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Soak the toor dal overnight or for 30 minutes to 1 hr in hot water.
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Switch on the saute mode in your instant pot and add the ghee/ oil. When it heats up add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chillies and let the mustard seeds splutter.
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Now add the pureed tomatoes, chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
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Now add the toor dal, enough water to cook the dal (say about 1 to 11/2 cups) and cook in manual high heat for 15 minutes and release pressure naturally.
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Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice.and
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Note : If you have already cooked dal, add it to the tomato gravy and cook it manual high for 3 minutes.
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If the dal is not cooked properly, cook it for extra 10 minutes. Sometimes the cooking time of toor dal also depends on the quality of your dal. 15 minutes works well for me. If you aren't sure, soak the dal well and then cook it to get soft mushy dal!