Instant Pot users Deal of the Day - Page 5

sherry7899 · 01-27-17, 11:16 AM

gladgirl-I also had the "what have I done" thought when I saw the huge box on my porch.

I will try the water test this weekend and move on from there.

Sherry

gladgirl · 01-27-17, 11:38 AM

Christine, that recipe for Saag sounds wonderful. How is saag used? Not at all familiar with Indian cooking. It looks like a dip from the photo. Or can you use it as a sauce for other things? Thank you for posting the recipe.

JackieB · 01-27-17, 01:16 PM

I love my Instant Pot. I was initially afraid of it and it sat in my drawer in the kitchen. Wow, though, I started using it and have made amazing food. Love it.

JackieB · 01-27-17, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by andtckrtoo

This! And I make this recipe at least once a week. Sometimes I add cooked chicken, sometimes chickpeas, but no Indian restaurant makes one that tastes this good.

http://myheartbeets.com/instant-pot-...essure-cooker/

I will try this recipe. We love Indian food here and our fave is palak paneer.

LynnO · 01-27-17, 04:34 PM

Sherrie, I have no idea why Amazon overpacked the instapot, but the actual device is not much bigger than my last crockpot.

My first thing is going to be hard boiled eggs. I can be really absent minded, so this will be good even if it doesn't save a ton of time. I like my toaster oven for the same reason. They turn off even if I forget (and my flat iron).

I had a stovetop pressure cooker that I used for a couple years, so I'm comfortable with pressure cooking. I really like this one does a number of things, plus I don't have to think about it too much.

andtckrtoo · 01-27-17, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gladgirl

Christine, that recipe for Saag sounds wonderful. How is saag used? Not at all familiar with Indian cooking. It looks like a dip from the photo. Or can you use it as a sauce for other things? Thank you for posting the recipe.

Saag is a side dish or a main dish. You can serve it over rice, or with naan, or both.

CoolGirlinFl888 · 01-27-17, 11:14 PM

Ok I saw the thread and was like wow! I didn't know that we can talk about that on this board lol.

Malia · 01-28-17, 08:34 AM

Well, I made my first recipe last night (and yes, I too was shocked at the size of the box that it arrived in - couldn't imagine what it was at first).

Anyway, I did a chicken chili recipe that I normally do on the stove. I think I will stick to the stove for that particular recipe, but I'm still glad I tried it. First off I started it 3 hours before dinner like I normally do so it sat on warm for probably 2 hours. My husband kept going in and relieving the pressure (he was convinced on the stew setting that it wouldn't go into pressure mode but it did). I didn't adapt the recipe at all which I guess was my first mistake - it turned out kind of watery because it didn't reduce and thicken up. My son thought the flavor was off too but it might just be because it was watery-er than normal. I did open up about an hour before dinner hoping it would help it reduce a little, but on the keep warm setting it never got hot enough to make a difference.

I'm still glad I got it and look forward to more recipes, though!

CarlaVeg · 01-28-17, 08:49 AM

I have the instant pot and I have used only twice both with terrible results. I guess I was tying to make my beef stew the same way make in the stove top and it was a total soupy mess. Same thing wit my roast.....

Please share your awesome recipes with me.... I need to use it

Lannette · 01-28-17, 09:35 AM

It's really important to decrease liquids and I cut the cooking time in half. I typically am making soups and stews though so that may be the difference. I have split pea soup cooking right now. The website has some good guidelines. They also have recipes.
I started with recipes and then as I got the hang of the differences started to convert our favorites and even convert new recipes I find.

This will sound odd but DH and I were talking about buying a second updated pot and keeping them both. We make everything we eat from scratch. I have a yogurt maker and would love to get rid of it and just use the instant pot. I can seriously see us having two pots going simultaneously on weekends since we do the majority of our cooking then.

If you like cooked greens (kale, collard, chard) they are melt in your mouth, to die for in the instant pot!

