This is my 22nd Instant Pot cookbook (total count across both hardcopy and kindle). So to say I’ve laid eyes upon a few IP cookbooks it a bit of an understatement. Twenty-Two is certainly more than “a few”.
I devoured Chapters 1 and 2 of the Kindle version of this “Indian Instant Pot Cookbook: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy and Fast” within hours of it being electronically delivered. And I am eagerly awaiting the hardcopy version to arrive next week!
Within just the first Chapter there is more useful and detailed -- yet easy to understand -- Instant Pot specific information than any other IP cookbook that I own. The table of contents for this book hides the true value hidden in just Chapter 1 by not listing its subsections (I’ve done so for you below!). It is rich with helpful information some of which I’ve seen before, some which I haven't -- but what I have seen is spread out across multiple cookbooks and IP websites. Never before have I see so much useful IP information assembled all in one place in such a clean, straightforward, easy-to-follow manner.
More importantly: Chapter 1 addresses the “elephant in the room” of the Instant Pot world. And that is the fact that the IP needs time to reach pressure, and it needs time to release pressure. Not only is this mentioned more than once -- it is accounted for in the recipes! Nowhere else have I _ever_ seen an IP cookbook or recipe website address this problem!
For example, the Onion Masala recipe: “Prep Time: 10 minutes; Saute: 10 minutes; Manual High Pressure: 15 minutes; Total 60 minutes”. ANY other cookbook would list this as “Prep: 20 minutes; Cook: 15 minutes; Total: 35 minutes”. But not THIS cookbook. THIS cookbook is the first one I’ve seen to actually acknowledge reality for cooking with an Instant Pot.
So right out of the gate, by the end of Chapter 1 -- the $6.99 full priced Kindle version has more than paid for itself in the value and richness of information provided. The remaining chapters of recipes are just icing on the cake! (Pure, rich, truthful, gonna-be-so-yummy icing + cake.)
One of the earlier reviewers stated that many of the recipes included in this cookbook are already available on the author’s website -- as if that was a bad thing. So what if the cookbook came second and the website came first? If it were the other-way-around (cookbook first, then website) the author would likely be praised for providing such a rich supply of free “supplemental materials” to her recipes.
Knowing that that I can go to the website and get detailed photos and descriptions, and then come to the cookbook to get just the bare-basic recipe details -- in a nice printed and bound cookbook, instead of a binder of loose-leaf printouts! -- that is a positive for me, and not at all a negative.
Cookbooks are just that most of the time: bare-basic recipe details, where we’re lucky to get a few photos here or there, and almost never get a large-format good-quality photo to go with every recipe. (And when we do get those photos, the cookbook is usually hard-cover, costs and arm and a leg, and is better suited as a coffee table book than as a kitchen resource!) The fact that I go to the website and verify -- for free -- via individual recipe photos that yes, indeed, I am on the right track is a huge plus for me. (Because I am seriously a complete hot-mess in the kitchen. I need all the help I can get. The author's website is going to be an awesome supplement to her cookbook!)
Not only am I a hot mess at trying to cook, I pretty much just flat-out hate cooking -- or at least I did until I got my first Instant Pot. Now I don’t hate cooking quite as much (but I am still pretty terrible at it). What I’ve managed to read in this cookbook so far has given me a new-found enthusiasm for trying things outside the usual mac & cheese, pot roast, chili, and chicken pasta.
The recipes I’ve managed to read through so far are all clearly written in simple easy-to-understand steps; the ingredients are all things I’ve heard of, that I can pronounce, and that I know where to find in my regular grocery store. AND, as explained in Chapter 1, almost all of them are start-to-finish in less than an hour total -- with that "total time" being the actual truth that includes come-to-pressure and release-pressure time.
Seriously, what’s _not_ to love here?
If you like Indian food, you’re going to more than earn back your investment in this cookbook with the first few things you make from it (instead of getting them at an Indian restaurant). My only problem now is which ones to start with. (I’ll come back in a few weeks after I’ve made a bunch, and update this review with a progress report.)
Here’s the full table of contents of everything you get with this cookbook (with some additions from me of section headers not included in the table of contents -- but should have been, in my opinion).
