Here is my collection of 30+ Best Instant Pot Indian Recipes from my blog perfectly crafted for your Instant Pot, including vegetarian curries, beans, lentils, rice, and dessert recipes.
For anyone of us who enjoys cooking, the Instant Pot is a genuine lifesaver. This all-in-one kitchen tool may be used for a variety of tasks with the barest of efforts, including baking cakes, noodles, pasta, soups, and preparing complicated dinners.
Instant pots may be used to prepare food from a variety of international cuisines. Even our Indian meals taste wonderful when they are cooked in this multipurpose gadget. In addition to cutting down on cooking time, this appliance is simple to clean. Having said that, we have shortlisted some of the best recipes from our beloved Indian cuisine that can be made wonderfully by using an instant pot.
Be it an impromptu guest gathering or simply when you want to enjoy a lavish meal without investing a lot of effort and time, these recipes come in handy. So, what are you looking for? Read below to know the complete recipes.
I have prepared all these dishes in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT. You can use any equivalent electric pressure cooker like Mealthy Multipot.
Here are 30+ Vegetarian Instant Pot Indian Food Recipes
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Makhani
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala is a popular recipe where Paneer cubes are simmered in a mildly rich onion tomato cashew nut based gravy
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Aloo Gobi - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Aloo Gobi is a healthy and delicious stir-fry made with potato, cauliflower that's infused with Indian spices and extremely easy to make
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Instant Pot Aloo Baingan Masala | Potato Eggplant Curry
Potato Eggplant Curry is a delicious and flavorful Punjabi dish made by cooking potatoes and eggplants with onions, tomatoes and few indian spices.
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Easy Palak Paneer - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Palak Paneer is a dish of North Indian origin consisting of palak (spinach) and paneer (cottage cheese) in a thick curry sauce based on pureed spinach, onion, tomatoes and spices
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Mushroom Masala (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Mushroom Masala is an easy and delicious restaurant style Indian Curry made with onions, tomato, mushrooms, peas and spices in an Instant Pot or Stovetop pot
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Instant Pot Potato Peas Curry (Aloo Matar)
Potato Peas Curry (Aloo Matar) is an Indian delicacy which is super flavorful and easy to make in Instant Pot or Stovetop just under 30 minutes for busy weeknights.
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Instant Pot Matar Paneer (Cottage Cheese and Peas Curry)
Matar Paneer or Mutter paneer masala recipe is a classic restaurant style vegetarian curry of Indian cottage cheese and peas cooked in a tomato-onion based sauce in an Instant Pot Pressure cooker.
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Palak Tofu (Spinach Tofu Curry)
Palak Tofu is a delicious, rich Indian curry recipe made with pan-fried tofu and spinach gravy in an Instant pot or stovetop.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Kurma (Mix Veg Korma)
Vegetable Kurma is a popular Indian curry in which vegetables are cooked in a creamy and aromatic gravy of yogurt, coconut and cashew nuts based paste and sautéed onion and tomato along with few spices.
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Instant Pot Aloo Beans - Potato & Green Beans
Aloo beans is a popular north Indian dry curry made with potatoes, green beans and few spices in the instant pot pressure cooker in less than 20 minutes.
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Navratan Korma Recipe - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Navratan Korma recipe is a mildly spiced, slightly sweet, creamy based delicious Indian Mughlai curry.
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Instant Pot Dal Tadka (Restaurant Style)
Dal Tadka is an easy one-pot pressure cooker recipe prepared with split pigeon peas lentils, assorted spices and cooked with pot-in-pot rice.
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Instant Pot Chana Masala (Punjabi Chole Masala / Chickpea Curry)
Chana Masala/Punjabi Chole Masala/Chickpea Curry is an easy, one-pot healthy, protein-rich Indian curry recipe where chickpeas are cooked in spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy along with a few Indian spices in an instant pot or stovetop pressure cooker.Â
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Instant Pot Dal Makhani
Restaurant style Dal Makhani is a one-pot, healthy, protein-rich curry recipe made with whole urad dal and kidney beans, cooked in a spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy along with few spices in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
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Instant Pot Rajma Masala (Kidney Beans Curry)
Punjabi Rajma Masala is a one-pot healthy, protein-rich curry recipe made with dry or canned red kidney beans and cooked in a spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy and a few Indian spices in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop.
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Black Eyed Peas Curry Recipe (Indian Lobia Masala) - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Black Eyed Peas Curry or Lobia Masala Curry is a popular Punjabi curry which is heathy and delicious made using onion-tomato base and few spices.
