Instant Pot Lentils & Rice (Mujadara) Recipe

Ingredients

• Ghee

  Trader Joe's

  6 tsp or 30g

• Onion

  raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Onion

  raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Garlic

  raw

  ½ tbsp or 4g

• Coriander seed

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cumin seed

  ½ tsp, ground or 2g

• Cinnamon

  ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.6g

• Salt

  table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Lentil sprouts

  raw

  ¾ cup or 58g

• Water

  2 cup or 473g

• White rice

  raw, long-grain, unenriched

  ¾ cup or 139g

• Cilantro

  raw, coriander leaves

  ¼ cup or 4g

Directions

1. Rinse and soak the brown lentils for 1 hour in warm water.
2. Heat the instant pot in saute mode and add 1 tbsp of oil in it. Add the sliced onions and saute them for about 5 minutes until they brown and are slightly crisp on the edges. Take them out and save for later.
3. Add 1 tbsp of oil to the instant pot. Add the diced onions and garlic. Saute till they lightly brown for about 3 minutes. Add the ground coriander, cumin, cinnamon and salt.
4. Stir in the lentils and water. Let it boil for about 2-3 minutes. This will help the lentils to get softer before we add rice.
5. Add the rice and stir well. Press cancel and close lid with vent in sealing position.
6. Cook on Rice mode. Instant Pot set the cooking time to 12 minutes at low pressure. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 mins, then release manually (10 minute NPR). Press cancel and take the steel insert out of the instant pot.
7. Fluff the lentils and rice with a fork. Top the rice with the caramelized sliced onions and cilantro. Enjoy with a side of yogurt and salad.
8. Recipe by: Meeta Arora (source: https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-lentils-rice-mujadara/)