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Introduction
Chapter 1 : Indian Food, Easy & Fast
* The Pressure Cooking Tradition (in Indian Cooking)
* Instant (Pot) Love
* Rethinking the “Instant” in Instant Pot
* The Indian Pantry
* * Spices
* * Dals & Beans
* * Herbs
* * Packages, Bottles, Cans
* Instant Pot Terminology
* Essential Equipment
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Pressure Cooking at High Altitude
Chapter 2 : Kitchen Staples
* Garam Masala
* Punjabi Garam Masala
* Goda Masala
* Onion Masala
* Ghee
* Ginger-Garlic Paste
* Paneer
* Greek Yogurt
* Meyer Lemon Chutney
* Coconut Green Chutney
* Mango Chutney
Chapter 3 : Rice, Dals & Beans
* Basmati Pilau
* Masale Bhat (Marathi Spiced Rice)
* Khichadi (Rice with Lentils)
* Dal Fry (Lentils with Fried Onions)
* Dal Makhani (Creamy Lentils)
* Langar Ki Dal (Creamy Mixed Lentils)
* Chana Masala
* Chana Salaad (Chickpea Salad)
* Punjabi Lobia (Black-Eyed Peas with Spinach)
* Matki Chi Ussal (Spiced Sprouted Beans)
* Punjabi Rajma (Red Kidney Beans)
Chapter 4 : Vegetables & Vegetarian
* Aloo Gobi (Potatoes and Cauliflower)
* Aloo Jeera (Cumin-Spiced Potatoes)
* Beet Koshimbir (Beetroot Salad)
* Buhdh Gobi Mutter (Cabbage and Peas)
* Baingan Bharta (Eggpland with Onions)
* Coconut-Tomato Soup
* Marathi Kadhi (Tango Yogurt Soup)
* Marathi Rassa (Mixed Vegetables with Coconut)
* Sindhi Sai Bhaji (Sindhi-Style Mixed Vegetables)
* Paneer Biryani
* Palak Paneer
Chapter 5 : Fish, Chicken & Meat
* Patra Ni Macchi (Fish with Green Chutney)
* Jhinga Nariyl Wala (Shrimp Coconut Curry)
* Chicken Biryani
* Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken)
* Punjabi Chicken Curry
* Chicken Vindaloo
* Chicken Korma
* Chicken Tikka Masala
* Beef Curry
* Kheema Nariyal Saag (Ground Beef Coconut Curry & Spinach)
* Kheema Matar (Spiced Ground Beef)
* Pork Saag
* Lamb Rogan Josh (Lamb Curry)
* Lamb Dum Biryani (Lamb & Rice Casserole)
Chapter 6 : Drinks & Desserts
* Aam Panha (Raw Mango Drink)
* Gulabi Doodh (Rose Milk)
* Masala Chai (Spiced Tea)
* Caramel Custard
* Elaichi Dahi (Creamy Cardamom Yogurt)
* Mitha Dahi (Steamed Yogurt Custard)
* Gajjar Halva (Carrot with Raisins)
* Chawal Ki Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
* Narali Bhat (Sweet Coconut Rice)
Pressure Cooking Time Charts
* Beans and Legumes
* Grains
* Meat
* Poultry
* Fish & Seafood
* Vegetables
Measurement Conversions
Acknowledgements
About the Author
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This is a very easy to read and more importantly- understand cook-book for the Instant Pot. It takes more time shopping for ingredients and laying them out in order than to cook for instance Chicken Biryani on pages 96-97 as the author acknowledges.However, once done with preparation, cooking is easier and much safer than on a conventional gas or electric stove top as well as clean-up, afterwards. Furthermore, much healthier than a microwave and totally processed foods. As author states in book, Instant Pot-Pressure cooking saves time and electricity as well as tenderizes and infuses flavors into meat or vegetables! (see attached picture)One must read the Prologue and Chapter 1 and 2 to the book to understand what is required as well as abbreviations and settings of different versions of the Instant Pot as well as some very good history on different Regional Indian cuisine! (Recommend Book "Prisoners of Geography" By Tim Marshall page 170- Start of Chapter on India and Pakistan available at Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Prisoners-Geography-Explain-Everything-Politics/dp/1501121472/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543660555&sr=8-1&keywords=tim+marshall+prisoners+of+geography )Finally, for actual cooking and meal preparation a minimum of utensil's is required, especially specialty utensils- however do recommend a timer of some sort to keep track of various natural and manual release times....!!!!!End-State: This book as well as the Instant Pot should be considered by US Department of Veterans Affairs (US DVA) Occupational Therapists, etc... for issue and instruction of Veterans with Mobility Issues as author recommends for other civil individuals these issues on pages 6-9! Furthermore, this Cook Book and Instant Pot should be looked at by Veterans Service Organizations (VSO's) that offer cooking instruction in conjunction with major Grocer Chains such as Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has does (or did in past) Publix Grocer Chain, as one example!
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