This instant pot ven pongal is one of the dishes I inaugurated my instant pot with. This easy and simple recipe is a staple dish for most south Indians. It is the south Indian equivalent of a risotto, but here we have both rice and moon dal instead of just rice. Commonly had for breakfast,…
Vegan Recipes
Ultimate Vegan Chocolate birthday cake
Your search for the perfect chocolate cake ends right here! And the best part is, it is totally vegan. Lot of people have misconceptions about vegan cakes and I can tell you that you will totally change your view if you try this recipe. I wanted to bake a vegan cake for my daughter’s second…
Ezhu thaan kootu / seven veggies curry
This ezhu kari kootu / 7 thaan kootu ( kari kootu meaning vegetables curry) is usually prepared during thiruvadhirai or pongal festival. Today is thiruvadhirai and I was asking my mil about this day. So this is what I learnt – Thiruvadhirai is usually celebrated in the tamil month of marghazi for lord Shiva. I…
Instant pot chayote squash kootu / chow chow kootu
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 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…