Instant Pot Indian Curry Recipes (2024)

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Looking for Vegetarian/Vegan Curry recipes to make in your Instant Pot? Here is my collection of 25+ Best Instant PotPressure CookerIndian Curry Recipes from my blog. You can also find 200+ pressure cooker recipes which also include Indian rice, beans, lentils, and dessert recipes.

I have prepared all these dishes in my electric pressure cooker,Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT. You can use any equivalent electric pressure cooker like Mealthy Multipot.

The word "Curry" generally refers to a spicy gravy preparation—for example, Popular Restaurant-style Punjabi curries like Chana Masala, Dal Makhani, Paneer Makhani, Kadhi, or South Indian Kurma, Poriyal all of these can be made in the Instant Pot.

Yup, there’sno need to order take-out Indian Food next time when you can make these simple homemade curry yourself. These curries pair perfectly with naan/roti or rice.

You can buy the naan/roti from the frozen section in Indian grocery stores or use stone fire mini naan. You can also make perfect basmati rice in the instant pot.

If you are new to Indian cooking and spices. Here is the read on Basic Spices for Indian Cooking. You can easily find these spices in the nearest Indian grocery stores or on Amazon.

Also, check out Indian Party Menu Ideas if you plan to host an event at your home.

Why Make Curries in the Instant Pot?

Curries are my favorite thing to cook in my pressure cooker because it's so quick, easy, one-pot, hands-off, and less messy for cleaning.

You can also cook both the curry andricetogether (provided they have similar cooking times) using the pot-in-pot method (PIP) in your Instant Pot. This helps to reduce the cooking time in the Instant pot as two meals are cooked at the same time.

Some Instant pot curry recipes may call for a quick release (i.e., opening up the valve immediately after the pressure cooking time). Be careful, as the hot liquids can spill out along with the steam resulting in a huge mess in the kitchen.

Why do I get a BURN notice on my Instant Pot?

When you get a burn notice on your Instant Pot, it may be for one of two reasons.

You don’t have enough liquid in your Instant Pot.
Often while sauteing, small bits of food happen to stick to the pot. If they are not removed before pressure cooking, due to heat, they get burnt. So make sure you deglaze the inner pot with some water. This is the best way to avoid getting burn notice.

Why pressure takes so long to build up in Instant pot?

Few curry recipes may have a lot of liquid in the pot, hence it takes a while for an Instant pot to build the pressure. Once the pressure builds up, cooking will be faster.

Best Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker Accessories

Tall Trivet: To cook multiple dishes at once using the pot-in-pot method, I highly recommend using a tall trivet. You can cook curries/rice at the same time.
Stackable Containers:To cook the pot-in-pot method (cooking multiple items at once), these containers are very useful. I generally use stainless steel or pyrex glass container for cooking rice, lentils, or veggies.
Steamer basket: It prevents the veggies from soaking up too much of the water in the bottom of the pot preventing overcooked, mushy vegetables.
Immersion Blender: The immersion blender is very useful while making purees or soups in the Instant pot. It helps you to blend food in the same pot.
Oven Mitts: it's useful to handle hot steaming food.

Here are 25+ Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Indian Curry/Sabzi Recipes

Let’s have a look at the25+ Instant Pot Vegetarian & Vegan Indian Curry Recipes, which will offer you a variety of options. They also include vegan, gluten-free, and low-carb recipes.

Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Makhani

Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala is a popular recipe where Paneer cubes are simmered in a mildly rich onion tomato cashew nut based gravy

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Instant Pot Matar Paneer (Cottage Cheese and Peas Curry)

Matar Paneer or Mutter paneermasala recipe is a classic restaurant style vegetarian curry of Indian cottage cheese and peas cooked in a tomato-onion based sauce in an Instant Pot Pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Palak Paneer Recipe (Pressure Cooker)

Palak Paneer is a dish of North Indian origin consisting of palak (spinach) and paneer (cottage cheese) in a thick curry sauce based on pureed spinach, onion, tomatoes and spices

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Instant Pot Chickpea Curry with Spinach (Chana Saag)

Chickpeas and Spinach Curry in an onion tomato sauce cooked with Indian spices, it's tasty and so easy to make in Instant.

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Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry

ThisVegan Cauliflower Coconut Curryis super flavorful, delicious, healthy and easy to make in instant pot pressure cooker or stovetop just under 30 minutes.

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Palak Tofu (Spinach Tofu Curry)

Palak Tofuis a delicious, rich Indian curry recipe made with pan-fried tofu and spinach gravy in an Instant potor stovetop.

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Instant Pot Potato Peas Curry (Aloo Matar)

Potato Peas Curry (Aloo Matar) is an Indian delicacy which is super flavorfuland easy to make in Instant Pot or Stovetop just under 30 minutesfor busy weeknights.

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Kala Chana Recipe (Black Chickpeas Curry)

Black Chickpeas Curry (Punjabi Kala Chana) is an easy, one-pot Indian curry recipe made by cooking black chickpeas in flavorful onion-tomato gravy along with a few spices in the pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Chickpea Coconut Curry

Chickpea Coconut Curryis super flavorful, hearty, healthy and easy to make in just under 30 minutes for busy weeknights.

