I am all for automation ( work and home and specially in kitchen).
I used my Aroma slow cooker/rice cooker/steam cooker for a long time for that purpose .. but the nonstick inner pot and not able to program it to start at a certain time was my pet peeve.
Instantpot solved that issue in an instant! steel innerpot, plus timer + programmable pressure cooker! for a working mom like me who wants to put things in it and forget about it and then come back to it when hungry and tired ( from work/shopping/play)
They are expensive but i think worth it .. so wait for a deal if you can ..
https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=7-in-1+instant+pot&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=80967655752&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10832107339725523789&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_30hcns3flk_b
Crediting Lavanya Kartik who compiled this list of recipes ..
RECIPES
Desserts
Rice Kheer
Yogurt in IP6in1 with berries
Therattipal
Rava Kesari
Basundi
Blueberry Jam
Badam (Almond) Kheer
Soups
Minestrone soup
Vegetarian gravies
Chole
Dum Aloo
Red Thai curry Tofu
Idli with bhaji stuffed
Pav Bhaji
Kadai Paneer
Aloo Sabzi
Introducing Trivet method - Squash Sambar
Dal
Chow chow (cayote) kootu
Aloo mattar
Onion Tomato Masala paste
Mixed Vegetable Kurma
Chinna vengaya vethal kozhambu and potato fry
Idli with sambar and avocado chutney
Cumin Pepper Rasam (Milagu Jeeraga rasam) and Spicy Pepper Kozhambu (Milagu kozhambu)
Malai Kofta
Mini Peppers in a sweet, spicy n tangy gravy
Veg Manchurian with Hakka Noodles
Grains
Grainy Breakfast
1/3rd cup each of millet, amaranth, buckwheat, 1 large pear diced, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 cups water. Manual for 20 mins, NPR.
SteelCut Oats - Buckwheat - Amaranth Porridge
1/2 cup Amaranth, 1/2 cup Buckwheat, 3/4th cup Steelcut Oats, 1 large apple diced, 1 tsp cinnamon, 4 cups water. 25 mins manual NPR, PIP. Probably will need less time and water if you do it directly in the inner pot.
We ate it with a splash of milk, hemp seeds, pumpkin and sesame seeds
Quinoa
https://www.facebook.com/groups/InstantPotIndian/permalink/443316515856989/?hc_location=ufi
Grainy Breakfast
1/3rd cup each of millet, amaranth, buckwheat, 1 large pear diced, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 cups water. Manual for 20 mins, NPR.
SteelCut Oats - Buckwheat - Amaranth Porridge
1/2 cup Amaranth, 1/2 cup Buckwheat, 3/4th cup Steelcut Oats, 1 large apple diced, 1 tsp cinnamon, 4 cups water. 25 mins manual NPR, PIP. Probably will need less time and water if you do it directly in the inner pot.
We ate it with a splash of milk, hemp seeds, pumpkin and sesame seeds
Quinoa
https://www.facebook.com/groups/InstantPotIndian/permalink/443316515856989/?hc_location=ufi
Tomato rice
Ven pongal
Plain Pasta
Quinoa Pulav
Rolled oats
Black bean Sweet Potato Quinoa Chilli with avocado and salsa sides
Mac n Cheese
Indo-Chinese pasta noodles
Paneer Pulav
BBB
Pulikachal, Puliyodharai/Puliogare, Tamarind rice
Sphagetti with Veggie balls
Masala Ravioli
TIPS
Toor dal issues
Inserts
Stacking in IP
Introducing Trivet method - Squash Sambar
