Wash and soak the moong dal for 15 minutes

Grind the green chili and the salt together without adding any water.

Mix 2 tbsp of coconut milk with ½ cup of water to make the thin coconut milk.

Pressure cook the moong dal by adding ½ cup of water and mash it well.

Heat the kadai and add oil.

Once the oil is hot, add the shallots, garlic, and ginger and sauté it for 2-3 minutes till they are translucent.

Now add the ground chili paste and let it cook for a minute.

Then add the chopped potatoes and drumsticks and the diluted coconut milk.

Cover and cook till the vegetables are soft.

Now add the mashed split yellow mung beans and remaining ⅔ cup coconut milk and let it simmer for 10-12 minutes in low flame. Then turn off the heat.

Finally, add the chopped cilantro and serve hot with rice.

Add the chopped vegetables and thin coconut milk in one of the stackable pans, and add the split yellow mung beans and ½ cup of water in the other pan.

Place one stackable pan on top of the other. Close the stackable pan lids (if you have) and place them on the interlocking handle. Pour 1 and ½ cups of water in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Place the trivet in the inner pot followed by the stackable pan with the vegetables and lentils.

Close the lid and make sure the vent is in the sealed position. Make sure the vent is in the sealed position and select "manual" and set the time to 4 minutes on high pressure. When the cook is complete, wait for five minutes and release the pressure quickly.

Carefully open the lid and take the stackable pans out. Mash the mung dal.

Drain the water from the Instant Pot and wipe it dry. Now set the Instant Pot in the saute mode and wait till the display shows "HOT."

Now add the oil and after 30 seconds add the shallots, garlic, and ginger.

Cook for a couple of minutes and then add the green chili paste and cook for 30 seconds.

Add the mashed split yellow mung beans and the cooked vegetable along with the coconut milk. Simmer this for two minutes.

Now add the ⅔ cup of coconut milk and mix well. Simmer this mix for another two minutes and press the cancel button.

Add the chopped cilantro and serve it hot with rice or any tiffin item.