Put your Instant Pot to its full use and plan and prep your dishes quickly and easily! PS – Substitute the rice/millet with grains of your choice.
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The Instant Pot Vegetarian Meal Plan
My husband and I have a crazy work week, so I am going easy with the meals this week. I am mostly repurposing what I cooked for lunch for dinner as well, and I am not opting for any leftover makeover meals. Here are some recipes that you can easily make in your Instant Pot and air-fryer.
Spinach rice – I am planning to make it more like kootu rice. I have shared this recipe on my IG but yet to share it on the blog. I am planning to make the brinjal curry in the air-fryer.Lemongrass jasmine rice with tofu curry: Both are semi-homemade recipes using store both lemongrass paste and red curry paste. I am planning to make the rice in Instant Pot and curry on the stove-top.Tomato Dal: When it comes to lentil-based dishes, Instant Pot comes in handy, and I love the handsfree cooking part. You can either roast the beets in an air-fryer or steam it and make a stir-fry.No-onion no-garlic veg pulav: This is my go-to pulav for Thursday as I opt for recipes without any onion and garlic. I have the recipe and video on my blog. Do check it out. I don’t have the no onion no garlic kurma on my blog; I will share it soon.Sambar rice: I have two different kinds of sambar rice on my blog, but both are stove-top pressure cooker versions. But you can easily convert it to Instant Pot. Depending upon how mushy you prefer, you can cook for 8 to 10 minutes at high pressure in the Instant Pot. While potato curry pairs well with sambar rice, I am going with chayote squash stir-fry. You can steam and make a quick stir-fry.
This week’s meal planner
While you make the main dish in the Instant Pot, you can make the sides on the stove-top or using an air-fryer. I don’t have few recipes on my blog yet. But I will share them soon. Do follow me on Instagram, as I share the recipes there first. :-) PS: As we have spring break next week, I am taking a break from sharing the meal planner. I will resume it again from the 2nd week of April. Without any further ado, here is this week’s meal planner.
Monday Menu
Breakfast – Dosa with chutneyLunch– Spinach rice with brinjal curryDinner – Upma with chutney
Tuesday Menu
Breakfast – Mushroom cheese sandwichLunch – Lemongrass jasmine rice with tofu curryDinner – Same as lunch
Wednesday Menu
Breakfast – OatmealLunch – Rice with tomato dal and beets stir-fryDinner – Same as lunch
Thursday Menu
Breakfast – PohaLunch – No onion no garlic pulav with kurmaDinner – Roti and kurma
Friday Menu
Breakfast – Dosa with podiLunch – Sambar rice with chayote squash stir-fry
I hope this menu planner helps, and you all can draw some inspiration. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below. I will share the daily updates on my Instagram and my FB group. So stay connected! Stay Safe & Happy Cooking! Vidhya
