Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)

Name: Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 pcs onion chopped; 3 cloves garlic, finely grated/minced; 1-2 inches fresh ginger, peel and finely grated (about 2 tbsp); 2 teaspoons ground corriander; 1 teaspoon ground tumeric; 1 teaspoon ground cummin; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper/more if you can take the heat; 1.5 cups yellow dried split peas; 3 cups water; 2 pcs tomatoes, chopped; To taste Salt; To taste chicken powder (omit this if you are vegetarian); 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped + extra for garnish; 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt; To taste kosher salt and black pepper

purple_acied @purple_acied

Singapore

Bought yellow split mung bean/split peas, thinking to make some sweet dessert (tau suan) or ang ku kueh (kueh is a malay/indonesian word for cake) with it but so so lazy 😂 so kept it for quite some time in the storage drawer. But recently, I am more aware of the food i eat. Try to reduce sugary food/dessert or sweet treats and finally decided to make this dal. High in protein, and i guess it is much healthier than sweet kue/desserts i originally planned to make :) very fast and easy to make and tastes really yummy too!

Recipe is taken from: https://www.platingsandpairings.com/instant-pot-dal/

purple_acied @purple_acied

Singapore

Recipe is taken from: https://www.platingsandpairings.com/instant-pot-dal/

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Ingredients

2 tablespoonvegetable oil
1 pcsonion chopped
3 clovesgarlic, finely grated/minced
1-2 inchesfresh ginger, peel and finely grated (about 2 tbsp)
2 teaspoonsground corriander
1 teaspoonground tumeric
1 teaspoonground cummin
1/2 teaspooncayenne pepper/more if you can take the heat
1.5 cupsyellow dried split peas
3 cupswater
2 pcstomatoes, chopped
To tasteSalt
To tastechicken powder (omit this if you are vegetarian)
for serving:
1/4 cupfresh cilantro chopped + extra for garnish
1/2 cupplain greek yogurt
To tastekosher salt and black pepper

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Steps

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!)