Basic Indian Curry Sauce, also known as Bhuna Masala, made with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices. This is the base for many Indian dishes such as lentils and curries. This onion tomato masala is very versatile and freezes well. Perfect to have for those busy days when you want to make a curry in…
Instant Pot Basics Recipes & Tips
Getting started with your new Instant Pot? Here you will find a number of Instant Pot Basics Recipes such as Steamed Broccoli, How to boil potatoes?, Homemade Ghee and a variety of rice.
You will also find all beginner information needed to setup your new instant pot, do the water test, understand the buttons to use, commonly used acronyms and popular accessories for your instant pot.
Lemon Parmesan Orzo – Instant Pot
Instant Pot Lemon Parmesan Orzo pasta with garlic, cherry tomatoes and parsley is a perfect side dish. It is very quick and easy to make pressure cooker orzo pasta! Whenever I am bored of rice and want to change things up, my first thought is to make orzo pasta for an easy side dish. It is a…
Amazing Steamed Cauliflower – Instant Pot
Easy, fresh & tasty Steamed Cauliflower made in the Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker). Enjoy this low carb healthy vegetable made in less than 15 minutes. A perfect side to any meal! I love the convenience of steaming vegetables in the instant pot. They get done perfectly in no time and without any active monitoring. Now…
10+ Easy Beginner Instant Pot Recipes
10 Easy Beginner Instant Pot Recipes for new owners. I have picked these easy instant pot recipes to get you started on your exciting journey with the pressure cooker. You got a new instant pot? Thinking where do I start? We very often see posts about people who got a new instant pot last year or…
Instant Pot Baby Potatoes (Steamed)
Super easy Instant Pot Steamed Baby Potatoes ready in less than 20 minutes. These baby potatoes are perfect to season and enjoy as a side with some rice or protein. We have been enjoying the convenience of instant pot for so many dishes. I pretty much use the instant pot daily, sometimes to make chicken,…
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…
Which Instant Pot Buttons to Use?
Got a new Instant Pot? You are done with the setup and water test. But are still confused about how to get started…which functions to use to cook? Don’t worry! We have got you covered. We will go through each button you will find on your instant pot, along with when and how to use it….
Instant Pot Water Test
Got a new Instant Pot…but still confused how to get started? You have come to the right place. Here is the guide that you have been looking for, with step-by-step photos to get you started with the setup and water test. Check out my post about the all the parts of the Instant Pot and…
Instant Pot Beginner Manual | Quick Setup Guide
Want to get started with your new Instant Pot, but confused how? You have come to the right place. Here is the guide that you have been looking for, with step-by-step photos to get you started. See all parts of the instant pot, and do the water test with me. I joined the Instant Pot…
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 quinoa Instant Pot recipe is now our go to method for cooking quinoa. What is better than quick and hands off food? Nothing! Especially if you…
13 Useful Instant Pot Accessories
Got the Instant Pot? Now do more with it with these most useful accessories for your Instant Pot. From cheesecakes, to egg bites to a variety if one-pot meals with the pot-in-pot cooking method. You can do it all in the Instant Pot. As I said in my previous post, I love my instant pot….
4 Ingredient Delicious Instant Pot Applesauce
Four ingredients and just 5 minutes of preparation to make this delicious Instant Pot Applesauce. 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 applesauce. Before…
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….
How to clean your Instant Pot?
Have you been using the Instant pot for some time now? After a few days of using the instant pot, many new users start to think: “Why does my food smell like what I cooked last night?” “How to get rid of the Sealing Ring Odor?” “How to clean the discolored Stainless Steel Liner?” “How…
The Instant Pot Language – Terminology & Acronyms
Got a new Instant Pot? Welcome to the most popular kitchen gadget! For the new Instant Potheads, I am sure you are overwhelmed with all the new acronyms you have seen in the Instant Pot groups on Facebook or when you search for a recipe. Instant Pot has certainly added a new lingo. So let’s…
Easy Peasy Pumpkin Puree – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Making fresh pumpkin puree is now so easy in Instant Pot. NO peeling or cutting of pumpkin ahead of time. Use it in your favorite recipes – pie, cake & more. Do you still have some pumpkin’s sitting around? This used to be my story every year. But now I have the magical , so…
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
Enjoy this homemade Instant Pot Ghee recipe, made with grass-fed unsalted butter. Make it in your favorite Instant Pot for perfect and consistent results. You can also make it on a stovetop saucepan. Ghee is a staple in every Indian kitchen. It is added to everything – to lentils and curries, to roti’s, naan and…
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…
Instant Pot Beets / How to cook beets in Pressure Cooker
Easy and quick beets in the instant pot. 15 minutes on high pressure and they are prefectly done. The skin just slids off! Use them in a salad or pilaf. Beets are so flavorful and healthy. We will cook Beets in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Usually beets take very long to cook, however they…
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 brown 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,…
Instant Pot Basmati Rice Pot-in-Pot (Pressure Cooker)
Want to cook rice in the serving bowl or along with an entree? Pot-in-pot or PIP Rice made in the Pressure Cooker is the perfect solution for you. A step-by-step guide to PIP rice. You might find it interesting that this is actually not a new thing for Indian cooking. We have been doing this…
Perfect Jasmine Rice (Two ways)- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Perfectly cooked Jasmine Rice in Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Two ways – In the main pot and pot-in-pot. Just add the rice and water, set the timer and come back to perfectly cooked instant pot Jasmine Rice. Having rice with every meal is a common practice in many of Asian cultures. Even my mother-in-law likes to…
