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Instant Pot Carrot and Cabbage Dal

Comfort food at its best! Creamy and delicious yellow split moong dal with vegetables.
Course Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Author Nandini

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Yellow split moong dal
  • ¼ onion (chopped)
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (chopped)
  • 1 green chili (slit)
  • 1 carrot (cut in big pieces)
  • ¼ cabbage (cut in big cubes)
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Cilantro for garnish

For seasoning

  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • tsp Asafoetida

Instructions

  • Wash the moong dal 2 or 3 times, add it to the Instant Pot with 3 cups of water.
  • Chop the onion, tomato, ginger, chili, carrots, and cabbage.
  • Add the above-chopped ingredients along with turmeric powder to the Instant Pot. Mix well.
  • Close the Instant Pot and pressure cook on high for 6 minutes.
  • Once the Instant Pot beeps after it is done, press cancel.
  • After about 15 minutes the pressure would have released. Open the Pot. Add salt to taste. If you want you can add more water. Mix and transfer the dal into a serving dish.
  • In a seasoning pan or a small frying pan, heat a tablespoon of ghee. When the ghee is hot, add the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
  • Immediately put this seasoning into the dal.
  • Garnish with Cilantro, your delicious dish is ready!