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…
Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot Recipes
Here you will find the best Instant Pot Recipes from various cuisines including Indian, Thai, American and Italian. You will also find options for vegan or vegetarian instant pot recipes and paleo or gluten free instant pot recipes.
From quick 30 minute instant pot breakfast such as Banana Walnut Steel Cut Oats, to soups such as this Broccoli Cheddar Soup to dinner with Chicken Curry, you will find it all here.
Want to try pot-in-pot (pip) cooking? Check out the Dal Fry with basmati rice (Lentil Soup) or Steamed Broccoli and many more recipes for the pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Lasagna
A healthy vegetarian lasagna with lots of fresh spinach, artichokes and cheese layered between noodles. Step out of your comfort zone and try this delicious pressure cooked lasagna in the instant pot! This recipe is sponsored by Reese Specialty Products. The recipe, writeup and opinions are my own. I am sure you never thought you…
Instant Pot Spaghetti in Pesto Sauce
Spaghetti tossed in pesto sauce along with sun-dried tomatoes and a drizzle of lemon juice. Make this as a one-pot dish in just 20 minutes in the Instant Pot. This is my favorite way to eat spaghetti! Pesto sauce in pasta is the ONLY way my family loves pasta. There was a time, when my…
One-Pot Brown Rice & Mushroom Pilaf
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…
23 Best Instant Pot Indian Food Recipes
With Instant pot becoming the one kitchen gadget making cooking fast and easy, do you ever wonder what more can you cook in it? Answer is, almost everything. Whether you’re a vegan or vegetarian, egg or chicken lover, goat or pork meat lover, you can cook it in your Instant pot. Indian food has always been…
Instant Pot Misal Pav / Sprouts Curry (Pressure Cooker)
A delicious Maharashtrain breakfast, Misal Pav made as a one-pot recipe in the Instant Pot. Misal Pav is a wholesome meal, that can be enjoyed as a nutritious breakfast or brunch. Misal is a spicy sprouts curry cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and coconut. This is then topped with onions, lemon juice, farsan and…
11 Delicious Instant Pot Indian Desserts
11 Delicious and Easy Indian Dessert Recipes for your Instant Pot. Vegetarian & Gluten free, with authentic Indian flavors! Instant Pot has made our lives so much easier. We love to cook in our Instant Pot and we love Desserts, so let’s see all the amazing Indian desserts you can make in your favorite 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…
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 is perfectly cooked brown rice. I always had trouble cooking brown rice perfectly on…
Instant Pot Potato Curry in Yogurt Sauce / Dahi Aloo
Potato Curry in Yogurt Sauce or Dahi 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. I…
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 or coconut rice for a perfect meal! I love that this curry…
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 of…
Orange Semolina Cake in Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Orange Semolina Cake / Rava Cake topped with orange syrup made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Let me introduce you to this semolina cake, so easy to make…so delicious. It is fluffy and moist with the gorgeous orange flavor. This is a egg free cake, perfect for vegetarians. The main ingredient in this cake is…
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…
Instant Pot Carrot Halwa / Gajar 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…
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 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…
Instant Pot Butter Chicken
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. Instant Pot 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…
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…
Paneer Butter Masala – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Paneer Butter Masala, a favorite at Indian restaurants, made in the Instant Pot or a traditional Pressure Cooker. This dish is also popularly known as Paneer Makhani. Paneer Butter Masala has chunks of paneer or cottage cheese cooked in a mildly spiced onion tomato gravy. It is so smooth and creamy that you will not…
Seviyan Kheer / Vermicelli Kheer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Seviyan Kheer / Vermicelli Kheer / Semiyan Payasam made in the Instant Pot. This is a creamy and delicious pudding made with vermicelli, milk and sugar, infused with aromatic saffron, cardamom, nuts and raisins. It is common to make this seviyan kheer on festivals in India. This is also a great addition to gatherings or…
