Chana Dal Palak Instant Pot
Drain rinse and set aside.
Chana dal palak instant pot. Instant pot chana dal is a simple and mildly spiced north indian lentil curry made with split chickpeas aromatics and warm indian spices. People add several kind of tadka tempering to the dal it can be cumin curry leaves mustard seeds etc. How to make dal palak in pressure cooker. Traditionally dal was cooked with salt then tempering was done separately in a pan.
If using pre soaked chickpeas add extra 1 2 cup of water and pressure cook for 25 minutes followed by 10 minute. Add the cumin seeds bay leaf and black cardamom to the pot. Instant pot spinach dal comforting spinach dal made in the instant pot. Chana dal takes a bit longer to cook compared to other split lentils such as toor dal or moong dal.
Although they will cook just as well with a few extra minutes in the instant pot without soaking. Press the sauté button. Saag means any kind of cooked greens. I added a simple tadka to this instant pot chana dal however i didn t add it in the beginning rather i let the dal cook in the ip and then made the tadka in the pan and added to the cooked dal.
Enjoy it with boiled rice. You can make pot in pot white rice along with chana saag when using canned chickpeas. Press the sauté button add oil ghee and allow it to heat up for a minute. Chana palak palak chole vegan gluten free nut free recipe.
Add 1 cup basmati rice 1 5 cups of water 1 teaspoon of salt in a stainless steel pot and place over the tall trivet. How to cook chana dal in pressure cooker. After pressure cooking and pressure release remove the lid and turn on saute. Palak is the hindi term for spinach.
Chana chana masala choley is chickpea curry. Soak the chana dal in cold water for 1 hour. Add the oil and allow it to heat up for a minute. The main difference from the above method for instant pot is the pressure cooking time on stovetop.
If you love all the instant pot vegetarian vegan recipes that i share on the blog please join me on this facebook group instant pot vegetarian recipes the group would feature vegetarian instant pot recipes from all around the web. So you can make either of them depending upon the gadgets you have. Soak the small yellow lentils moong dal in cold water for 15 minutes. Use any of your favorite.
Chana saag is a simple chickpea curry or chole with greens added in. To make vegan chana saag simply substitute ghee with oil. Once the cumin seeds brown add the remaining ingredients. Drain rinse and set aside.
Vegan dal palak made with onions and garlic in an instant pot. Made in a stovetop pressure cooker. I prefer to soak chana dal for about 30 minutes before cooking. Here i suggest a one pot method so the dal and tempering with ginger garlic tomatoes cooks along with the lentils.
Both the recipes are shared with step by step photos and taste good. In this post i am sharing 2 delicious variations of dal palak. Easy 1 pot chickpea curry.