Reprinted with permission from <em>The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook</em>, copyright © 2018 by Archana Mundhe. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photograph copyright © 2018 by Colin Price. <br /> <br />Punjabi dhabas have long been popular roadside stops for travelers looking for a bite to eat. Wooden cots laid under starry skies provide a place to rest and eat, often while Bollywood songs play in the background. My favorite way to end a meal at a dhaba is with an order of daal fry. Simple yellow daal with a smoky, nutty tadka of generous amounts of ghee and whole spices served with jeera rice is comfort food at its best.

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