Insta pot Quinoa Bisi bele bath

Bisi bele bath powder – 3 tsp or more to taste (I used MTR brand)
Quinoa – 3/4 cups (washed and soaked for 1hr)
Toor dal – 1/2 cups (washed and soaked for 1 hr)
Water - 4.5 cups
Onions – 1/2 medium onions
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Tomato – 1 small chopped (or 1/2 medium)
Potato – 2  diced in big cubes ( like 2 inches)
Carrot- 1/4 cup
Beans- 1/4 cup
Drumsticks - 10
Capsicum – 1/2  - diced into 1 inch cubes
Peas – 1/4 cup
Tamarind concentrate paste – 3/4 tsp ( I use store bought TAMICON brand)
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil- 2 tbsp


Seasoning :

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Hing – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Dry red chilies – 1
Cashews – 10 ( broken into small pieces
Ghee - 4 tbsp. ( 2 for IP and 2 for Seasoning)



Method :

1. Heat oil in Instant pot and put in sautés mode in High
2. Now add cumin seeds, onion and fry for a min and add ginger garlic paste.
3. Now add Potatoes, Peas, Carrot and beans, Drumsticks and fry for 2 mins
4. Now add tomato and Bisi bell bath powder and salt and mix well.
5. Now add Quinoa, dal, Bell pepper and water(4.5 cups) and close the lid
6. Now press cancel to sautés mode. 

7. Now press pressure cook mode and select time for 10 mins. Once 10 mins is done release the pressure immediately.
7. Now open the lid and add tamarind paste. Check salt and add water if needed.
8. Now heat ghee in pan, add Ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves, Dry red chili, cashews and hing and mix n fry for 1-2 mins and add to above rice mixture.

9. Garnish with ghee and switch of IP.


additional note : Seasoing :
1.     Add 3 tbsp of ghee, mustard seeds, dry red chilies, curry leaves and hing and cashews (optional) and fry nicely. And add to rice n mix well and serve.--