Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, instant pot lentil spinach curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. 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 favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Instant Pot Lentil Spinach Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

The lentils I used for making today's spinach daal in Instant Pot are the 'split and skinned green gram'. These are small yellow lentils that cook super fast. Yellow pigeon peas or split red lentils would be my other two favorite lentils to make this daal.

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

Pair it with steamed rice for a delicious, nutritious and comforting meal. This vegetable dahl recipe is super easy to make. All you need is basic pantry. This spinach and chickpea curry, called Chana Saag, is a variation to my popular Chana Masala made in the instant pot.

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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Chana is the Hindi language term for chickpeas or garbanzo beans Typically, saag is a dish cooked in a base of greens such as this Saag Aloo or Saag Paneer recipe. However this curry is different and greens are added at the end for more nutrition. As always, you will find the full ingredients list with measurements and detailed recipe instructions in a separate recipe box underneath the text section. Quick one-pot lentils and spinach curry or the Dal Palak made in Instant Pot with green lentils. A perfect gravy for those busy weekdays!

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