Comments on: Instant Pot Lentil Dal

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:51:48 +0000

In reply to A Virtual Vegan. I am having the same repeat issue unfortunately, not working for me at all.

By: Melanie McDonald

Melanie McDonald — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:19:32 +0000

In reply to Valerie. I have no no experience of high altitude cooking so can't help I'm afraid.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:54:29 +0000

I live at an altitude of 5600' - any recommendation/change regarding procedure?

By: Melanie McDonald

Melanie McDonald — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:02:41 +0000

In reply to Thomas Hitzler. This recipe has not been tested with brown lentils. If you use split red lentils as called for in the ingredients list, and follow my directions, it will work perfectly.

By: Thomas Hitzler

Thomas Hitzler — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:54:49 +0000

I followed the recipe and my lentils were very much under cooked. I discovered that; 1) my raw brown lentils take a longer time to cook, and 2) in general, lentils cook more slowly in an acidic mixture. I do rinse my lentils before cooking as instructed on the package. So, I cook my lentils from 20 - 24 minutes on HP with a 6-10 minute release and then I add the tomatoes and put the lid back on for a few minutes to heat the tomatoes. DO NOT EAT CHEWY, UNDER COOKED LENTILS. They are not good for your stomach. I do like this recipe a lot - very tasty. Thanks!

By: Sophia

Sophia — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:33:59 +0000

The best Instant Pot recipe we've tried so far. Really delicious and worked perfectly with no issues. More IP recipes please!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:31:54 +0000

Don't let the simplicity of the recipe fool you! It was so delicious that both of my young kids devoured it! I omitted the chili flakes, used a can of tomatoes (because I didn't have any fresh ones) and added some spinach in at the end. It was great on it's own, but you could make it a heavier meal with vegan sausage or crumbles. Thanks so much for the recipe! I'll be making it regularly :)

By: George

George — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:53:25 +0000

In reply to E. When I first started making recipes like this I almost always got a burn notice. Unlike you I did not do a good job scraping. Once I got that down I still got the burn notice. I think I solved it: I would measure and rinse the lentils early in the prep, and they would congeal into clumps. Now I measure them but rinse right before mixing them in with the liquid. No more burn notices with lentils at least.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:19:03 +0000

Truly delicious!!

By: Giddy

Giddy — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:00:14 +0000

In reply to A Virtual Vegan. Thanks for the reply. Yes it was fresh organic ginger and I even used a bit less than 2 tablespoons so maybe it was some extra potent ginger :-)