Vegetable Rava Upma / Rava Khichdi made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Rava Upma is an easy and popular South Indian breakfast. Rava Upma is a thick porridge made from dry roasted semolina, cooked along with various vegetables and seasonings. This is a delicious and warm breakfast, a great way to start the day along with a hot…
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Peanut Chutney
Super easy and delicious Peanut or Groundnut Chutney. This is a great accompaniment to idli, dosa or upma. Peanut Chutney is easy to prepare with tempering some ingredients, blending them together with peanuts and it is ready to be served. Accompanying your meal with this chutney can add flavor, variety and many healthy nutrients to your diet….
Chicken Chettinad – Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Chicken Chettinad made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Chicken pieces cooked in aromatic chettinad spiced gravy, so delicious and exotic. You will not want to stop eating! Chicken Chettinad is one of the most flavorful chicken dishes from South Indian cuisine. It is also one if the most ordered curry in a south Indian restaurant….
Mango Dal or Lentils- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Mango Dal / Mango Lentils made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Toor dal (Split Pigeon Pea) cooked with raw mango and tempered with red chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds and spices. This dal is also called Mango Pappu or Mamidikaya Pappu in South India, where pappu means lentils. Being a North Indian, I had never…
Idli Batter – Instant Pot
Idli and Dosa are traditional South Indian foods, which are also popular all over India. I shared the recipe for Idli some time back, so this time I am sharing the recipe for preparing Idli Batter in Instant Pot. Being a North Indian and not growing up making idli’s from scratch at home, I used to have a hard…
Cilantro Coconut Chutney (Nariyal Chutney)
Coconut or Nariyal Chutney is a great accompaniment to South Indian dishes such as idli and dosa. Coconut Chutney is usually very easy to prepare with grinding the main ingredients, adding a quick tadka (tempered seasoning) to it and it is ready to be served. Accompanying your meal with chutney can add flavor, variety and many healthy…
Vermicelli / Seviyan Upma – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Upma is a regular breakfast in South India. Upma can be made with rava, oats or vermicelli. You can make it with or without vegetables. I prefer to make upma with vegetables. This recipe will show how to make vermicelli upma in an instant pot. It is very nutritious, and the best part is that the preparation…
Vegetable Sambar – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Mixed Vegetable Sambar in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Sambar is primarily a South Indian delicacy, but because of it’s benefits and taste popular all over India. This recipe is to make sambar in an instant pot. It is very easy to make sambar and even easier in an instant pot, with you not having to monitor…
Steamed Idli (Savory Rice Cakes) – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Idli is a traditional south indian breakfast, which is also popular across India. It is a savory rice cake, made by steaming a batter consisting of lentils and rice. This recipe makes steamed Idli in the Instant Pot. Idli is eaten with sambar and chutney. This is also touted as one of the most nutritious indian breakfast….