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Monday, August 7, 2023

Instapot Rice Kheer

 

Ingredients
 

  • Basmati Rics - One fist full 
  • water  - 1 cup
  • Whole Milk - 3 cups
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup 
  • saffron
  • Almonds/Cashews - 2 tsp
  • Raisins - 1 tsp
  • Elachi powder
  • Ghee - 1 - 2  tsp
  • Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes and grind it coarsely. Add ghee in the instapot and saute the nuts and raisins and remove from the pot. In saute mode add 1 cup water and milk to the pot. When the water and milk boils add the rice to the pot.
  • Close the lid and valve and keep it in pressure cooking mode for 25 minutes. 
  • Wait for the pressure to release and switch on the saute mode.  Stir it and add sugar.  Wait till it thickens a bit.    Now add the raisins and nuts and close the lid without the valve closed.   If you want to serve it chill, wait for the kheer to come to room temperature and keep it in the fridge.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Simple Dal using cooker/Instapot

Turdal - 1/8 cup

Moong dal - 1/8 cup

Moth dal - 1/8 cup

Masoor dal - 1/8 cup

Bay leaf - 1

cinnamon - small piece 

Red Chilli - 1

cummin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Onion - 1 no.

Tomato - 1 medium size

Garlic chopped - 1 tsp

Ginger chopped - 1 tsp

Green chilli chopped - 1 to 2

Garam masala - 1/2 spoon

Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Hing - 1/8 tsp

Ghee - 2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Heat a pressure cooker/Intapot and add bay leave, cinnamon oil and ghee after that add cumin seeds and red chilli and saute a bit.  Add chopped Garlic, Ginger, Green Chillies and chopped onion.  Saute till the onion becomes translucent.  Now add chopped tomato.   Now add the dals and turmeric powder,  Add water 4 1/2 cups of water and close the lid.  For the cooker leave it for five whistles and for instapot set on Pressure cooking mode for 8 minutes.  close the vent.   After it is done add Lemon juice and garam masala and leave it to boil for a minute.  After it is done enjoy it with jeera rice or chapathi.