Green Moong Dal Recipe - Instant Pot (Green Gram Dal)
Healthy, wholesome, and protein-rich green moong dal (also known as green gram dal) makes a perfect comforting meal when served with rice, roti, or paratha.
Servings 4 -6
Calories 92kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole green moong dal (Green gram dal)
- 3 - 4 cups Water for Instant Pot cooking
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
- ¾ cup Red onion ~ 1 medium, chopped
- 1 inch Ginger
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 Green chili Crush ginger, garlic, chili together
- 1 cup Tomato ~ 2 medium, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- 3 teaspoons Cumin-coriander powder Dhana-jiru
- 1 ½ teaspoons Salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice or Lime juice
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Wash sabut green moong beans under running cold water until the water runs clear. Or rinse them in a bowl using water 2-3 times or until the water is not cloudy anymore.
- Soak in enough water (1-2 inches of water above the beans) for 4-5 hours. Alternatively, you can skip the soaking step.
- Turn on the instant pot with saute mode. Once hot add oil and cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds sizzle a bit.
- Add hing and immediately add onion with a little salt. Cook until onion turns soft and translucent.
- Add crushed ginger, garlic, and green chili and saute for a minute or until the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
- Add tomato and cook for a minute.
- Add the remaining salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and cumin-coriander powder. Mix well.
- Discard the soaking water and add soaked mung beans along with fresh water. Stir well.
- Cover the instant pot with a lid and keep the valve in a sealing position.Soaked Beans: Manual (High Pressure) for 10 minutesNot-Soaked Beans: Manual (High Pressure) for 15 minutes
- Let the pressure go down by itself (NPR - Natural Pressure Release). Once the pin drops open the lid.
- If needed adjust the consistency by adding hot water.
- Lastly, add garam masala, and lemon juice and mix.
- Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.
Notes
Do not simmer after adding lemon juice to retain its flavor. So always add lemon juice at the end once the cooking is done.
StoveTop Pressure Cooker: Follow the same steps with below cooking time.
- Soaked beans: 1 whistle on high + 10 minutes on medium-low.
- Not-Soaked Beans: 1 whistle on high + 20 minutes on medium-low.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 615mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 566IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
