Gongura pickle = 2 – 3 tablespoonsalready has salt and red chilies Optional
Peanuts soaked = 10
Salt to taste
Seasoning = Oil 3 tablespoons
Red chili = 2
Mustard seeds = ½ teaspoon
Chanadal = 1 teaspoon
Urad dal = Half teaspoon
Hing = 1/8 th spoon
Curryleaves = 8
Turmeric = 1/3 teaspoon
Instructions
Soak peanuts in water for about 2 hours (optional)
In an insta pot place water as per your pot capacity. Mine is 6 qt takes ml I put 500 ml of boiling water to get to the pressure faster.
Rice:1/3 cup, wash, and add twice the water
Beans: Add salt to taste, cut green chilies and ginger, sprinkle 1 tsp of water
Dal: 1/3 cup toor dal, turmeric and cut tomatoes. No salt at this stage.
Load these in the insta pot and pressure cook for 12 minutes.
When pressure is released, take out the food.
Green beans : Seasoning: 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add red chli, mustard seeds. When they splutter, add chana dal and urad dal, curry leaves and grated coconut and mix and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Dal: Seasoning: Seasoning: 1 tablespoon of oil. When hot add red chli, mustard seeds. When they splutter, add chana dal and urad dal, hing, turmeric, soaked peanuts and curry leaves. Add the cooked dal and the 2 tablespoons of gongura pickle (Pitwaa in Hindi, Gongura in Telugu, Amaranth in English)
Gongura picke already had salt and chilies so you don’t need to add any additional salt or chili powder. If you are skipping this step and just making tomato dal, you will need to add salt and red chili powder to taste. Mix well and saute for 1-2 minutes.
Notes
To complete the meal, serve with:
Dahi/yogurt, pickle, pickled salad.
For two adults, this plus 2-3 chapatis should be good enough. Here I am using lemon pickle that