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Easy vegetarian Instant pot recipes (Indian & more)

Are you looking for easy instant pot recipes? Here is a collection of vegetarian instant pot recipes that are delicious and easy to make at home. Start making these instant pot recipes with this quick quinoa vegetable pilaf.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Global
Keyword instant pot vegetarian recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 267kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quinoa (raw)
  • 2.5 cup water or use vegetable stock
  • 1 cup carrots finely chopped
  • ½ cup green beans chopped
  • ½ cup onions chopped
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon ginger chopped
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder adjust according to your preference
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Chop the veggies and keep them aside.
    chopped veggies in a plate
  • Wash the quinoa at least 2 to 3 times, drain the water completely, and keep it aside.
  • Start the Instant pot in sauté mode.
  • Once it is hot, add oil, bay leaf, and chopped ginger.
  • Now add onions and let them fry for a minute. 
  • To these onions, now add the chopped veggies.
  • Fry the veggies for a couple of minutes and add washed quinoa.
  • Mix it once, add pepper powder, dried oregano and fry it for a couple of minutes.
  • Switch off the Instant pot and add water to the inner pot. You can check the salt at this stage and adjust it if needed.
  • Close the instant pot with its lid and cook it on manual or pressure cooker mode for 2 minutes on high pressure.
  • Once the Instant pot beeps, switch it off and wait for the pressure to release naturally.
  • Open the lid now and fluff it up.
  • And easy quinoa pilaf is ready to serve!

Notes

Nutrition values are my rough estimates. Please feel free to use your calculator if you rely on them for your diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 428mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3636IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg