Recipe: Yummy Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)

Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker). Instant Pot Dal comes together with minimal effort with the help of your electric pressure cooker. These delicious bowls of dal are topped with quick-pickled red onion and tangy yogurt for an unforgettable, vegetarian meal that's perfect for Meatless Monday or any day of the week. Add the oil to the pressure Cook until the vegetables just begin to soften.

I used Better than Bouillon, I love the flavor it adds to. The pressure cooker gives this homemade split pea soup that all-day simmered flavor in a fraction of the time. This split pea soup is vegetarian (vegan, even) because I wasn't in the ham mood, but you could certainly add a ham hock or some cubed ham to the pot. You can cook Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker) using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)

1. Prepare 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
2. It's 1 pcs of onion chopped.
3. It's 3 cloves of garlic, finely grated/minced.
4. Prepare 1-2 inches of fresh ginger, peel and finely grated (about 2 tbsp).
5. Prepare 2 teaspoons of ground corriander.
6. You need 1 teaspoon of ground tumeric.
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ground cummin.
8. It's 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper/more if you can take the heat.
9. You need 1.5 cups of yellow dried split peas.
10. It's 3 cups of water.
11. Prepare 2 pcs of tomatoes, chopped.
12. You need To taste of Salt.
13. It's To taste of chicken powder (omit this if you are vegetarian).
14. You need of for serving:.
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro chopped + extra for garnish.
16. You need 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt.
17. You need To taste of kosher salt and black pepper.

I have several pressure cooker dal recipes and many different rice recipes, but this is the easiest and simplest way to make everyday dal and rice. I'm using split yellow pigeon peas here, or Toor dal, but you can do this with any type of split lentils. You will put a trivet on top of. Our hearty and flavorful pressure cooker split pea soup with ham is loaded with flavor and comes together in just minutes!

Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker) instructions

1. Wash the split peas few times, set aside.
2. Using pressure cooker: add vegetable oil, stir fry onions and a pinch of salt and sauté until softened, 5-7 minutes..
3. Stir in garlic, ginger, coriander, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne and cook for another minute until fragrant..
4. Add split peas, water, tomatoes, salt and stir to combine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pressure cooker..
5. Cover and seal the lid. Cook it for 10 minutes.
6. Once the 10 minutes are up, allow the pressure to release naturally.
7. Open the lid, stir in the cilantro (i didn’t have cilantro at that moment so i didn’t use it) and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste..
8. Serve with basmati rice, or wrap (add chicken,spinach and use the dal for the spread. Super yummy!).

The peas are hulled and then split on their natural seam, which helps them cook faster. You don't need to soak split peas to achieve a. Split chickpeas make a smooth nutty soup. Make it in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or a Sauepan. Serve the dal with flatbreads or rice or cooked grains and cooked or raw sliced veggies on the side.