Jump to recipe Venn Pongal means white pongal. Venn pongal is a popular main dish in south India and is prepared in every Tamizh household with a lot of fanfare for the Harvest festival. This festival occurs every year during the 2nd week in January. Venn pongal also gets its name from it color, it… Continue reading Quinoa venn Pongal in InstantPot
Jump to Recipe After all the Holiday cooking, whether entertaining or not, January seems to be the month for a culinary ‘reboot’ a.k.a get back to some simple, wholesome, homely meals. Continuing on the same theme, today's recipe is a fusion rice dish combining Italian with Indian seasonings. Risotto is a creamy rice dish from… Continue reading Brown rice, chickpea and spinach risotto in InstantPot
Jump to recipe After all the Holiday goodies and treats, lets indulge in some homely comfort food which does not require a lot of work or attention. Grocery stores nowadays offer a lot of bulk bin items at very reasonable prices. This allows us to pickup only the quantity we want and not necessarily stock… Continue reading Indian Korma with Bean soup mix (no soak)
Jump to recipe On dreary and cold winter nights, all we want are meals which make us feel warm inside and outside. Steaming bowls of hot soups are ideal for such nights. A lot of flavor can be packed in a short amount of time by preparing soups using the InstantPot.Coconut milk soup and Skillet… Continue reading Coconut Milk soup in InstantPot
Jump to recipe On a cold winter night, dipping your roti or naan into a piping hot curry and scooping out 'goodness' and relishing it.... the feeling is comforting and warming. On those nights when you just want something homemade and simple but yet nourishing. Food which will entice everyone in the house. One popular… Continue reading Kale Tofu in InstantPot- spinoff on Palak paneer
Jump to recipe By now it is quite apparent from my posts that I am a big fan of the Instant Pot 🙂 This versatile gadget has made time spent in the kitchen worthwhile by making it much shorter. Instant Pot cooks under pressure, which keeps the nutrients and flavors intact. When the pot is… Continue reading Wholesome Barley Kale soup in Instant Pot
Jump to recipe Happy Deepavali 🙂 On this auspicious day, let us all look forward to the light of goodness in people wiping out the darkness of divisiveness, the light of intellect wiping out the darkness of ignorance and the triumph of good over bad. Deepavali or Diwali is celebrated all over India with folks… Continue reading Corn Grits Kesari (sheera) in Instant Pot ….. Instantly !
Jump to recipe There has been an influx of many kitchen gadgets which indeed reduce the cooking time and make it easy to whip up meals quickly. One such gadget is the Instant pot - a huge life saver. One-pot dishes come out very well in the Instant pot and make for a comforting meal… Continue reading Red rice and Black-eyed peas hotch-potch in Instant pot
Jump to recipe Bisi-bela-huli-anna - translated literally means hot lentil tamarind rice. This is a very popular dish from Karnataka state of India. It is offered as a main course and quite a wholesome dish. The dish has several steps and I remember it as a delicacy when my mom used to make it while… Continue reading Bisibelabath in Instant pot
