CHANA DAL IN INSTAPOT

MAY 9 2029

I overcooked the Chana Dal today.  5 cups seemed to call for a lot of water.  Too much.  Cooking time of 12 minutes was good long especially since I let the steam escape over time.  Clearly, however, no soaking is needed in the Instapot.  These were well cooked.

I read through recipes, but chose the wrong advice.

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Here is what I did before in the Instapot.  It is very close to what I did this time.  Perhaps I just put in too much water.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Chana Dal in instapot

2 cup water
a few cloves of garlic chopped
black pepper
turmeric
2 cups chana dal. ( no soaking needed)

cook manual for 12 minutes.  Let stand until all the steam releases itself.

Worked great.
Good for diabetics
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-secret-carb-that-doesnt-spike-your-blood-sugar
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-secret-carb-that-doesnt-spike-your-blood-sugar

fEBRUARY 2021

Same, but let all the steam come off at the end.

The beans came out a bit crunchy.  I like them, but I'll add a bit more water next time.  Spices were turmeric, black pepper, paprika, tarragon.

no Benson's this time.  No ginger.  Dribbled a bit of worchestershire sauce over the finished product after dishing it up.