Black lentil

Name: Black lentil
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 cup Black lentil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 3/4 tsp minced garlic; 3/4 tsp minced ginger; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 tomatoes; 1 tblsp avacado oil or ghee; to taste Salt; 1/2 turmeric; 1/2 red chili powder

mkapoor @cook_10197430

Black lentil

mkapoor @cook_10197430

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Ingredients

1.5 cupBlack lentil
1 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspasafoetida
3/4 tspminced garlic
3/4 tspminced ginger
1onion finely chopped
2tomatoes
1tblsp avacado oil or ghee
to tasteSalt
1/2turmeric
1/2red chili powder

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Steps

1

Wash and soak lentil for 30 mins
2

Heat oil in instant pot sauté mode or pressure cooker, add cumin, asafoetida and copped onion and sauté till onion is translucent
3

Add garlic and ginger paste and sauté for another min
4

Add tomatoes, salt to taste, red chili powder to taste and turmeric
5

Sauté all for 5 mins.
6

Add the soaked lentil and 5 cups of water
7

Change the instant pot to pressure cook mode. I have a diff brand so in mine I set it to full pressure for 10 mins. You cAn start with this setting and if lentil is still hard then you will have to pressure cook it for some more time. If you are using traditional pressure cooker then pressure cook it for about 25 mins.
8

After the pressure is done you can add water if the lentil is too thick and give a quick boil. If it’s too thin then just boil to reduce.