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Pressure Cooker Spinach Dal (Dal Palak Recipe)
Instant Pot Spinach Dal|Dal Palak is an easy, healthy one-pot pressure cooker recipe prepared with split pigeon peas lentils, spinach, assorted spices
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Whole Masoor Dal Recipe (Brown Lentils Curry)
Whole Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils Curry) recipe is a healthy and easy dal made in an Instant Pot pressure cooker with whole masoor dal, onions, tomatoes, and Indian spices.
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Whole Green Moong Dal
Whole Green Moong Dal is a simple high protein, delicious curry made with green lentils and spices in an Instant Pot or a stovetop pressure cooker.
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Red Lentils Recipe (Masoor Dal)
Masoor Dal or Red Lentils is a simple, extremely delicious and comforting dal cooked in the Instant Pot with pot-in-pot basmati rice.
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Instant Pot Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a popular dish from Mumbai made up of spiced mashed vegetable curry (bhaji), served piping hot with a soft bread roll (pav) with a butter,finely chopped onions, cilantro and a squeeze of lime
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Jeera Rice (Indian Cumin Rice) - Instant Pot
This Restaurant Style Jeera Rice (Cumin Rice) recipe is an easy one-pot flavorful Indian rice dish made with basmati rice, jeera (cumin) seeds, and whole spices in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop.Â
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Easy Vegetable Pulao Recipe
Vegetable Pulao is an easy one pot rice dish made with rice, mixed vegetables and mildly flavored with various whole spices
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Instant Pot Vegetable Biryani Recipe
A simple, easy and flavorful vegetable biryani recipe made in the Instant pot pressure cooker with layers of spiced vegetables, warm spices, herbs like mint and cilantro, fried onions and basmati rice.
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Instant Pot Peas Pulao (Matar Pulao)
Peas Pulao or Matar Pulao recipe is a quick, filling, one pot, flavorful rice dish made with green peas, onions and whole spices in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Khichdi (Mix Vegetable Lentil Rice)
Vegetable Khichdi (or Masala Khichdi) recipe is one-pot ultimate comfort food prepared with rice, moong dal/lentils, mixed veggies, and some basic Indian spices in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop.
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Paneer Peas Pulao (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
This Paneer Matar Pulao is a delicious rice dish made with basmati rice, paneer, green peas, fresh herbs, and a blend of Indian spices, all cooked effortlessly in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
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Lemon Rice Recipe - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Indian Lemon rice - spicy, tangy flavored South Indian classic rice pilaf recipe prepared with rice, lemon juice, roasted peanuts, and Indian spices in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
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Instant Pot Paneer Biryani
Paneer Biryani Instant Pot recipe is very delicious, flavorful and easy one pot rice recipe prepared from paneer, whole spices, biryani masala and the long grain basmati rice
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Instant Pot Bisi Bele Bath
This one-pot Bisibelebath (Bisi Bele Bath) is a very popular recipe from Karnataka prepared in the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.
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Instant Pot Rice Kheer/Pudding Recipe
Instant Pot Rice Kheer is a delicious, creamy Indian style rice pudding made with rice, milk and sugar and infused with saffron, cardamom and topped with dried fruits.
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Badam Halwa using Almond flour - Instant Pot
Badam Halwa or Badam ka halwa is a rich classic Indian Dessert recipe made with almonds flour, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker
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Instant pot Carrot Halwa - Pressure Cooker
Carrot Halwa - Rich Indian Dessert made with fresh carrots, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee added.
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Semiya Payasam (Vermicelli Kheer) - Instant Pot & Stovetop
Semiya payasam/ Semiya kheer (aka Vermicelli Kheer) or Seviyan kheer is a traditional popular Indian dessert made with vermicelli, milk and sugar infused with saffron, cardamom and dried fruits made in the Instant Pot
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Instant Pot good for Indian cooking?
Yes, Instant Pot can be used to prepare various Indian dishes, including curries, rice dishes, lentils, soups, etc. It's time-saving, requires minimal monitoring, helps flavor retention, and gives consistent results every time.
Which Instant Pot is better for Indian cooking?
If you are cooking for a family of 4, I would recommend using
 6 QT Instant Pot DUO with yogurt option.
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30+ Best Instant Pot Indian Recipes
Here is my collection of 30+ Best Instant Pot Indian Recipes from my blog perfectly crafted for your Instant Pot, including vegetarian curries, beans, lentils, rice and dessert recipes.
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