Make Delicious Yello Lentils in an instant Pot Recipie:
Wash 1 cup lentils(yellow) & soak in water overnight or for a few hours before cooking
Place the rinsed/soaked lentil’s and 1 cup water into the instant pot
close the lid, and set the instant pot valve to seal.
Set it to manual HIGH pressure for 6 minutes and wait. It will take the Instant Pot a while to pressurize before the 6-minute countdown begins.
Once done, let the pressure release naturally (don’t turn the valve to let the steam/pressure out)
DIRECTIONS:
In a pan add oil(2 tablespoons), add chopped chilies(2 red or green chopped) , minced garlic(4 cloves) and Cumin Seeds (1/4 teaspoon) and cook for 1 minute
Add onions(1 cup thinly sliced or chopped red or yellow onion) and cook for 5-8 minutes till onions are lightly browned
Add 2 chopped tomatoes and gently mash the mix with the back of spoon 4. Add the spice mix to taste – start with `1 teaspoon and add more if needed.
Add salt as needed too as the spice mix doesn’t have salt
Add the Yellow Lentil mix into the lentils and mix it up. Add more spices, salt as needed.
You could also use an emersion blender if you prefer to have it as a soup