Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, instant pot lentil spinach curry. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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

The ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry:

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

Steps 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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