One-pot Black-Eyed Peas and Spinach Rice is a healthy and wholesome dish, perfect for weeknight meals. This vegetarian and gluten free dish is easy to make in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. I am always looking for one-pot recipes where I can include protein and vegetables together. These are perfect for weeknights, so you…
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Instant Pot Chana Dal
Easy & Delicious Chana Dal made in the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker). Split Chickpeas cooked with ginger, garlic, onion, tomato and flavorful spices, to make a comforting soup. Vegan & Gluten free. Looking for dinner ideas for Meatless Monday? Enjoy this delicious & Healthy Chana Dal. It is perfect with a side of steamed broccoli…
Basil Walnut Pesto
Fresh Basil Walnut Pesto can be made in 10 minutes with just 5 ingredients – Fresh basil leaves, walnuts, garlic, romano (or parmesan) and olive oil. Along with the awesome warm weather come fresh fruits, veggies and herbs. Whenever I visit Trader Joe’s there are so many basil plants for sale before even entering…
One-Pot Brown Rice & Mushroom Pilaf – Instant Pot & Stovetop
Love Mushrooms? This is going to be your new favorite – Easy & Delicious Brown Rice and Mushroom Pilaf. A flavorful one-pot dish with just 5 main ingredients. It is perfect to make on a weeknight and enjoy as a side or even as a whole meal. Even better, make it on the stovetop or…
Perfect 1-minute Quinoa in Instant Pot (with Pot-in-Pot option)
Perfectly cooked Quinoa in Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Two ways – In the main pot and pot-in-pot. Just add quinoa and water, set the timer and come back to perfectly cooked quinoa. This Instant Pot quinoa is now our go to method for cooking quinoa. What is better than quick and hands off food? Nothing! Especially if…
Instant Pot Brown Rice (Pot-in-Pot Method)
Want to cook rice in the serving bowl or along with an entree? Instant Pot Brown Rice Pot-in-pot (PIP) is the perfect solution for you. Here is a step-by-step guide to PIP brown rice. One of the reasons to love the instant pot is perfectly cooked brown rice. I always had trouble cooking brown rice perfectly on…
Potato Curry in Yogurt Sauce / Dahi vale Aloo – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Potato Curry in Yogurt Sauce or Dahi Vale Aloo – An easy and delicious comfort food with minimal ingredients made in the Instant Pot. This curry is made with just two main ingredients, potatoes and yogurt, tempered with cumin seeds, ginger and flavorful spices. Enjoy it with puri, paratha or rice for a satisfying meal….
Punjabi Kala Chana / Black Chickpeas Curry – Instant Pot & Stovetop
Kala Chana is a mildly spiced black chickpeas curry made in the instant pot or a stovetop pressure cooker. This is a simple everyday Punjabi curry, made in a onion-tomato gravy with ginger and garlic. Instant Pot Kala Chana is so easy to prepare and yet so delicious. I was recently talking to a colleague and she mentioned that…
Thai Pumpkin Red Curry – Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Vegan Thai Pumpkin Red Curry is a delicious dish to satisfy those curry cravings. Super flavorful, Vegan one-pot curry made with red curry paste, coconut milk, pumpkin and other veggies. Easy to make in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Enjoy with jasmine rice for a perfect meal! I love that this curry is packed…
Coconut Shrimp Curry – Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Easy and Flavorful Coconut Shrimp Curry made in the Pressure Cooker in just 20 minutes. This is the simple Indian shrimp curry made with ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes along with flavorful spices, and finished with coconut milk. Pair this curry with rice for a perfect experience. Gluten free, Paleo and Low carb! This is one…
Instant Pot Black Chickpeas / Sookha Kala Chana
Instant Pot Black Chickpeas or Sookha Kala Chana – This is an easy Indian dish made during the festival of Navratri. It is vegan, gluten free and high protein. Enjoy it the traditional way with Halwa and puri, or make a salad with chopped veggies. It is the best combination ever – Halwa Puri and…
Instant Pot Egg Curry
Egg Curry made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker (video). Egg curry made by adding boiled eggs to a spicy curry sauce, along with coconut milk to balance the flavors. In this Instant Pot Egg Curry, we will make the curry sauce and boil the eggs together, saving precious time. Make this quick and delicious Egg…
