30 Instant Pot Vegan Indian Recipes! Dals, Beans, Tikka Masala, Butter Sauce, Chana Masala, Saag, Korma, Aloo Gobi, Kitchari, Gajar Halwa and more. Indian Vegetarian Recipes. Glutenfree Soyfree Nutfree options. 
I’ve been posting a lot of Instant Pot Recipes and converting old recipes to Instant pot too! So here’s a running set of recipes that are Indian and Vegan and made in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Everyday favorites like tikka masala sauce, butter chikin, korma and regional Indian fare like kohlapuri veggies, black eyed pea pulao, masala eggplant and more! Pressure cookers have been used in Indian cooking for many decades, way before Instant Pot. So there are stove top pressure cooker instructions on many of my old recipes and in my cookbook. The same process steps apply to the instant pot. Just add a few mins more to the cooking times for beans and chickpeas based recipes, as stove top pressure cookers cook under higher pressure and hence will cook the food just slightly faster than an Instant Pot.
What are your favorites! For Videos, See my Instant Pot Videos Page here. I’ll be adding more to the blog too, so send me your requests in the comments! All of these recipes have Saucepan options too, instructions are usually in the Notes section.
30 Instant Pot Vegan/Vegetarian Indian Recipes
Instant Pot Vegan Korma Recipe with White Korma Sauce – GF, NF Sf options
Kadai Chole – GF SF NF
Easy Instant Pot Baingan Bharta – GF SF NF
Red Lentil Butternut Squash Curry – GF SF NF
Vegan Butter Chicken with Soycurls and Chickpeas, so Delicious! – GF, NF SF options
Instant Pot Tikka Masala – GF SF, NF option
Black Eyed Peas Rice Pulao – GF SF, NF option
Mushroom Masala – GF SF, NF option
Saag Aloo with Chard and Sweet Potatoes – GF SF NF
Gajar Halwa – Vegan Carrot Halwa – GF & SF, NF option
Vegan Chickin Saag with Soy Curls – GF , NF option
Khichdi/Kitchari with rice and yellow lentils – GF SF NF
Sweet Potato Lentil Curry – GF SF NF
Aloo Gobi – Curried Potato Cauliflower – GF NF SF
Eggplant Sambar – GF SF NF
Chana Saag – Chickpea Spinach Curry – GF SF NF
Aloo Palak Dal – GF SF NF
Lentil Veggie Dhansak – GF SF NF
Brown Chickpea Coconut Curry – GF SF NF
Punjabi Dal Fry – GF SF NF
Lentil Brown Rice Soup – GF SF NF
Black Eyed Pea Cauliflower Potato Curry GF SF NF
Masala Eggplant SF GF
Bombay Potatoes & Peas – GF, SF NF
Brown Rice Mung Bean Kitchari – GF SF NF
Chickpea Flour Snack Cakes GF SF NF
Veggies in Kohlapuri Sauce GF SF NF
Dal Makhani- Buttery lentils GF SF, NF option
Bisi Bele Bath – split peas and rice stew GF SF NF
Chana Dal GF SF NF
IP Chana Masala – coming shortly. GF SF NF , Pressure cooker Chana Masala
Lauren says
March 21, 2019 at 4:49 pmIf I had to pick one of these posts from the entire foodblogosphere to cook from for the rest of my life I would pick this one and not even be mad about it. You’re a legend.
Richa says
March 21, 2019 at 5:01 pmThank you Lauren, that made my day!!
Catherine Campion says
May 7, 2019 at 7:19 amI was just thinking the same thing ! I could eat like this forever. 30 years vegetarian, and I was JUST diagnosed with IBS, triggered by gluten & dairy, so perfect timing.
Susan says
March 21, 2019 at 5:22 pmThank you very much. I doubt that I will ever read another food blog again. You are incredibly generous.
Richa says
March 21, 2019 at 7:29 pm❤🧡❤🧡❤
Dan says
March 21, 2019 at 7:07 pmIP Indian recipes? Madam, you have helped make me a vegan kitchen hero!
Elisabeth says
March 22, 2019 at 9:03 amDo I see an Instant Pot book coming out soon?
Richa says
March 22, 2019 at 10:35 amWorking on one. When it gets listed i’ll share more deets. Takes a long time to get the book out:) hopefully instant pot wont change its pots by then 😀
Danielle says
March 22, 2019 at 3:18 pmAlthough I don’t have an instant pot/pressure cooker, I can easily convert these recipes to a regular stovetop pot (if you haven’t already provided that option). I love your recipes, thank you for sharing them.
BTW, my favorite current recipe of yours is the no-butter soy curls. It’s fabulous. I sub a small amount of sunbutter for the cashews and add extra fenugreek because I’m a fenugreek fan. I’m going to try the stovetop mushroom masala next. 🙂
Richa says
March 22, 2019 at 6:20 pmYes all recipes have saucepan options 🙂
thats a fave at ourhouse too!
Laura says
March 24, 2019 at 8:20 pmOh wow! Thank you so much for this posting. I’ve just bought my new instant pot and I love it so much and I love you too! Taker care…
lorraine williams says
April 4, 2019 at 12:35 pmHi Richa! I’ve bought an IP last year, never cooked in it!!! Will do now, with yr recipes. THANKS!
PS: What is GF. SF and NF short for?
Richa says
April 4, 2019 at 1:14 pmGlutenfree, Soyfree, Nutfree
lorraine williams says
April 4, 2019 at 1:45 pmThanks Richa! Look forward to trying out yr IP recipes!
Shilpa says
December 30, 2019 at 5:42 pmHi Richa, can’t wait for the IP cookbook! I’ve been meaning to buy an instant pot. Which brand do you use? Thanks for all the hard work you put into these recipes.
Richa says
December 30, 2019 at 6:15 pmInstant Pot is the brand. I use 6 qt duo
Serguei Grichine says
March 3, 2020 at 3:31 amThanks Richa.Your hard work is fantastic.You are the best Indian cooking creator.Your art is amazing.