Chow chow/ chayote squash is one of my favorite vegetable. We use it at least once a week at home and this instant pot chayote squash kootu is one of my favorite recipe using this beautiful vegetable. It is almost like a comfort food, something that I can eat for any meal! I also…
Instant Pot Recipes
Instant Pot Pudina Pulav (Mint pilaf)
Here’s a simple Instant pot pudina pulav (mint pulav) recipe that is really tasty and packs very well in lunch boxes. I love this recipe for its simplicity and flavor. My little one at home loved this rice and she ate a whole bowl of it all by herself! Now that’s something that doesn’t happen…
Instant Pot Tiffin Sambar Recipe
You can never have too many sambar recipes. While I love using freshly roasted and ground masala for my sambars (arachuvitta sambar), there are days when I want to eat tasty sambars without much effort. We south Indians have different sambars to go with rice, idlis/dosas and other tiffin items. And if you have tasted…
Instant Pot Green Beans Masala Kari
This green beans masala kari is one of my favorite recipes from my mom that I have already posted in the normal method. This recipe has converted many people who are not so fond of green beans to start consuming them on a regular basis! I wanted to try this green beans masala kari in…
Vegan Methi matar malai
Methi matar malai is one of my favorite sabjis and I could just not go without trying a vegan version of it. As the very name suggests the original dish has loads of cream and milk. So making a vegan version of it was quite challenging, even more as I could not use cashews which…
Vazhakkai poriyal/ Raw banana dry curry
This raw banana poriyal is adapted from my friend Madhu’s blog – “anyonecankoch”. We were in school together and have been talking about food and recipes ever since I know her. We share a lot of recipes and this one was posted on her blog in Opos method (one pot one shot cooking). I have…
Instant pot Vegan vegetable korma
I have been experimenting a lot with vegan recipes lately and this Instant pot vegan vegetable korma has been a recent success at home. I cannot remember the last time I made ghee at home or bought different cheese to go with pastas. Now one thing you should know is that I love ghee. Just…
Instant Pot Keerai Kootu with Coconut Recipe
Keerai kootu is a simple yet delicious recipe that can be made easily in an IP. We make this quite often at home (mostly without the onions, but the onions lend a nice flavor to the dish). This keerai kootu with coconut can be had with plain rice and some ghee or be used as…
