Say hello to my Besan Barfi that just melts in your mouth. In this Indian sweet, besan is roasted in ghee then sweetened with a sugar syrup. It has a smooth richness that you find in the best mithai shops, making it ideal for the festive season.
This Easy Vegetarian Instant Pot Bean Soup recipe is perfect for the whole family. It is a great option for any night of the week and is fantastic for meal prep. It is vegan and gluten-free and can be served within 1 hour.
Great with this Instant Pot Bread.
Making frozen empanadas in air fryer is hands down the best way to prepare them! Empanadas are perfect when served as an appetizer, light lunch or quick snack! For the best results, simply place uncooked empanadas in the air fryer instead of the deep fryer and they'll be ready in 10 minutes or less!
This is the easiest Instant Pot Apple Butter recipe that doesn't need peeling and has no added sugar! Smooth Apple Butter is vegan, gluten-free and is made with simple ingredients. You can spread it on toast, pastries or use as a breakfast topping.
Air Fryer Potato Slices make the perfect side dish or appetiser that is so easy and quick to put together. Potato slices in air fryer are naturally gluten-free, vegan and are a quicker alternative to deep frying. These are fluffy on the inside and so crispy on the outside!
Follow the step by step instructions on how to make crispy potato slices the best way then enjoy with sour cream and chive dip!
Recipe for the Bang Bang Sauce dip in the images is given below!
My vegan curry puffs are filled with Thai curried vegetables. Then, they are baked or air-fried in a shop-bought puff pastry for ease. The result is a flaky melt in the mouth pastry with a deep savoury filling.
Dangerously good.
You must try this authentic Chana Masala recipe because it will blow your mind! In this Indian chickpea curry, tender chickpeas are simmered in a onion, garlic and tomato sauce which is flavoured with aromatic spices. I have followed an authentic recipe of chana masala which is naturally vegan and gluten-free.
Pair with Jeera Rice (Indian Cumin Rice).
This Gujarati Shakarpara recipe (Gor Na Shakkarpara) is made with jaggery. These Indian sweet diamond biscuits are perfect as Diwali snacks, for Holi but also make a great tea time snack throughout the year.
Follow this sweet shankarpali recipe which contains a certain special ingredient, to achieve a nice flaky texture that is a must for this delicious snack.
This easy Vegetarian Instant Pot Paella recipe is chock full with colourful veggies like red pepper, artichokes, mushrooms, green pea, green beans and cannellini beans. Honouring the traditional paella recipe, this Vegetable Paella cooked in the Instant Pot pressure cooker becomes a delicious one pot meal perfect for busy weeknights. It'll be on the table in under 30 minutes and is guaranteed to be a hit with vegans, vegetarians and those who eat meat.
This recipe, with step-by-step instructions, is easy to adapt to suit whichever vegetables you have lying around. I have also included instructions on how to achieve the unique crispy bottom of this traditional Spanish dish.
This is the best recipe for Vegetable Paella with Halloumi! A variety of colourful vegetables are cooked with Spanish rice and spices.
The best part? Crispy pieces of halloumi that create the most incredible bite!
It is perfect for gatherings but is also easy enough to make as a mid-week meal.
Looking for the best Indian Milk Desserts? You cannot beat a bowl of a creamy Indian dessert with milk at the end of an Indian feast!
In this post, you will come across some popular and well known Indian desserts made with milk but also some unconventional milk based Indian sweet recipes that just might surprise you!
These easy Air Fryer Indian Roast Potatoes are the tastiest side dish. You can also call these Air Fryer Bombay Potatoes thanks to the lip-smacking masala seasoning that is sprinkled after cooking.
Baklava Barfi is the perfect fusion dessert for special occasional such as Indian festivals, birthdays, Ramadan and more. Treat the baklava lover in your life with this stuffed milk powder barfi in which a tantalising ribbon of nut filling runs through layers flaky Indian sweet.
This Tuscan Bread Salad is a hot weather saviour! In this Italian-style recipe, ripe juicy tomatoes are combined with white beans, toasted bread and tossed in an aromatic tomato and white bean dressing.
At its core, Panzanella is a bread salad consisting of tomatoes, bread and basil but I have added some cannellini beans to make it more filling.
Whether you're looking for a Turkish Delight Ice Cream recipe or Turkish Delight Frozen Yogurt recipe, I've got you covered. This eggless rose ice cream recipe is fool-proof and a really easy way to enjoy the best flavours of Turkish cuisine.
