Recipe: Tasty Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry. Instant Pot Spinach Dal or as it is popularly called in India - Dal Palak. This is a comforting lentil soup with spinach mixed in it for extra nutrition. I love this lentil soup as it packs the nutrition of lentils and spinach in a single bowl.

This easy Instant Pot curry recipe is loaded with vegetarian protein from red lentils, and is dairy-free, thanks to the use of creamy coconut milk. Until it can be fixed, we're walking around wearing extra layers and keeping warm with comforting meals like this Red Lentil and Kale Curry. I make variations of this often with brown or green lentils, green mung beans, a combination of the two See video below for the curry with brown lentils and mung beans. You can have Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry

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

Creamy, spicy, delicious red curry lentils, made in the Instant Pot. Creamy, spicy, delicious red curry lentils, made in the Instant Pot. It's almost embarrassingly easy: lentils, cooked with a can of tomato sauce, some warm spices, and the essential onion-garlic-ginger. Quick one-pot lentils and spinach curry or the Dal Palak made in Instant Pot with green lentils.

Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry step by step

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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A perfect gravy for those busy weekdays! Dal means lentils and palak means spinach in Hindi. Here comes my simple spinach lentils curry spiced with curry powder. Instant Pots are amazing for soup. You simply add ingredients, set your Instant Pot to high, and press go!