Air Fryer Stuffed Eggplant / Bharwan Baingan
Air Fryer Stuffed Eggplant or Bharwan Baingan is a delicious dish made with baby eggplants stuffed with aromatic and flavorful spices. This is made in the Air Fryer, which gives them a wonderful crispy texture. You can enjoy it as an appetizer with chutney, with roti or paratha or as a side with lentils and…
Instant Pot Carrot Halwa / Gajar ka Halwa (with Stovetop option)
Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka halwa, is a delicious dessert made with grated carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom and almonds. This is a healthy and light dessert from North India, which we will make in the Instant Pot. This is the bright orange carrot pudding, the popular dessert you might have enjoyed at the buffet in…
Thandai for Holi (Almond Saffron flavored Milk)
Thandai is a delicious drink with milk, flavored with nuts, seeds and spices! March is the season of Holi, the festival of color, similar to the beautiful colors of spring. This is the Indian festival welcoming spring. In different regions of India, people perform different rituals. In North India, the day before Holi people burn…
Palak Paneer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Palak Paneer is one of the most popular dish from North India. It is made with Spinach and Cottage Cheese, cooked with ginger, garlic, onions and aromatic spices. This is a simplified one-pot version of the authentic palak paneer, made in Instant Pot, which takes just 20 minutes to prepare. This is a nutritious Vegetarian,…
4 Ingredient Delicious Applesauce – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Four ingredients and just 5 minutes of preparation to make this delicious applesauce in the Instant Pot. This is a delicious cinnamon flavored Apple puree, that has a good balance of savory, sweet and tangy. Enjoy it as a snack or use it as a filling for desserts. This is the only way I have made…
Butter Chicken – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Butter chicken or murgh makhani is one of the most popular Indian chicken curry all over the world. It is the dish everyone orders when in an Indian restaurant. Butter Chicken is a flavorful dish with chicken cooked in a mildly spiced curry sauce or gravy. This is a restaurant style recipe, where you indulge with lots…
How to Boil Potatoes in Instant Pot?
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….
Tamarind Date Chutney – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Tamarind & Date Chutney / Khajoor Imli ki chutney made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. This chutney is both sweet and tangy at the time, prepared with tamarind, dates and jaggery as the main ingredients. You will find this chutney served along with samosa, vada pav or other appetizers. It is an essential…
Chicken Fajita Soup – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Chicken Fajita Soup made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. A delicious and healthy soup with tender chicken, lots of veggies and spices. A perfect meal for the cold weather! This soup is gluten free and low carb. If you like fajitas, you will love this soup. This soup is loaded with bell peppers, onions, jalapeño, diced tomatoes,…
Saag Paneer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Saag Paneer in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Saag Paneer is made with cooking mustard leaves and spinach with spices and cottage cheese. It is delicious and very nutritious. The best part is with the instant pot, it is very quick to prepare as a one-pot recipe. “Sarson ka saag te makki di roti”, which means mustard saag…
Quinoa & Vegetable Pilaf- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
A quick and easy meal – Quinoa & Vegetable Pilaf made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. You can also call this Quinoa Pulao or Quinoa Upma. Quinoa has become a popular choice due to it’s high protein content. This is a vegan and gluten free pilaf. It is very easy to cook quinoa. It is cooked…
Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup
Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup is delicious and nutritious with lots of veggies. Made with fresh tomatoes along with carrots, celery, onion and a hint of garlic, topped with some cream and cheese. Oh so creamy…you will love it! The Instant Pot is a perfect gadget to make soups. I have made this soup many times in…