Recipe of Award-winning Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, instant pot lentil spinach curry. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook instant pot lentil spinach curry using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry:

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

Instructions to make Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry:

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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