Red Swiss Chard Bhaji in Instant Pot

Ingredients-

• ½ cup mung dal
• 2 tablespoons raw peanuts
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing)
• 3 cloves of garlic, smashed lightly
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or to taste)
• I big bunch red Swiss chard, washed and cut. I kept the cut stems separate.
• 2 ears of corn, cut into roundels
• 2 cups red pumpkin, cut into about cubes, about 1 ½ inches in size
• 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar or jaggery
• Salt to taste
• 1 ½ teaspoons goda masala
• 1 cup hot water

To make the Red Swiss Chard Bhaji in Instant Pot-

1. Wash the mung dal, drain and add fresh water. Wash and soak the peanuts with the mung dal. I use hot water to soak them for about 20 minutes or until all my other ingredients are in place.
2. Heat the Instant Pot on Sauté mode on medium heat. Add the oil, mustard seeds, asafetida/ hing, and garlic. Sauté for a minute or so, add the turmeric and red chili powder and let them sizzle for 10 seconds.
3. Add the chopped stems of the red Swiss chard and sauté them. This will help the stems cook soft like the leaves.
4. Add the soaked dal and peanuts, corn roundels, red pumpkin, tamarind pulp, brown sugar, salt and the goda masala. Stir, add 1 cup of hot water.
5. Switch off the Sauté mode on the Instant Pot and set it manually to 8 minutes to cook with pressure on.
6. After natural pressure release, open Instant Pot and serve with chapatis or rice.