Instant pot Aloo Gobi – Vegan Cauliflower Potato Curry

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi is an easy and versatile curry to make for a quick dinner. This curry is vegan, gluten-free and loaded with the goodness of vegetables. It is best paired with hot rotis or simple jeera rice. 

Instant pot Aloo Gobi Curry

Aloo gobi is a popular Indian curry made on the stovetop or in a Pressure cooker. Making it in Instant Pot makes it easier that we don’t have to babysit the curry. In this post, I will give you tips to make this curry as your preferred consistency. The potato cubes and cauliflower florets are cooked in onion tomato masala paste. To make this curry creamy, grind the onion tomato masala along with some cashews.

How to make Aloo Gobi in Instant Pot?

Make the onion tomato masala by sauteing onion, ginger garlic, and roughly chopped tomato. GRing it with some cashews to make the curry creamy. Then saute the bay leaf in the Instant Pot, and add the ground onion tomato paste, and spices. When it is cooked add the cauliflower florets and cubed potatoes. Add the required water and salt. Cook for 12 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally. Then open the lid and add dried methi leaves. 

At this time before adding the dried methi leaf,

1. If you want to pour consistent curry, do not boil for too long.
2. For a thick gravy, boil till you get the right consistency.
3. If you don’t like creamy curry, then do not grind the onion-tomato mixture. After sauteing the onion and tomato, add ginger garlic paste and follow the next steps.

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The advantages of making Aloo gobi in Instant Pot are

1. You don’t have to babysit the curry.
2. Don’t have to wash many vessels.
3. You can cook the cauliflower and potato to perfect consistency without mashing it up.

How to serve Aloo Gobi

Serve Aloo gobi with Sweet potato roti, Spinach roti, Carrot chapathi, Cilantro chapathi. 

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Aloo Gobi recipe

Ingredients

Bay leaf – 1

Cinnamon stick – ½ inch

Cardamom – 2

Cloves – 2

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Cauliflower – 1 cup florets

Potato – 1 cubed

Oil – 2 tsp

Salt – as required

Kasuri Methi – 1 pinch

To roast and grind

Onion – 1 Cup chopped

Tomato – 2 chopped

Ginger – ½ inch

Garlic – 3 pods

Cashew – few

Method

• Switch on Instant Pot. Press saute mode and add a tsp of oil.
• Add onion and saute till golden.
• Add ginger garlic and tomato. Saute’ till the tomatoes are mushy.
• Switch off. When cooled down, blend it along with cashews to smooth paste.
• Switch the saute mode again, and add oil.
• Add the whole spices, and saute.
• Then add the ground onion tomato paste. 
• Saute it for a few minutes. Add the spice powders. 
• Let it boil. Then add the cauliflower and potato.
• Add the required water and salt. Close the lid.
• Press the manual button and adjust the cooking time to 12 minutes.
• Check the valve is closed.
• Once it is cooked, let the pressure release naturally.
• When the pressure is released, open the lid and press saute mode again.
• Check the salt and add the crushed kasuri methi. Let it boil for a few seconds.
• Switch off.
• Serve with roti or chapathi.

Notes

1. Adjust the red chili powder as per your preference.
2. When you mix the curry, do it gently so you don’t mash the cauliflower.

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