomatoes and salt; cook until soft and the oil seperates
Add soaked dal and water, stir.
Close the lid, seal the vent & pressure cook on high for 6 minutes (I add 2 more minutes if dal is not soaked well)
I allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
Prepare tadka (tempering) separately: heat ghee, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, ginger garlic an dgreen chili paste, the spices again, dried red chilies, red chili powder; fry briefly.
Pour hot tadka over cooked dal, garnish with chopped cilantro and optionally squeeze some lemon juice.
Serve dal and rice hot together for a complete, flavorful meal.

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