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01-27-17, 11:16 AM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	gladgirl-I also had the "what have I done" thought when I saw the huge box on my porch. I will try the water test this weekend and move on from there. Sherry __________________ "Say you are tired and you will be. Believe you are strong and you are." (Sean O'Malley) The cat in my avatar is my sweetheart named Bonkers

01-27-17, 11:38 AM
gladgirl Join Date: Oct 2006	Christine, that recipe for Saag sounds wonderful. How is saag used? Not at all familiar with Indian cooking. It looks like a dip from the photo. Or can you use it as a sauce for other things? Thank you for posting the recipe.

01-27-17, 01:16 PM
JackieB VF Supporter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota	I love my Instant Pot. I was initially afraid of it and it sat in my drawer in the kitchen. Wow, though, I started using it and have made amazing food. Love it. __________________ Jackie Certified Essentrics Instructor, Level 4---February 2017 Yoga Tune Up Roll Model Method Practitioner---December 2021 "Movement is a privilege. You don't have to exercise. You get to exercise. Visit a person whose mobility is severely limited, and you'll appreciate the distinction. Do what you can, count yourself lucky, heal yourself in the process." Essentrics Colorado

01-27-17, 04:34 PM
LynnO VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Sherrie, I have no idea why Amazon overpacked the instapot, but the actual device is not much bigger than my last crockpot. My first thing is going to be hard boiled eggs. I can be really absent minded, so this will be good even if it doesn't save a ton of time. I like my toaster oven for the same reason. They turn off even if I forget (and my flat iron). I had a stovetop pressure cooker that I used for a couple years, so I'm comfortable with pressure cooking. I really like this one does a number of things, plus I don't have to think about it too much.

01-27-17, 11:14 PM
CoolGirlinFl888 Join Date: Jul 2011	Ok I saw the thread and was like wow! I didn't know that we can talk about that on this board lol.

01-28-17, 08:34 AM
Malia Join Date: Sep 2007	Well, I made my first recipe last night (and yes, I too was shocked at the size of the box that it arrived in - couldn't imagine what it was at first). Anyway, I did a chicken chili recipe that I normally do on the stove. I think I will stick to the stove for that particular recipe, but I'm still glad I tried it. First off I started it 3 hours before dinner like I normally do so it sat on warm for probably 2 hours. My husband kept going in and relieving the pressure (he was convinced on the stew setting that it wouldn't go into pressure mode but it did). I didn't adapt the recipe at all which I guess was my first mistake - it turned out kind of watery because it didn't reduce and thicken up. My son thought the flavor was off too but it might just be because it was watery-er than normal. I did open up about an hour before dinner hoping it would help it reduce a little, but on the keep warm setting it never got hot enough to make a difference. I'm still glad I got it and look forward to more recipes, though!

01-28-17, 08:49 AM
CarlaVeg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA	I have the instant pot and I have used only twice both with terrible results. I guess I was tying to make my beef stew the same way make in the stove top and it was a total soupy mess. Same thing wit my roast..... Please share your awesome recipes with me.... I need to use it __________________ Life IS Good! Carla

01-28-17, 09:35 AM
Lannette Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NH	It's really important to decrease liquids and I cut the cooking time in half. I typically am making soups and stews though so that may be the difference. I have split pea soup cooking right now. The website has some good guidelines. They also have recipes. I started with recipes and then as I got the hang of the differences started to convert our favorites and even convert new recipes I find. This will sound odd but DH and I were talking about buying a second updated pot and keeping them both. We make everything we eat from scratch. I have a yogurt maker and would love to get rid of it and just use the instant pot. I can seriously see us having two pots going simultaneously on weekends since we do the majority of our cooking then. If you like cooked greens (kale, collard, chard) they are melt in your mouth, to die for in the instant pot! __________________ Lannette See my profile for info on relationships with various video distributors. Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it? - Caroline Myss