Name: Instant Pot Kitchari
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup long grain white basmati rice; 1/2 cup quick cooking lentils such as split Red lentils ((masoor dal) or (petite yellow lentils)Mung Dal or both); 1 tsp oil; 1/3 tsp cumin seeds or 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 onion (finely chopped); 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped); 1 inch ginger (finely chopped); 1 green Chili, chopped serrano or birds eye, or use half a jalapeño; 1 bay leaf or 6 curry leaves (, optional); 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp garam masala (, optional ); 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/4 tsp cayenne (optional); 1 tomato chopped; 1 to 2 cups chopped vegetables; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 cups water (2.5 for saucier)

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Instant Pot Kitchari

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 25m total

Servings

Calories

17% of a 2,000 cal day

335KCAL

Protein

16g32% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat3g

Saturated0g

Unsaturated2g

—

Total Carbs62g

23%

Fiber9g

32%

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch49g

—

Sodium330mg

14%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A traditional Ayurvedic rice and lentil dish with warming spices, cooked in the Instant Pot. Soft, comforting, and easy to digest. A vegetarian meal that is nourishing and accessible.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

½ cuplong grain white basmati rice
½ cupquick cooking lentils such as split Red lentils or (petite yellow lentils)Mung Dal or both) — (masoor dal
1 tspoil
⅓ tspcumin seeds — or mustard seeds
½onion — finely chopped
2cloves of garlic — finely chopped
1 inchginger — finely chopped
1green chili, serrano — chopped, or green chili, bird's eye or half a jalapeño
1bay leaf — or curry leaves, optional
1 tspcoriander powder — ground
½ tspground cumin
½ tspgaram masala — optional
½ tspturmeric
¼ tspcayenne — optional
1tomato — chopped
1–2 cupsvegetables — chopped
½ tspsalt
2–2½ cupswater — for saucier consistency

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Method

25m total

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