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Rajma Masala (Kidney Beans Curry) - Instant Pot

Punjabi Rajma Masala is a one-pot healthy, protein-rich, vegan and gluten-free recipe made with dry or canned beans and cooked in a spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy along with few spices.

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Instant Pot Kerala Kadala Curry

Kadala Curry or Brown Chickpeas in Coconut Curry is a popular accompaniment in Kerala Cuisine usually served with Appam or Puttu

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Zucchini Curry (Indian Courgette Curry) - Instant Pot

Zucchini Curry is a creamy and deliciousIndian Style curry made with zucchini that are infused with spices and extremely easy to make in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or stovetopin less than 20 minutes.

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Aloo Gobi is a healthy and delicious stir-fry made with potato, cauliflower that's infused with Indian spices and extremely easy to make

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Instant Pot Vegetable Kurma (Mix Veg Korma)

Vegetable Kurma is a popular Indian curry in which vegetables are cooked in a creamy and aromatic gravy of yogurt, coconut and cashew nuts based paste and sautéed onion and tomato along with few spices.

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Navratan Korma recipe is a mildly spiced, slightly sweet, creamy based delicious Indian Mughlai curry.

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Instant Pot Butternut Squash Coconut Curry

Thiscreamy Butternut Squash Currywith coconut milk is rich, delicious and easy to make in instant pot pressure cooker or stovetop just under 30 minutesfor busy weeknights.

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Instant Pot Pumpkin Curry

This Pumpkin Masala is Indian style sweet-spicy curry made using basic Indian spices in Instant Pot Pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Mumbai Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a popular dish from Mumbai made up of spiced mashed vegetable curry (bhaji), served piping hot with a soft bread roll (pav) with a butter,finely chopped onions, cilantro and a squeeze of lime

Whole Green Moong Dal

Whole Green Moong Dal is a simple high protein, delicious curry made with green lentils and spices in an Instant Pot or a stovetop pressure cooker.

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Black Eyed Peas Curry Recipe (Indian Lobia Masala)

Black Eyed Peas Curry or Lobia Masala Curry is a popular Punjabi curry which is heathy and delicious made using onion-tomato base and few spices.

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Beetroot Kurma | Beetroot Korma - Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Beetroot Kurma is a healthy curry made with beetrootcooked together in anaromatic spicy kurma or korma masala made of coconut, cashews and other spices in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop

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Cabbage Potato Peas Curry

Cabbage Potato Peas Curry is a deliciouscurry made with cabbage, potatoes, green peas that’s infused with Indian spices and extremely easy to make in a Instant Pot Pressure Cooker in less than 15 minutes.

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Lauki Ki Sabzi (Bottle Gourd Curry) - Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Lauki Ki Sabzi is a simple and healthy curry prepared with Bottle Gourd (aka Lauki, Doodhi or Ghiya) and few spices.

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Instant Pot Chana Masala (Chole Masala Recipe in Pressure Cooker)

Chana Masala or Chole is one-pot healthy protein-rich vegan and gluten free recipe cooked in a spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy along with few spices.

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Instant Pot Cauliflower Tikka Masala

Vegan, keto and made in the instant pot – it’s my version of easy instant pot cauliflower tikka masala made in under 30-minutes.

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Bottle Gourd Kurma

Bottle gourd Kurma is a healthy curry recipe made with the bottle gourd (aka Lauki, Dudhi, Doodhi, Ghiya)cooked together in anaromatic spicy kurma or korma masala made of coconut, cashews, and other spices in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

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Instant Pot Zucchini Dal

Zucchini Dal recipe is a comforting and an easy dal made in Instant Pot pressure cooker with masoor dal (red lentils), zucchini, tomatoes, indian spices and cooked with pot-in-pot rice

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Instant Pot Aloo Baingan Masala | Potato Eggplant Curry

Potato Eggplant Curry is a delicious and flavorful Punjabi dish made by cooking potatoes and eggplants with onions, tomatoes and few indian spices.

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Cabbage Peas Stir Fry (Patta Gobi Matar)

Cabbage Peas Stir Fry is a very delicious side dish recipe prepared with cabbage (bund/patta gobi), green peas and a mix of spices.

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Moong Sprouts Sabzi

Sprouts curry is a nutritious and delicious Indian dish made with sprouted mung beans or legumes, onion, tomatoes, and spices in an instant pot or stovetop pressure cooker.

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Carrot Beans Poriyal

Carrot Beans Poriyal is a very simple south indian stir fry recipe prepared with carrots, beans, fresh coconut and tempered with few spices in Indian style

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Aloo beans is a popular north Indian dry curry made with potatoes, green beans and few spices in the instant pot pressure cooker in less than 20 minutes.

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I hope you found your favorite Indian Curry to make in the Instant Pot. This recipe collection list is only bound to grow more and more, as I cook more interesting recipes. So do make sure, to bookmark this page by clicking the heart icon ❤️ on the right-hand side.

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25+ Instant Pot Indian Curry Recipes

Bhavana Patil

Looking for Vegetarian/Vegan Curry recipes to make in your Instant Pot? Here isthe my collection of 25+ Best Instant PotPressure CookerIndian Curry Recipes from my blog. You can also find a variety of other Indian rice, beans, lentils and dessert recipes.

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Cuisine: Indian, North Indian, South Indian

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Method: Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

Keyword curry, healthy, Indian Vegetarian Curry Recipes

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