Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)

Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker). Pour water into a pressure cooker. Add split peas, ham hock, onion, celery, thyme, garlic powder, and black pepper. Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to manufacturer's instructions.

But, using a pressure cooker reduces the cook time and you can have a huge pot of soup ready in less than an hour! Below are the steps that you must take to make the perfect split pea soup in a pressure cooker: Pour the water into the pressure cooker; Add in the split peas, diced onion, diced celery, thyme, garlic powder, and pepper; Secure the lid of the cooker shut and place the regulator over the vent (this is different for each brand of pressure cooker) I grab a bag of split peas, toss them into my pressure cooker with a few vegetables, broth, and spices, and let the machine do it's time warp magic. This Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup was seriously one of the easiest thing I've ever cooked (and cheapest!). You can have Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker) using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker)

1. Prepare 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
2. Prepare 1 pcs of onion chopped.
3. You need 3 cloves of garlic, finely grated/minced.
4. Prepare 1-2 inches of fresh ginger, peel and finely grated (about 2 tbsp).
5. You need 2 teaspoons of ground corriander.
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ground tumeric.
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ground cummin.
8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper/more if you can take the heat.
9. You need 1.5 cups of yellow dried split peas.
10. You need 3 cups of water.
11. You need 2 pcs of tomatoes, chopped.
12. It's To taste of Salt.
13. It's To taste of chicken powder (omit this if you are vegetarian).
14. It's of for serving:.
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro chopped + extra for garnish.
16. It's 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt.
17. Prepare To taste of kosher salt and black pepper.

This is my short video about how I cook split pea soup in the pressure cooker. Great recipe for Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker). Bought yellow split mung bean/split peas, thinking to make some sweet dessert (tau suan) or ang ku kueh (kueh is a malay/indonesian word for cake) with it but so so lazy 😂 so kept it for quite some time in the storage drawer. Place the lentils, split peas, onion, carrots, garlic, and cumin into a pressure cooker, and stir in the chicken broth.

Dal with Split Peas (pressure cooker) step by step

1. Wash the split peas few times, set aside.
2. Using pressure cooker: add vegetable oil, stir fry onions and a pinch of salt and sauté until softened, 5-7 minutes..
3. Stir in garlic, ginger, coriander, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne and cook for another minute until fragrant..
4. Add split peas, water, tomatoes, salt and stir to combine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pressure cooker..
5. Cover and seal the lid. Cook it for 10 minutes.
6. Once the 10 minutes are up, allow the pressure to release naturally.
7. Open the lid, stir in the cilantro (i didn’t have cilantro at that moment so i didn’t use it) and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste..
8. Serve with basmati rice, or wrap (add chicken,spinach and use the dal for the spread. Super yummy!).

Add peas, chicken stock or water, and bay leaves. Stir to combine, then cover pot and bring to high pressure. Learn to use your pressure cooker very well first, and then if you'd like to attempt this follow these precautions: Ensure the gasket and valves of your pressure cooker are good working order. NEVER fill the pressure cooker more than half-full with split peas and their cooking liquid. Use at least a tablespoon of fat.