• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Piping Pot Curry

Daily Delights with Easy and Healthy Meals

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Browse Recipes
    • Instant Pot
    • Air Fryer
    • Indian
    • Cooking 101
  • Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot 101
    • Instant Pot Recipes
    • Meal Plan
  • Resources
    • Amazon Store
    • Indian Spices
    • Favorite Kitchen Appliances
    • Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Accessories
    • Holiday Gift Guide
  • About
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Home » Recipes » Instant Pot 101 » How to Boil Potatoes in Instant Pot?

How to Boil Potatoes in Instant Pot?

Published January 26, 2018 Updated September 28, 2020 By Meeta Arora 50 Comments | This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

1.5Kshares
Jump to Recipe
Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Potatoes

How to Boil or Steam Potatoes in the Instant Pot? This is part of the Instant Pot Cooking Basics series. Potatoes are perfect to steam in a pressure cooker, and it takes less an 30 minutes to get perfectly cooked potatoes. I use boiled potatoes in many dishes, such as potato peas curry, spiced mashed potatoes.

Potatoes are perfect to steam in a pressure cooker. Boiled potatoes in many dishes, such as potato peas curry, spiced mashed potatoes

I had always boiled potatoes in my stovetop pressure cooker, however it did need some monitoring. With the instant pot, just set the time and do a natural pressure release, while I can do other chores.

Having pre-boiled potatoes at hand is great for meal planning. I can then use them as needed to make quick meals. Some interesting indian dishes you can make with boiled potatoes:

  • Mumbai Vada Pav which is the popular Indian style burger.
  • Savory Potato Puffs - This is very similar to the paneer puffs I have shared before. Just use boiled potatoes in place of paneer.

How to Steam Potatoes in the Instant Pot?

It is as easy as it gets. Just place the potatoes on a trivet. Add some water to the pot. Hit the Steam button. Adjust the time based on the size of the potatoes. It usually takes between 8 to 15 minutes depending on size of potatoes. For potatoes about 7 oz in weight, I steamed for 10 minutes. If potatoes are about 9 oz, then steam for 12 minutes. You get the idea!

How to steam potatoes in instant pot

Can I steam potatoes without a trivet?

If you want to boil potatoes while cooking something else in the main pot, then I suggest to use the mode needed for what you are cooking in the main pot. The Steam function works best when food is being steamed on a trivet. It increases the temperature inside the pot very fast, as it does not expect to have any food directly in contact with the bottom of the pot.

Instant Pot Steamed Potatoes

How to steam small baby potatoes in the instant pot?

For baby potatoes, I prefer to use a steamer basket. Add water to the instant pot steel insert. Place the steamer basket with baby potatoes in the instant pot insert. Pressure cook at high pressure for 5 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally.

Check my detailed post about Steamed Baby Potatoes in the Instant Pot and if you want to directly make seasoned potatoes, check out these Spicy Bombay Potatoes..yum!

How to steam diced potatoes in the instant pot?

For diced russet potatoes about 1 inch in size, pressure cook for 3 minutes when using a steamer basket. If you are cooking them in the main pot, just 1 minute on pressure cook mode will be enough.

Try these easy steamed potatoes and don't forget to share how you used them!

Check out other instant pot cooking basics:

  • Pumpkin Puree
  • Cooking Beets
  • Steaming Broccoli
  • Steamed Carrots
  • Cooking Chickpeas
Tried this recipe?Give a rating by clicking the ★ below
Steaming potatoes in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

How to Boil Potatoes in Instant Pot?

Meeta Arora
Quick and easy way to steam or boil potatoes in the pressure cooker. 
4.74 from 61 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 168
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Indian
Diet: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Method: Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
Prep Time: 1 min
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 26 mins

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 Russet Potatoes about 7oz each
  • 1 cup Water

Instructions
 

  • Clean potatoes with water. Add 1 cup water in the instant pot steel insert. Place trivet and place potatoes on top of the trivet. Close lid with vent in sealing position. 
  • Pressure cook on Steam mode at high pressure for 10 mins. (see notes for cooking time variation)
  • When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. If in a hurry, you can release pressure 10 minutes after the beep. 
  • Remove the potatoes from the instant pot to stop additional cooking. 

Notes

  • Adjust time between 8-15 mins depending on size of potatoes. For example, if the potatoes are about 9 oz each, then steam for 12 mins.
  • The cooking time remains the same even if you increase or decrease the quantity of potatoes, however the size of the potatoes affects the cooking time as mentioned in previous note. 

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 888mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 12.1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1.8mg
Keyword Potato, Side
Tried this recipe?Share your photo and tag @PipingPotCurry or #pipingpotcurry

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sha says

    January 21, 2021 at 8:24 pm

    Do you have an android app as well? Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  2. Mehreen says

    December 19, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    Amazing timing. Turned out perfect. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Piping Pot Curry says

      December 21, 2020 at 9:36 am

      Hi Mehreen - So glad to hear that. Thank you for sharing it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Beryl says

    September 16, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    This is brilliant! They were perfect consistency to mash or use in potato salad! Didn’t heat up yhe kitchen like a boiling pot does either… WIN WIN

    Reply
    • Piping Pot Curry says

      September 17, 2020 at 11:06 am

      Hi Beryl - So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jimmy says

    September 07, 2020 at 1:54 am

    Thank you much for this great set of instructions. I did make it perfectly! Keep sharing it!

    Reply
    • Piping Pot Curry says

      September 08, 2020 at 12:04 pm

      Hi Jimmy - So good to hear that. Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hello! Welcome to my blog

Hi..I’m Meeta. I strongly believe that each one of us has a chef inside us, we just need to explore the ingredients and create great food. Here you will find easy & delicious recipes using Instant Pot & Air Fryer. Read More…

AS FEATURED ON

Sign up for email updates

Get a free cookbook with 15 best curry recipes!

Featured Recipes

Steamed Carrots in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Amazing Steamed Carrots - Instant Pot

Sushi Rice in a bowl ready to be served with vinegar on the side

Instant Pot Sushi Rice

Air fryer cooking time chart

Air Fryer Cooking Time Chart

Ven Pongal in a bowl garnished with cashews and curry leaves

Instant Pot Ven Pongal

Sweet Pongal garnished with cashews and raisins served in bowls

Instant Pot Sweet Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal)

Roasted broccoli topped with lemon and parmesan

Air Fryer Broccoli

Footer

AS FEATURED ON
Featured on website logos
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 · Piping Pot Curry

Piping Pot Curry is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program · Disclosure