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Instant Pot Dal

Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
9 curry leaves
5 cloves garlic
1onion finely chopped
1.5 cup red lentils
4.5 cups water with 1/3 cup coconut milk powder and spoonful bouillon

Spices
1 Tbsp cumin
1.5 tsp coriander
1.5 tsp paprika
1.5 tsp turmeric
a few shakes of cayenne

1 cup rice
1 cup water

Start the instant pot in sauté mode and heat the oil in it. Add the curry leaves and garlic. After the garlic turns light brown, add the chopped onions and cook for 2 minutes until the onions turn golden brown. Add spices and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the lentils and liquid. Stir it all up.

Place the trivet. In a bowl, add ingredients for rice and place it on top of the trivet.

Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for 8 mins. After the instant pot beeps, release the pressure manually (5 minute NPR).

Carefully take out the bowl of rice. Then take out the trivet, add some lemon juice, and stir the dal.

Inspired by https://pipingpotcurry.com/dal-tadka-instant-pot/