Recipe: Appetizing Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry.

You can have Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

1. It's 3/4 cup of Moong dal (yellow lentil).
2. It's 1 cup of Baby Spinach.
3. It's 1 tbsp of Olive oil.
4. You need 1 tbsp of Butter.
5. You need 1/2 of Onion chopped.
6. You need 1/2 of Tomato finely diced(optional).
7. It's 1 tbsp of Minced ginger garlic.
8. You need 2-3 cups of Water.
9. You need 1 tsp of Turmeric.
10. It's 1-2 tsp of Salt.
11. It's 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of Garam Masala.
14. It's 1/2 tsp of Black pepper powder.
15. It's 1/4 tsp of Asafoetida/Hing(Optional).
16. You need of Chopped Cilantro.

Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry instructions

1. Wash the lentils thoroughly and keep them drained..
2. Keep the Instant Pot on Sauté mode.Once hot,add oil and butter.Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and when they start spluttering,add the chopped onions and ginger garlic..
3. When the onions become soft, add turmeric,salt,hing and black pepper along with 1/4 cup water and cook for another 2 minutes..
4. When oil separates from the masala, add the lentils and 2 cups water into the inner pot..
5. Close the IP lid and keep the steam release handle to Sealing position.Pressure cook for 4 minutes..
6. Once done, open the lid using quick release.Stir the lentils and if the mixture is thick, add some water and let it simmer for a minute.Mash the lentils using a spoon to get a smooth consistency..
7. Now add the spinach leaves and diced tomatoes and pressure cook for another 2 minutes and once done,open the lid using quick release..
8. Add little water as required if the curry is too thick..
9. Sprinkle some garam masala and chopped cilantro..
10. Serve the curry hot along with some Rice..
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