Muddha Pappu / Plain Dal / How to Cook Plain Lentils (Stove Top, Instant Pot methods)
Indian Plain Dal, a South Indian style, simple and basic lentils recipe, which forms the foundation of many other Indian dal dishes. Recipe below has both Stove Top and Instant Pot methods with step wise pics, tips.
Equipment
- Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
- Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Toor dal / Kandi Pappu/ Split pigeon pea Lentils
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1½ teaspoons Salt
- as required Water (for boiling and cooking)
Instructions
Stove Top Method Plain Dal:
- Firstly, take the lentils/ kandipappu /toor dal into a sauce pan / vessel. Wash them twice thoroughly.
- Pour 3 cups of water. Close with lid. Put the vessel on stove top under medium flame, let them cook.In between, add more water, if required. Might take 15 to 20 mins to cook.
- When the dal is cooked, it absorbs all the water. At this stage, Add ¼ cup of water, the salt and turmeric powder.
Instant Pot Method Plain Dal:
- Take the toor dal / split pigeon pea lentils, into the Instant Pot vessel.
- Wash the lentils thoroughly 2 to 3 times. Now, add 3 cups water. Close the IP lid, set the time to 5 mins, MODE to PRESSURE COOK, valve to SEALING, pressure level to HIGH.
- After NPR (natural pressure release), open the IP lid. Add the turmeric powder, salt and ½ cup water (optional).
- Just mix up everything. Use sauté mode for 3 mins, only if you prefer the dal to be thick. Done!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!