Instant Pot Cabbage Dal
Cabbage dal is a wholesome dal made with green cabbage. This yellow dal is made using toor dal (arhar dal or pigeon pea). When made in an Instant Pot, this dal is ready in 20 minutes (with less than 5 minutes of hands-on time).
Servings: 8
Calories: 176kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups toor dal
- ½ small cabbage (approximately 4 cups)
- 1 large tomato
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves (cilantro)
- 6 cups water
For masala paste
- ½ cup coconut fresh or frozen
- 1-2 green chili
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For tempering
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon hing (asafetida)
- 10 curry leaves
Instructions
- Rinse the toor dal thoroughly in water and set it aside
- Grind together coconut, green chili, cumin seeds, and black pepper into a smooth paste. Set aside
- Set the Instant Pot in saute mode and add oil
- Add mustard seeds and let it splutter
- Add hing and curry leaves. Saute few seconds
- Add dal, cabbage, tomatoes, turmeric powder, and salt
- Add the ground paste and 6 cups of water
- Mix well and secure the IP lid
- Set the Instant Pot to pressure cook mode on high pressure
- Pressure cook for 8 minutes. Do a natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then do a quick release
- Open the lid. Add the lemon juice and coriander leaves
- Serve hot
Video
Notes
Make sure the cabbage is finely shredded. I use a food processor to shred it thinly and evenly.
Toor dal (pigeon pea) can be replaced with chana dal (Bengal gram), moong dal (yellow dal), urad dal, or a mix of dals.
For the best flavor, use freshly grated or frozen coconut. If fresh coconut is not available, you can use desiccated coconut soaked in warm water for a few minutes. Adjust the amount of grated coconut in the coconut paste according to your preference.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg