Cooking with Thas – Healthy Instant Pot Recipes
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When it comes to quick and flavorful weeknight dinners, stir-fries are a go-to option for many of us. Today, I’m bringing a taste of China to your kitchen with my Chinese-style soy tuna, broccoli soy sauce stir-fry, and green beans soy sauce stir-fry. I find broccoli & soy sauce get along so well, if you’re …
Aromatic chicken roast with caramelized onions, Kerala style… One of the dishes I make quite often with chicken is this chicken roast. This is the easiest version & is my way. Marinated chicken is combined with onions & tomatoes, cooked covered in a saucepan. While cooking, onions & tomatoes are not sauteed first, everything is …
Shrimp masala stuffed idiyappam or string hoppers, it’s a Kerala delicacy… Idiyappam or string hoppers is a delicacy in Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Srilanka. It’s like steamed rice noodles, tastes much better than rice noodles though. Idiyappam can be enjoyed with literally any kind of curry. One of my favorite ways of serving idiyappam is …
Leftover Naan turned into a delicious naan chicken stir fry… Kothu parotta is a popular dish in South India, it’s basically chopped parottas stir-fried with chicken or veggies. If you have leftover parottas/parathas, chapatis, naans or even pita bread, you can turn them into kothu parotta style or stir fry with chicken, it’s delish & …
Delectable & flavorful cashew chicken cooked in the Instant Pot… In just 15 minutes, you will be seen enjoying this delicious cashew chicken, which tastes like restaurant-style. Chicken marinated with soy sauce & pressure cooked in the Instant Pot, followed by stir-frying with cashew nuts, onions & green peppers. Incredibly tasty & made effortlessly. Cooking …
Finger licking delish chicken & kappa or tapioca cooked in the Instant Pot… Kappa or tapioca is a staple food in Kerala and is widely grown in tropical places. Over the years this simple & humble root vegetable has been curated & now it can be found on the menu of most fine dining restaurants …
Holiday or Special Occasion meal whipped up effortlessly in the Instant Pot… Cooking meals for special occasions or holidays in the Instant Pot is an absolute breeze. I whipped up these dishes in the Instant Pot for my birthday. Whole chicken pressure cooked & air fried in the Instant Pot, easy & delicious gravy & …
Lip smackingly delicious chicken with almond poppy seed saffron yogurt gravy cooked in the Instant Pot… This has been one of my favorite Instant Pot chicken dishes. This is a Mughal-style dish called Murgh Musallam traditionally cooked with whole chicken. In this recipe, instead of whole chicken, I’ve added boneless chicken. The highlight of this …
Hands down, this is the best-tasting fish biryani made in the Instant Pot… Kingfish is my favorite fish, I would say the tastiest fish. Whenever I get hold of kingfish, I make biryani out of it. It’s my mom’s recipe & the best. This time, I made the biryani in the Instant Pot. Turned out …
Whole fish cooked in banana leaf is one of the delicacies of Kerala… I love cooking with whole fish; when the fish is wrapped in banana leaf and cooked, it gets even more exciting. One of the delicious ways of cooking fish in Kerala is by slightly pan-frying the whole fish and then wrapping …