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20 Vegan Instant Pot Recipes with no fake meats, no soy, no dairy. Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes to cook up as meals. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree. 

20 Vegan Instant Pot Recipes with no fake meats, no soy, no dairy. Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes to cook up as meals. Vegan Gluten-free Vegan Richa

Instant Pot  is a 1 pot cooking appliance that can cook by pressure cooking, slow cooking, warming (yogurt or other fermentation), sauteing, steaming. It is programmable and has been getting popular in the last few years. I use Instant Pot whenever I need to pressure cook. I have been pressure cooking for many years as Indian food uses Pressure cooking for cooking the variety of beans and lentils used in the cuisine. Stive top cookers have been used in India for decades. Some of the old posts on the blog use a pressure cooker and are getting updated IP instructions over the next few months. 

Instant Pot works out well to make 1 pot meals, set it and forget it and the meal is ready when needed, and works well for summer as it doesnt heat up the entire kitchen.

Here are a few of the popular IP recipes from the blog. Almost all also have Saucepan cooking options. For more Recipes see the Instant Pot Category. What are your favorite Instant Pot meals for Summer?

Instant Pot Aloo Palak Dal. Spiced Potato Spinach Lentils made in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot. Saucepan option. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com Brown Rice Mung Bean Kitchari - Mung Bean Stew | Vegan Richa

Potato Spinach Lentil Curry

Kitchari – Mung Bean Brown Rice Stewfor a yellow mung dal kitchari, see my first book 

Vegan Barbacoa Mushroom Tacos . This Barbacoa Sauce is super easy and versatile. Use it with beans, lentils or other shredded vegetables for variation. Vegan Barbacoa Recipe. Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com Instant Pot Chana Saag - Chickpea Spinach Curry. Easy 1 pot Chickpea Curry. Saucepan option. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Barbacoa Mushrooms , serve in tacos or make a bowl over lettuce, roasted veggies and avocado

Chana Saag – Chickpea Spinach Curry

 

Instant Pot Vegan Butter Chickin (soy curls and chickpeas!)

Lasagna soup! Saucepan option

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup - Vegan Lasagna Soup with lasagna noodles, veggies, red lentils and basil. 1 Pot weekday meal. #Vegan #Nutfree #Recipe. Can be #glutenfree. #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

IP Lentil Sweet Potato Eggplant/Veggie Curry. 

Instant Pot Eggplant Sweet Potato Lentil Curry. Mung Beans, lentils, spices, sweet potato and eggplant make a filling curry or soup. Use other veggies of choice. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe. Make it in a saucepan or InstantPot Pressure Cooker. #vegan #glutenfree #soyfree #veganricha

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes with Vegan Gravy - 1 Pot - Mushroom Free. Can be Nut-free, soy-free. Serve over mashed potatoes, biscuits, thanksgiving loaf and more. #Vegan #Recipe #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

Mixed Veg Khichdi in a Jar for Instant Pot. 

Khichdi in a Jar - Mixed Vegetable Kitchari Mix for Instant Pot or Saucepan. Easy Lentil Rice Soup with Veggies.  Gift the jar full of lentils,, rice and spices. Empty into a pot with veggies of choice. Easy Weekday Dinner.  Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe.  #vegan #veganricha Khichdi in a Jar - Mixed Vegetable Kitchari Mix for Instant Pot or Saucepan. Easy Lentil Rice Soup with Veggies.  Gift the jar full of lentils,, rice and spices. Empty into a pot with veggies of choice. Easy Weekday Dinner.  Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe.  #vegan #veganricha

Eggplant Sambar– Split Pea soup with Tamarind and Eggplant. 

Eggplant Sambar Recipe - Indian Yellow Lentil Tamarind Dal. Toor Dal Sambar with Eggplant or other seasonal veggies. Instant Pot or Saucepan Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Vegetable Biryani with Chickpeas 

Chickpea Rice Pulao | Vegan Richa

Jackfruit Curry

Easy Jackfruit Curry | Vegan Richa

Dal Makhani – Buttery Black Lentils

Chickpea Sweet Potato Spinach Curry

Easy One Pot Chickpea Sweet potato Spinach Curry with Indian Spices. Use spices of choice, pumpkin or other squash and other beans. | VeganRicha.com #vegan #glutenfree #soyfree #recipe

