Last week we added a new equipment to our lovely kitchen, The Instant Pot. Heard a lot of good reviews about this device, how it can be used without worrying much about the food getting overcooked.
Earlier, we had a pressure cooker that mostly households have. We decided for an upgrade to replace an old one. We bought the model: “Instant Pot Duo Nova 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker“. As we start using it, I can surely share its advantages or review it after making a couple of recipes.
To start with, here are few simple recipes that we tried in its first week of use:
1.Rice
First thing we tried to make were rice. Its pretty easy & quick.
- Take 1 cup unsoaked rice.
- Take water in 1:1 ratio.
- IP has a default mode for rice. It takes 12 mins. (or)
- We can also use the pressure cooking setting: 4 mins (Unsoaked, 1:1)
2.Dhokla
ingredients:
1 cup chickpea flour, 1 tbsp semolina flour,1 1/2 tsp white sugar, salt to taste, 1/8 tsp turmeric powder, 3/4 cup water, 1 tbsp oil, 1 1/2 tsp Eno fruit salt.
method:
- Mix the ingredients. Whisk it till its fluffy.
- Grease the container (preferably steel). Put it on the IP steel rack.
- IP mode: Steam, 10 mins (or)
- IP on high pressure cooking: 4 mins
3.Rajma
- Soaked red beans over night.
ingredients
2 tbsp oil, 1 cup red beans, 1/4 cup onion & tomato puree, 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 3 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, salt to taste, 1 tsp haldi powder, 3 bay leaves, 3 cups of water.
method
- IP saute mode: add oil, cumin seeds, bay leaves, coriander powder, haldi podwer & onion tomato puree. Saute till brown.
- IP mode: bean/chili mode, 30 mins cook time (or)
- IP high pressure cook mode: 7-8 mins
A table to show 2 ways of cooking the above recipes in Instant pot.
| Method | Rice | Rajma | Dhokla |
| IP Mode | Rice (12 mins) | Bean/Chili (30 mins) | Steam (10 mins) |
| Pressure Cooking Time (High) | 4 mins | 7-8 mins | 4 mins |
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