Instant Pot Amti Dal | Maharashtrian Style Dal
Instant Pot Amti Dal | Maharashtrian Style Dal is a simple and comforting Maharashtrian style amti dal prepared with toor dal and goda masala in Instant Pot.
Servings: 4
Calories: 65kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Toor dal
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Hing
- Curry leaves - few
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Tamarind paste
- 2 cups Water - plus ¼ cup
- 1 tsp Goda masala
- 1 tsp Jaggery
- ¾ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- Cilantro - for garnish
Instructions
Prep - Work
- Wash toor dal and soak it in water till we do the tempering.
- Dilute 1 tsp of tamarind paste in ¼ of water. If using tamarind, soak a small betel nut size tamarind in ½ cup of water and extract the juice.
- To this extracted juice, mix the goda masala, salt, jaggery and mix well. Set aside this tamarind mix.
- Chop the green chilies into small pieces.
Steps
- Set your Instant pot in saute mode and add 2 tsp of oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, hing, chopped green chilies, curry leaves and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Now add the wash dal, turmeric powder, water, tamarind mix ( tamarind extract + goda masala + salt + jaggery).
- Mix well and set the IP in manual mode for 12 minutes.
- Once done, let the pressure release normally.
- After opening the IP, mash the dal nicely.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or roti.
- Stay tuned for how I served this amti dal...
Notes
- Tamarind can be replaced with kokum and vice versa.
- Goda masala is preferred, but it can be replaced with garam masala.
- Adjust the salt, sugar, and spices as per your preference.
- Adapted from Spiceupthecurry
Nutrition
Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 519mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg