Dal Rice

Name: Dal Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup toor dal; ½ cup rice; 2 cups water; ¼ tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; as needed (to adjust consistency after cooking) Hot water; 1 - 2 tsp ghee (optional, for serving)

One-Pot Wonder

Protein: Toor Dal
Complete the plate: A full plate on its own
Serves: 2
Hands-on · total: 5 min · 33 min (est.)
Walk-away: No

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Day 2 plan

Refrigerate portions promptly. Reheat with a splash of water to loosen; add fresh yogurt, pickle, chutney, or toppings on day two.

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Ingredients & method

Prep

5 mins

Cook

28 mins

Total

33 mins

Serves

scaled from 2 servings - quantities marked “to taste” or “as needed” aren’t adjusted

Ingredients

1 cuptoor dal1 cuprice4 cupswater½ tspturmeric powderto tasteSaltas needed (to adjust consistency after cooking)Hot water2-4 tspghee (optional, for serving)

Instructions

01
Add the rice and toor dal to a bowl and wash them together 3 times with fresh water, gently rubbing the grains between your fingers. Drain well after the final rinse.
02
Transfer the washed rice and dal to the Instant Pot.
03
Add 2 cups water, turmeric powder, and salt. Stir once to combine.
04
Close the lid, set the valve to Sealing, and cook on Pressure Cook (High) for 6 minutes.
05
Allow the pressure to release naturally for about 10 minutes, then carefully release any remaining pressure.
06
Open the lid and mix the dal rice well. Add hot water, a little at a time, until you reach your preferred consistency. Stir thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
07
This simple dal rice tastes wonderful with a dollop of ghee. Enjoy it with a spoonful of avakaya pacchadi, or pair it with any sides such as a koora, pulusu, or rasam (see other recipes).