This one-pot Quinoa Upma is a simple vegan, wholesome meal that packs more protein than the traditional Rava Upma. It makes a filling breakfast or lunch and can be enjoyed as such or with a side of cilantro coconut chutney or peanut chutney. You can make it either in the Instant pot or stove top. I grew up eating a lot of lentils and beans and they are an integral part of my everyday diet. Quinoa wasn’t something I grew up eating but over the years it has become a part of my diet and I like eating it at least once a week. When I first started eating quinoa, it was just in salads and while I ..read more

Thick, creamy and cheesy, this Broccoli Cheddar Soup makes a cozy and comforting meal on a cold day. It’s also a great way to include broccoli into your diet. Pair with a crusty bread for a hearty meal that you would want to make over and over again. When it’s cold and snowing outside, there’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of creamy soup and this Broccoli Cheddar Soup hits the spot every single time. It’s so thick, creamy and with all that cheesy goodness, it’s the perfect meal for cold days! Instant Pot is my go to for making soups and some of my favorite ones are the Broccoli Almond ..read more

Seasonal fresh figs, spices, sugar and vinegar are combined together in this delightful fig chutney which is good on just about everything. It’s vegan, made in the Instant Pot and can be enjoyed with any bread or crackers of choice. It will also make a fantastic addition to your charcuterie board! I love making chutneys with in season fruits like peaches, apples etc. These chutney go well with so many things and make a great accompaniment to Indian breads. With figs being in season, I had to make fig chutney. This chutney came out really well thanks to the super ripe and sweet figs that I us ..read more

Simple one-pot and nutritious Vegetable Daliya made with broken wheat and veggies is my go-to meal for busy days. It’s easy to make, vegan, minimally spiced and very filling with all the veggies and fiber. When I was a kid, I wasn’t very fond of daliya aka broken wheat (it is also known as cracked wheat). My mom always made daliya for breakfast and it was made in 2 days in my house- meetha daliya (sweet daliya) and namkeen daliya (savory daliya). The sweet version just had daliya pressure cooked with water and then we would add milk and sugar to it and eat. The savory version was like khichd ..read more

This jackfruit biryani aka kathal biryani is made with jackfruit, basmati rice and flavored with whole spices like cardamom, cumin, cinnamon and peppercorn. Topped with crispy onion, saffron milk and fried cashews, this vegetarian delight will make showstopper of a meal at any table! I don’t cook with jackfruit very often but when I do, I almost always end up making my mom’s kathal and chana dal kebabs. Those melt-in-mouth kebabs are probably my favorite way to enjoy jackfruit and they also have a special place in my heart since they were my mom’s specialty. There’s another way I enjoy jackf ..read more

Make this fancy looking (and tasting!) rigatoni in your pressure cooker in 30 minutes! This Instant Pot Rigatoni has a luxurious creamy sauce flavored with mascarpone cheese making it the perfect meal for special occasions and date nights! I am back with yet another Instant Pot pasta recipe and this might just be my favorite one so far! I know I have shared so many Instant Pot pasta recipes in the past (this tomato basil is universally loved!) but I truly never get tired of them. I love cooking pasta in my instant pot, it’s absolutely one of my favorite things to cook in the IP. It was a gam ..read more

This Badam Halwa is made with almond flour and is so easy to make in the Instant Pot. This takes much less time and effort compared to traditional halwa so you don’t have to wait for special occasions to enjoy it! I am excited to share yet another dessert made with almond flour with you all. This is an easy badam halwa recipe which comes together rather quickly in the Instant Pot. Before I was introduced to almond flour, the only way I knew to make badam halwa was to first soak the almonds, then remove the skin, grind them and then cook it with ghee to make halwa. It tasted incredible but to ..read more

Wake up to this cozy fall inspired breakfast made in the Instant Pot. This Apple Pie Oatmeal feels like eating apple pie in a bowl. You can even meal prep this easy breakfast for busy mornings! I love oatmeal for breakfast, Sarvesh not so much. He has recently warmed up to it though, like earlier he would not even try but not he eats a bowl especially when I flavor it and add different toppings to it. Making steel cut oats has become much much easier ever since I started cooking it in the Instant Pot. No, it does not take less time. In fact it takes around the same time as it would take on s ..read more

If you looking for a new way to enjoy Jackfruit, then look no further than these Jackfruit Tacos! Cooked with aromatic spices and served with cilantro chutney and pickled onions, these tacos are jam packed with flavors. These are made in the Instant Pot and are also vegan! I grew up eating kathal (that’s what we call jackfruit in Hindi) mainly in 2 ways- kathal ki sabzi which was basically jackfruit cooked with spices, onion, tomatoes and my mom’s famous jackfruit and chana dal kebabs. There was also an occasional pulao but more or less these were the 2 most common things that mom made with ..read more

Samosa Soup is a flavorful lentil based vegan soup which is served with Samosa along with other toppings. The addition of samosa makes it very flavorful, filling and a complete meal in itself! The first time I tasted samosa soup was at the Burma Superstar restaurant in San Francisco. One look at their menu and I knew I wanted to order it. After all it had samosa in it and who doesn’t like samosa? The soup exceeded my expectations! There was this warm lentil soup topped with crispy samosa and falafels and it was like a flavor party in my mouth! Since then, whenever we went to San Francisco, w ..read more