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….
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.
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…
Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Soup
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 Instant Pot Chicken Fajita soup is gluten free and low carb. If you like fajitas, you will love this soup. This soup is loaded with bell peppers,…
Saag Paneer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot Saag Paneer – Saag Paneer is the authentic North Indian favorite. It is made with cooking mustard leaves and spinach with spices and cottage cheese, which makes it a delicious and nutritious dish. The best part is with the instant pot, it is very quick to prepare as a one-pot recipe. “Sarson ka saag te…
Instant Pot Quinoa & Vegetable Pilaf
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 a…
Sooji / Semolina / Rava Upma – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Vegetable Rava Upma / Rava Khichdi made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Rava Upma is an easy and popular South Indian breakfast. Rava Upma is a thick porridge made from dry roasted semolina, cooked along with various vegetables and seasonings. This is a delicious and warm breakfast, a great way to start the day along with a hot…
Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes of 2017 – Thank you!
As the year 2017 comes to an end, I want to take the time to thank my readers and wish you all a very happy new year. This has been a wonderful and exciting year for me, with starting this blog and sharing my love for cooking. I hope that you have made some memories cooking…
Garlic Noodles – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Easy and delicious one-pot Garlic Noodles in the instant pot. Just sauté the veggies, add sauces, noodles & water. These yummy noodles will definitely satisfy your take-out cravings. I used to love noodles growing up. Hakka noodles are a popular dish in India, you can get them at the many chinese restaurants and even at…
Brown Rice Pudding / Kheer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Kheer or Payasam is an Indian favorite dessert for special occasions. It is basically rice pudding made with rice and milk infused with saffron, cardamom and assorted dried fruits. This recipe is a variation to use brown rice in this favorite dessert made in the Instant Pot. As I mentioned in my (white) Rice Kheer recipe,…
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup – Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup made in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. A delicious and healthy soup with tender chicken, lots of veggies and orzo pasta. A perfect meal for the cold weather! Near my workplace, I used to enjoy this Lemon Chicken Orzo soup at Corner Bakery. I always wanted to make this at…
Chickpeas Pilaf / Chana Dal Pulao – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Chana Dal Pulao / Chickpeas Pilaf made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. This is a one-pot vegetarian dish made with split yellow chickpeas, rice along with simple spices and ghee. Enjoy with yogurt or raita. This is a guest post from Khushboo Agarwal Murarka. This is an attempt to feature delicious home-cooked meals in everyday life. It is Monday…
Vegetable Rice Pulao / Pilaf – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Rice Pilaf or Pulao is an easy one pot rice dish mixed with a variety of vegetables and mildly flavored with various spices. We will make this in the Instant Pot. You can also use the same recipe to make it in a traditional pressure cooker. As you can imagine, this is a one pot…
Instant Pot Goat Curry / Mutton Masala (Pressure Cooker)
Goat Curry or Mutton Masala in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Tender meat cooked in an onion tomato gravy with aromatic whole spices. Enjoy this goat curry with naan or rice. Goat meat is not as popular all over the world, but in India it is the most popular red meat. If you are not…
Hearty Brown Lentil Soup – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Hearty Brown Lentil & Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Make this warm soup on a cold & rainy (or snowy) day. Get cozy with this nutritious and easy to make vegan soup. This is a great soup for detox as well….You know we all will need that right after the Thanksgiving…
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 Instant Pot,…
Instant Pot Aloo Gobi / Potato & Cauliflower Stir Fry
A simple and delicious veggie stir fry, perfect for weeknights – Aloo Gobi made in Instant Pot. This translates to Potato Cauliflower in english. Aloo is Potato and gobi is Cauliflower, so this is a Potatoes & Cauliflower Stir Fry cooked in onion, tomato, along with aromatic spices such a turmeric & garam masala. Aloo…
Green Moong Dal / Green Lentils – Instant Pot & Stovetop Pressure Cooker
Wholesome Green Moong Dal made in an Instant Pot or a Stovetop Pressure Cooker. This is a delicious creamy lentil soup, that is so easy and quick to make in a pressure cooker. Very nutritious with lots of protein and perfect for a cold evening. This is a North Indian style recipe for green moong…
Broccoli Cheddar Soup – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Easy and delicious Broccoli Cheddar soup that can be ready in minutes in the Instant Pot. I used to have this soup at cafe’s and wondered how they make this creamy comforting soup. Ooooh…the yummy broccoli and carrots in a delicious cheesy base. Now I make this soup in the comfort of my home in the…
Minestrone Soup – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
A perfect soup that is a complete meal in itself – Beans, loads of veggies and pasta, topped with cheese and a side of bread. Vegetarian friendly and can easily be made gluten-free and vegan. Fall is in full swing, although not so much in California yet. But I am still craving soup! So here…
15 Indian Lentil & Bean Recipes in Instant Pot
Looking for ideas for which lentils to make in your Instant Pot? Here is a perfect roundup for people looking to add a variety of plant based proteins to their diet. I had done a post about 12 Indian Curries in the instant pot, which was very popular. So I am sharing here another roundup with 12…
Rice Pudding / Kheer – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Kheer or Payasam is an Indian favorite dessert for special occasions. It is basically rice pudding made with rice and milk infused with saffron, cardamom and assorted dried fruits. This Kheer made in the instant pot is a game changer. The best thing about this, no stirring and it is ready in less than 40 mins! Traditionally…
