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. It can be served hot or cold. This…
Instant Pot Cooking Basics
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….
Dal Tadka / Dal Fry with Basmati Rice – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Toor dal or Yellow Split Pigeon Pea is the one of the most popular dal made in India. The cooked toor dal is also popularly called as Dal Tadka or Dal Fry. In this recipe, I will make dal tadka in the popular Instant Pot, along with Basmati Rice pot-in-pot. Dal tadka is very quick to prepare and…
Easy Peasy Pumpkin Puree – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Do you still have some pumpkin’s sitting around? This used to be my story every year. But now I have the magical Instant Pot, so not anymore. Making fresh pumpkin puree is now so easy, that I don’t have to think twice. And the best part, NO peeling or cutting ahead of time. I am not…
No boil / Cold Ingredients Yogurt (Dahi) – Instant Pot
Instant Pot No Boil or Cold Ingredients Yogurt is a quick way to make yogurt using cold milk and cold starter yogurt in the instant pot. We are a heavy yogurt eating family. My husband loves yogurt with every meal. Yes, Indians have yogurt as a side with curry. We do need something to neutralize…
Homemade Ghee – Instant Pot / Stovetop
Ghee is a staple in every Indian kitchen. It is added to everything – to lentils and curries, to roti’s, naan and parathas (flatbread), and the flavorful varieties of rice and biryanis. None of these would be as delicious without the addition of ghee. Enjoy this homemade Instant Pot Ghee recipe, made with grass-fed unsalted…
How to cook Chickpeas in Instant Pot?
Try cooking Chickpeas / Garbanzo beans in the pressure cooker or instant pot. They are quick and hands free. And guess what, you don’t have to use the high-sodium canned chickpeas anymore. While doing that, also save on some money…honey! I grew up in India, where growing up I had never seen a can of…
How to Cook Beets in a Pressure Cooker?
Beets are so flavorful and healthy. We will boil Beets in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Usually beets take very long to cook. However they are a breeze in the pressure cooker. I love beets, especially after knowing their nutritional value. Also, how can one not love the bright colors? Red is my favorite color….
Amazing Steamed Broccoli – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Super easy Instant Pot Steamed Broccoli recipe ready in less than 10 minutes. I call this amazing as my daughter who did not eat sauteed broccoli, started eating it after I steamed it in the Instant Pot. This is a great side to eat with some rice or protein. I try to add veggies…
Brown Basmati Rice – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
One of the reasons to love the instant pot is perfectly cooked rice. You don’t need to keep that extra rice cooker anymore and can free the counter space. Even though I love white rice, I try to include more and more brown rice in our diet as it is more nutritious than white rice (well, debatable!)….
Basmati Rice Pot-in-pot – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Want to cook rice in the serving bowl or along with a lentil or curry? Pot-in-pot or PIP Rice is the perfect solution for you. You might find it interesting that this is actually not a new thing for Indian cooking. We have been doing this for a long time with stovetop pressure cooker. Now…
Perfect Jasmine Rice (Two ways)- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Perfectly cooked Jasmine Rice in Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Try this foolproof jasmine rice and check out recipes for other rice types. Having rice with every meal is a common practice in many of Asian cultures. Even my mother-in-law likes to eat rice almost everyday. I made this jasmine rice in the Instant Pot, which…
Perfect Basmati Rice – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
One of the reasons to love the instant pot is perfectly cooked rice. Being a north indian, I prefer white basmati rice over any other variety of rice. You don’t need to keep that extra rice cooker anymore and can free the counter space. What is Basmati Rice? Basmati is a variety of long, slender-grained…
Homemade Yogurt Pot-in-pot (PIP) – Instant Pot
Living in the US, I used to buy yogurt from the store like most people here. It was too creamy for my Indian taste buds. I would always wonder, have they added something to it?? Sure enough…most of the yogurts in the market have gelatin added to make them seem creamier than they really are. Huh…so…
Perfect Boiled Eggs – Instant Pot
Who doesn’t loves eggs for breakfast? I am a big fans of eggs for breakfast and have been excited with the option of making perfectly boiled eggs in an instant pot. It is quick, simple, and they come out perfect each time, with an added advantage of they being super easy to peel. The yolks are perfect,…