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Last Updated : 23 January, 2025

Pressure Cooker
प्रेशर कुकर - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Pressure Cooker in Hindi)
પ્રેશર કૂકરમાં બનતિ રેસિપિ - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Pressure Cooker in Gujarati)

449 Pressure Cooker Recipes | Pressure Cooker Vegetarian Recipes |

The Pressure Cooker is like a magic wand. The Indian housewife often feels crippled without a pressure cooker. Often, we families relocating to other countries include the pressure cooker as the highest priority item on the packing list! This magic utensil is a steel pan, covered in an airtight way with a lid having a rubber gasket. On top of the lid, there is an opening that is sealed with a special stopper (commonly called as ‘weight’ or ‘whistle’) that retains steam inside the vessel for a while, allowing it to release slowly in a controlled and safe fashion.

In short, pressure cooker helps you to steam cook food in a quick and convenient way, using less fuel while retaining the nutrients and flavors. Also, it minimizes the use of multiple vessels and reduces your work.

Pressure Cooker Vegetarian Recipes

Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji

Pressure cookers made of different material and different volumes by different brands are easily available in the market. Several recipes have been given in this section, which is adapted to be cooked directly in a pressure cooker to save time. Try your hand at dishes like the Aloo Gobhi Pulao, Panchratni Dal, Sai Bhaji, Maa ki Dal, Pav Bhaji and Oondhiya made using the pressure cooker. You will be surprised to know that you can even make awesome desserts like the Chocolate Pudding using this handy cooker. You can make lots of Healthy Pressure Cooker Recipes.

Bharleli VaangiBharleli Vaangi

For beginners, learn how to make Basmati Rice in a pressure cooker or simply the brown rice and white rice & enjoy them hot and fresh with a dollop of ghee or a tempering of jeera. You can even relish them with a bowl of curd and dal/subzi. Working professionals can opt for quick sabzi recipes like Aloo Mutter, Bharleli Vaangi, Sai Bhaji, Tendli and Matki Subzi. In fact, anyone can cook them in no time using a pressure cooker after a tiring day. Enjoy them with roti or chapatti.

Punjabi delights like Pindi Chole, Dal Tadka, Pressure Cooker Naan can be prepared in a pressure cooker any time of the day; be it lunch or dinner and savored hot.

Pressure Cooker Khichdi, Pulao, Rice recipes

Jowar and Vegetable KhichdiJowar and Vegetable Khichdi

One-pot meals like Matar Pulao, Masala Bhaat and Corn Methi Pulao require no prior cooking of rice and vegetables. Just a tempering, sautéing of vegetables and simply toss in the rice & vegetables along with a dash of Indian spices and tada! Your delicious meal is ready. Khichdi is perhaps the most popular, comforting and homely of rice dishes, enjoyed by Indians the world over. Make lip-smacking variants like Toovar Dal Ni Khichdi, Jowar and Vegetable Khichdi, Fada ni Khichdi quickly in a cooker and enjoy them with a bowl of kadhi.

corn methi pulao recipe | methi makai pulao | sweet corn methi rice | The sweetness of corn and the bitterness of methi complement each other well in this methi makai pulao. By using simple seasonings and the pressure-cooking technique, tasty corn methi pulao can be prepared quite fast.

corn methi pulao recipe | methi makai pulao | sweet corn methi rice

corn methi pulao recipe | methi makai pulao | sweet corn methi rice

 

Pressure Cooker Dessert Recipes

For dessert lovers and people who do not have an oven at home, try your hands on a basic Eggless Sooji Cake, Eggless Chocolate Cake or Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake and surprise your friends and family. You can even top them with various frosting and make pretty cakes at home. Indian sweet treats like Lapsi, Quick Gajar ka Halwa and Paal Payasam which required slogging in the kitchen for hours can be made in a jiffy in a pressure cooker.

Check our collection of 449 Pressure Cooker recipes and enjoy them with your friends and family!

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    175

    calories per serving

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    04 January, 2016

    154

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 5341

    25 March, 2021

    88

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 6401

    20 August, 2020

    410

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 3577

    30 January, 2024

    23

    calories per serving

  • buckwheat moong and vegetable khichdi recipe | buckwheat vegetable khichdi | healthy kuttu vegetable khichdi | with 33 … More..

    Recipe# 3251

    18 August, 2023

    190

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 5262

    21 March, 2016

    317

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 3061

    23 September, 2025

    246

    calories per serving

  • pumpkin carrot soup | Indian style pumpkin carrot soup | healthy kaddu gajar soup in pressure cooker | … More..

    Recipe# 4291

    17 February, 2020

    43

    calories per serving

  • zero oil fada ni khichdi recipe | zero oil dalia khichdi | zero oil healthy moong dal lapsi … More..

    Recipe# 4173

    03 October, 2023

    117

    calories per serving

    175

    calories per serving

    moong dal shorba recipe | Indian style lentil shorba | mung dal ka shorba | with 28 amazing … More..

    154

    calories per serving

    Let’s recreate the highway dhaba magic right in our own kitchens, with this tasty and satiating dal. In Dhabey … More..

    88

    calories per serving

    masoor dal soup recipe | masoor dal curry soup | healthy lentil soup | protein rich masoor dal … More..

    410

    calories per serving

    varan bhaat recipe | Maharashtrian varan bhaat | toovar dal varan | with images.how to make varan bhaat … More..

    23

    calories per serving

    quick vegetable broth soup recipe | healthy clear Indian soup | mixed veg clear soup | with 24 … More..

    190

    calories per serving

    buckwheat moong and vegetable khichdi recipe | buckwheat vegetable khichdi | healthy kuttu vegetable khichdi | with 33 … More..

    317

    calories per serving

    Doodhi Halwa tops the chart of all-time favourite Indian mithai. Whether you have it cold, right out of … More..

    246

    calories per serving

    bulgur wheat paneer pulao for kids, toddlers recipe | healthy dalia paneer pulao for kids | vegetable dalia … More..

    43

    calories per serving

    pumpkin carrot soup | Indian style pumpkin carrot soup | healthy kaddu gajar soup in pressure cooker | … More..

    117

    calories per serving

    zero oil fada ni khichdi recipe | zero oil dalia khichdi | zero oil healthy moong dal lapsi … More..

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