IP Aloo Gobi

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi - Curried Potato Cauliflower. 1 Pot Aloo Gobhi. Indian Gobi Aloo Masala. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Chana Dal Veggie Soup

Chana Dal Veggie Carrot Soup. Easy Split Pea Soup with veggies. 1 Pot ready within 45 minutes. Use split chickpeas (Chana Dal) or other split peas or lentils. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Lentil Brown Rice Soup – spiced Kitchari

Lentil Brown Rice Soup. Easy 1 pot Lentil Rice Soup with Spinach or greens of choice. 20 minutes active time then let everything simmer. Serve with crackers, papadum or grilled vegan cheese sandwiches. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Lentil Kidney Chili

Masala Eggplant

Instant Pot Masala Eggplant Curry. Pressure cooked Indian Baghare baingan. Stuffed Baby Eggplant Curry. #Vegan #Glutenfree #Soyfree #Recipe #veganricha | VeganRicha.com

Lentil Veggie Dhansak (stew)

Lentil Veggie Dhansak. Dal and vegetables cooked with spices. Parsi dhansak Recipe. Serve over rice or flatbread or garlic bread. Vegan Gluten-free Indian Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Vegetable Kolhapuri – Veggies in Coconut Sesame sauce

Veg Kolhapuri Recipe - Veggies in Sesame Coconut Tomato Kolhapuri Sauce. Use up the leftover veggies in this flavorful sauce. Anything goes. Add cooked beans for added protein. #Vegan #Glutenfree #Soyfree #Nutfree #veganricha #Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

Black Eyed Pea & Cauliflower Stew

This coconutty Black Eyes Pea stew with Cauliflower and Potatoes is hearty and delicious. Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Curry with vegetables. Sauepan Option. Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Stuffed Acorn Squash 

Pressure Cooker Curried chickpea Stuffed Acorn Squash | Vegan Richa

Kidney Bean Curry – Rajma

Brown Coconut Chickpea Curry

Kadala Curry - Bengal Gram or Kala Chana Curry with Coconut and Spices. Brown Chickpea Coconut Curry from South India (Kerala). Serve with rice, appams, dosas or make a bowl with roasted veggies and grains. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Indian Recipe | VeganRicha.com

Jill’s Red Lentil Sweet Potato Burgers

 

About Richa

Hi, I'm Richa! I create flavorful plant based recipes that are inspired by my Indian upbringing, including many gluten-free, soy-free, and oil-free options.

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25 Comments

  1. Greta says:

    These are great! I am bookmarking for later. Thank you!

  2. Gina says:

    Are these recipes for the 6qt or 3qt mini?

    1. Richa says:

      6 qt. i’ll add the info

  3. Harsh Bhavsar says:

    Thank you for your recipe. Can you please tell me when we start the pressure mode in high for, say 11 minutes, after that should we enable keep warm mode? Or should we turn off the IP, and let the steam release naturally? I think I ended up keep it on keep warm for ~3-4 minutes, and let the steam release naturally, and the sweet potatoes and eggplant got very overcooked.

    Also does the size of the pot matter for natural release time? I have a 6 QT pot, and I suppose it will take more time (since more volume) for natural release of steam. Do you think that will overcook the dish inside? Pardon my basic questions, I am very new to Instant Pot. Will definitely be checking out your other recipes! Thank you!

    1. Richa says:

      Once the cook time is done, press cancel, so that the pot doesnt stay warm and starts the natural pressure release. You can reduce the cooking time by 2 mins and once done, cancel the stay warm and release the pressure if it hasnt already released in 7 to 8 mins.

      1. Harsh Bhavsar says:

        Thank you so much for that tip!

  4. Amanda says:

    I got an IP for Christmas and have been slowly acquainting myself with it. This list of vegan recipes is just what I was looking for. Last week, I made your Lentil Sweet Potato Eggplant/Veggie Curry recipe and it turned out perfectly! Thanks for putting this list together. I look forward to trying another recipe from it soon ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Deb Freeman says:

    I just made my first IP dish- applesauce, Your recipes sound the Best of any I have seen on internet or books for vegan etc dishes…I like your tastes…we love Indian food! Iโ€™m sooooo super happy I found your site …thank you for sharing your recipes!

    1. Richa says:

      Awesome! Thank you Deb. Try the butter soycurls, sweet potato lentil soup or the lasagna soup i just posted last week.