Curried Lentils with Dates & Caramelized Onions

Name: Curried Lentils with Dates & Caramelized Onions
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: Makes: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt; Spiced Caramelized Onions (recipe below); Chopped cilantro/coriander leaves, to garnish; 4½ cups (1.2 l) water; 1-inch (2.5-cm) knob ginger, sliced; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric powder; 1 cup (200 g) red lentils, rinsed and picked over; ¼ cup pitted dates, chopped (50 g); 3 medium cloves garlic, smashed and peeled

Preparation info

Makes:
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2020

About

This dish is my riff on masoor dal made with split red lentils, a favorite of mine. But you can use other types of lentils or split peas. Dals are ofte n topped with a tadka (or tarka), a finishing flourish of ghee and spices. It’s not authentic, but I’ve chosen to use spiced caramelized onions as a topping instead.

Ingredients

1 cup (200 g) red lentils, rinsed and picked over
¼ cup pitted dates, chopp

Method

Combine the lentils, dates, garlic, ginger and water in the Instant Pot^®. Stir in the urmeric, cumin and salt.
Lock the lid. Select PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL and set to HIGH for 6 minutes. Make sure the steam release valve is sealed. Once pressurized (10 to 12 minutes), the cook cycle will start. When the timer beeps, let the pressure release naturally (20 m