Fast & Easy Coconut Rice made in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Perfectly cooked rice with the sweet aroma and subtle flavor of coconut milk. This is a great vegan & gluten free side dish to many Asian dishes! When we go to a Thai restaurant and they have Coconut Rice as a side…
Quick Dinner Ideas - Under 30 minute Recipes
Here is an amazing selection of quick dinner ideas that can be on the table in 30 minutes or less! With gadgets like the Instant Pot & Air Fryer, making a healthy and nutritious dinner in under 30 minutes is possible.
From a flavor packed Coconut Shrimp Curry to Palak Paneer, or the restaurant style Paneer Butter Masala to Thai Green Curry, your favorite curries can be enjoyed. Try the low carb Broccoli Cheddar soup or Turmeric Cauliflower Soup to serve a nutritious and super tasty dinner even if you are pressed for time.
Ridge Gourd Curry | Turai ki subzi – Pressure Cooker
Enjoy this easy and delicious Ridge Gourd Curry, also known as Turai ki subzi, made in the pressure cooker or instant pot. This is a simple, yet flavorful curry with many nutritional benefits of ridge gourd. Growing up, Turai is one vegetable all the kids would avoid. So I literally never ate this curry all…
Instant Pot Aloo Matar (Potato & Peas Curry)
Aloo Matar is a quick and easy potatoes and peas curry, made in the Instant Pot or stovetop. This vegan and gluten free Aloo Matar Masala is perfect for a delicious warm weeknight dinner! This is a simple Indian homestyle recipe, which is made with very basic ingredients that you will always have in your…
Zarda Sweet Rice / Meethe Chawal
Meethe Chawal or Zarda Rice is a sweet and rich rice preparation loaded with dry fruits, sugar and ghee. This aromatic sweet saffron flavored rice is royal dessert made on special occasions and festivals. Meethe Chawal or Zarda or Sweet Rice? This sweet rice is popularly known in North India as Meethe Chawal. Meethe Chawal translates…
Sweet Corn Soup – Instant Pot
Easy & comforting Sweet Corn Soup made in the Instant Pot. This lightly spiced Indo-chinese soup is perfect for the cold weather. This is a vegan & gluten free soup! This is one soup that takes me back to the delicious street food of Mumbai. We used to have Sweet Corn Soup every time we…
Instant Pot Lentils & Rice (Mujadara)
Instant Pot Lentils & Rice (Mujadara) is the perfect healthy vegan meal. Lentils and rice cooked with fragrant spices and topped with caramelized onions. You will love this one-pot version where you don’t have to cook lentils and rice separately. This vegan and gluten free dish is also budget friendly and nutritious. Are you always…
Kurkuri Bhindi | Crispy Fried Okra
Kukuri Bhindi, called Kurmure Bhendi Bhaja in Bengali, is sliced okra coated in spices and fried until crunchy. This crispy fried okra is so good, you cannot stop eating it. Make this crispy okra by deep frying or in the air fryer. Enjoy as an appetizer or side dish to your meal! Reprinted with permission…
Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans
Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans is easy to make and filled with cheesy goodness along with brown rice and lots of veggies. It is a great addition to your next dinner party or your Thanksgiving meal. It can be made ahead and frozen, so it is easy and quick to throw together….
Kala Chana Chaat | Black Chickpea Salad
Kala Chana Chaat, is a nutrition packed Black Chickpea Salad made with black chickpeas, crunchy onions, tomatoes, avocado and spices. This refreshing salad has fresh and tangy flavors, and can be enjoyed as a great protein rich breakfast or snack. Vegan & gluten free. It takes just 10 minutes to prepare this delicious salad with pre-cooked chickpeas….
Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala (Pressure Cooker)
This Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala is a super flavorful and aromatic Indian chicken curry made with marinated tender chicken cooked in a creamy sauce. This restaurant quality chicken tikka masala is so easy to make in the instant pot, that you will not consider take-out again. Make it along with pot-in-pot basmati rice for…
Sooji Halwa | Sheera | Indian Semolina Pudding
Suji Ka Halwa, also known as Sheera is a simple Indian semolina pudding, made with basic ingredients – semolina, sugar, and ghee. The pudding tastes simply divine, and takes just 20 minutes to prepare. This delicious dessert is prepared all over India, and has many different names. In North India, it is Sooji or Suji ka…
Garlic Chili Potatoes
Flavorful and easy Garlic Chili Potatoes, made with steamed potatoes, garlic, chili sauce and honey, sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy them as an appetizer or side! This is the Indo-Chinese version of Chili Garlic Potatoes. You might ask what is Indo-Chinese cuisine? I am picking this from wikipedia – The adaptation of Chinese seasoning…
Coconut Pumpkin Halwa (Pudding) | Kaddu ka Halwa
Coconut Pumpkin Halwa, also called as Kaddu ka Halwa is an Indian pumpkin dessert made with pumpkin, sugar, ghee, coconut and nuts. It can be cooked in a pressure cooker on the stovetop or Instant pot and takes less than 30 minutes to make this delicious dessert! This recipe is reprinted with permission from Vegetarian Indian Cooking by…
Spicy Bombay Potatoes – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
If you like spicy food, this is going to be your new favorite – Spicy Bombay Potatoes or Masala Aloo. Baby Potatoes cooked with aromatic spices, as a one-pot dish, are perfect to serve as an appetizer or a side dish. These delicious and easy Bombay Potatoes take just 20 minutes to make in the…
Vegan Pressure Cooker Cream of Broccoli Soup
Enjoy this healthy Cream of Broccoli soup made in the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) in less than 30 minutes. This delicious comfort food can be enjoyed guilt free now, with this plant based vegan & gluten free recipe. Perfect for a quick satisfying lunch or dinner. I love making soups in the Instant Pot. You…
Thai Curried Butternut Squash Soup – Instant Pot
Excited to have a warm bowl of creamy soupy goodness? This Thai Butternut Squash Soup made in the Instant Pot is what you have been waiting for. It is creamy, flavorful, healthy and vegan! If you like the recipes I share, join me in my Instant Pot Facebook group for more delicious recipes, to ask…
Vegan Chickpea Squash Fritters
Love the colors of Fall? Let’s get some Fall on the table with these super delicious Chickpea Squash Fritters. These vegan & gluten free Chickpea Squash Fritters are so easy to make and take less than 30 minutes. With freshly milled Chickpea flour using the Nutrimill Harvest, and lots of butternut squash, this is a great…
Indian Dal Tadka / Dal Fry with Basmati Rice – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot Dal and Rice is the most delicious Indian comfort food. Toor dal or Yellow Split Pigeon Pea cooked with onions, tomatoes and flavorful spices, along with pot-in-pot basmati rice for a complete meal. This is a vegan & gluten free Dal Fry! What is Dal? Dal is basically dried pulses. These dried…
Mumbai Pav Bhaji – Instant Pot & Stovetop (Spiced Mashed Vegetables)
Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food. Pav Bhaji is made with potatoes and vegetables cooked in a tomato base, and enjoyed with pav or dinner rolls. We will make it in both Instant Pot and Stovetop Pressure Cooker. Try this one-pot Pav Bhaji recipe in the pressure cooker and you will not make it…
Vegan Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup
A healthy and healing Turmeric Cauliflower Soup made in the Instant Pot. This vegan & gluten free soup is so easy to make, and the result is creamy, satisfying goodness you will not want to stop eating! Fall is almost here and I am so looking forward to having more soups. There is so much eating…
Garlic & Herb Carrots – Instant Pot
Garlic & Herb Carrots are cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Sautéed with lots of butter, garlic and herbs, they make a perfect side dish! These Garlic & Herb Carrots are part of an Instant Pot Holiday Roundup alongside 19 of my friends. Be sure and scroll down to the bottom…
Amazing Steamed Carrots – Instant Pot
Super easy Instant Pot Steamed Carrots ready in less than 15 minutes. This is a great side to enjoy with some rice or protein. This post is following the Amazing Steamed Broccoli and Cauliflower I shared some time back. I got lots of requests for steamed carrots recipe. This is the basic recipe, where you can season to…
Instant Pot Lemon Rice
Flavorful, tangy and crunchy Lemon Rice from South India, made as a one-pot dish in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Aromatic Basmati Rice flavored with lemon juice, mustard seeds, ginger and topped with roasted peanuts. It takes less than 30 minutes to make this delicious Instant Pot Lemon Rice. These citrus flavored rice are like a…
Instant Pot Potato Curry in Tomato Gravy (Aloo Rasedar)
Easy and comforting Potato Curry in Tomato Gravy made in the Instant Pot. This North Indian Potato Curry is popularly known as Aloo Rasedar. Aloo means potato and Rasedar is a thin tomato gravy. This is a vegan and gluten free potato curry. This is a no onion, no garlic recipe. This is real comfort…
