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315 Pressure Cooker Recipes

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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    236

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    01 November, 2015

    135

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 3501

    05 October, 2020

    140

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 3752

    29 April, 2023

    227

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 783

    14 December, 2011

    186

    calories per serving

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    28 August, 2012

    119

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    Recipe# 6756

    05 March, 2017

    265

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 5802

    22 August, 2014

    360

    calories per serving

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    Recipe# 3761

    03 December, 2021

    0

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    Recipe# 5715

    03 March, 2021

    28

    calories per serving

    236

    calories per serving

    Brinjal has a unique flavour that is enhanced by the masala used in this dish. Grind the masala … More..

    135

    calories per serving

    Sometimes, it is the really simple foods that satiate you! Masoor Dal with Mixed Vegetables in a perfect … More..

    140

    calories per serving

    aam panna recipe | kairi panha | mango panna drink | cool summer drink for sunstroke | with … More..

    227

    calories per serving

    dalia vegetable khichdi recipe | dalia khichdi | healthy vegetable dalia khichdi | with 35 amazing images. dalia vegetable … More..

    186

    calories per serving

    As the ‘trevti’ in the title suggests, this is a combination of three dals simmered with spices. The … More..

    119

    calories per serving

    Spinach and toovar dal used for this mildly spiced recipe, makes this dal a rich calcium source. Serve … More..

    265

    calories per serving

    Hyderabadi Haleem is a one-dish meal , which has gained international acclaim.In Hyderabad, the dish is an indispensable … More..

    360

    calories per serving

    Delicious masala-stuffed vegetables, rice and dal are carefully cooked together in this one of a kind recipe.  A great … More..

    0

    calories per serving

    bean and vegetable soup recipe | kidney bean tomato soup | healthy Indian bean soup | with 34 … More..

    28

    calories per serving

    carrot and coriander soup recipe | carrot and coriander soup Indian style | healthy carrot coriander soup | … More..

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