Included in this post are recipes for a creamy rose flavoured ice cream made in the ice cream maker that is shaped into bars and a chocolate and rose frozen yogurt made with only 3 ingredients!
In this "dump and go" recipe, Instant Pot Baby Potatoes are steamed to perfection in the Instant Pot pressure cooker with a herby butter.
Baby potatoes are tossed in a delicious a garlic and thyme butter making them a wonderful side dish.
UK Takeaway style Chinese Salt and Pepper Chips have a cheesy makeover with these incredible Salt and Pepper Halloumi Fries!
Yes, you heard that right! You can make easy Air Fryer Focaccia Pizza with a perfectly cooked base without needing a pizza oven. A focaccia base is topped with a delicious tomato sauce and loaded with cheese and fragrant Sicilian style herbs. Pizza night just became a lot more fun!
This vegan toasted ravioli is crispy and delicious, making it the perfect appetiser or snack. Thanks to the air fryer, toasted ravioli can be enjoyed guilt-free and is ready within 15 minutes (including prep time). Can you believe that only 4 ingredients are required. The coating is egg-free, so this recipe is great for vegans, vegetarian diets that avoid egg or you simply have run out of eggs at home!
If you do not have an air-fryer, included are baked toasted ravioli and deep-fried toasted ravioli options.
Sweet, crumbly and buttery eggless Pumpkin scones, filled with chai spice, are perfect for afternoon tea. Included is a recipe for Savoury Pumpkin Scones with a cheesy herby topping. Both are made with homemade pumpkin puree and then air-fried to flaky perfection.
These Mexican cheesy air fryer potatoes are flavoured with taco seasoning and cheddar cheese. Thanks to cheesy foil potato packs, this easy side dish with only 3 ingredients will be ready within minutes with the convenience and ease of no clean up.
This zippy mango, avocado and black bean salad with fresh Mexican flavours is perfect as a side salad or light lunch. Also known as guacamole mango salad, this easy salad is dressed in a lime, cilantro and jalapeno dressing.
It is vegan, gluten-free, and a free-from lettuce salad!
Perfectly crunchy on the outside and soft in the centre is how I like my Air Fryer Avocado Fries.
Included in the post are 5 handy tips for the best crunchiest avocado fries.
Grilled pineapple is a delicious fruity dessert that can be prepared within minutes and with few ingredients. You can use the air fryer to grill or roast the pineapple until it reaches caramel-ly perfection!
Included in this post are recipes for both sweet and savoury grilled pineapple.
You can enjoy BBQ style grilled pineapple all year long thanks to the air-fryer!
Air fryer Baklava is one of the best-ever air fryer desserts you'll come across! Layers of crispy filo are filled with assorted nuts and topped with salty sweet syrup. With this easy recipe, you can make perfect homemade baklava.
Surprisingly, the baklava isn't overpoweringly sweet and makes a stunning dish to serve to and impress guests.
You can make super creamy vegan pesto potato salad in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. This potato salad is bright, herby and full of flavour!
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This authentic Indian Onion Salad recipe is so quick and easy to make yet gives you the best results. The recipe is a copycat of the raw onion salad served in restaurants with poppadoms and green chutney.
You can make this easy Indian salad in under 5 minutes with a few simple/easy to find ingredients.
This summery Chickpea Salad with the creamiest lemon basil avocado dressing is packed with flavours and veggies.
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Make the BEST vegan potato salad in the Instant Pot with wonderful Mediterranean Greek flavours. This Instant Pot Potato Salad is made with new potatoes, contains no eggs and no mayo.
You do not need any special equipment as this is one of the easiest ways to make potato salad - simply pressure cook the potatoes and add in all of the other ingredients. It is the perfect one pot meal!
This is the BEST recipe you will find for the creamiest Tapioca Pudding made in the Instant Pot. It is vegan - totally dairy free and egg-free and is flavoured with tropical coconut milk and fresh mango chunks.
You only need 3 main ingredients and less than 15 minutes to make this Tapioca Pudding that is perfect as a mid-week comforting sweet or a crowd-pleasing dessert.
Bottle the sweet taste of summer with the most amazing strawberry and rhubarb jam that is made in the instant pot pressure cooker with only 4 ingredients. It is made without pectin, without corn starch and takes under an hour and 3 steps to make.
Learn how to make easy homemade jam in your pressure cooker that is perfectly set.
Strawberry and rhubarb are a match made in heaven and complement each other so well as one is tart and the other is delicate and sweet.
In this instant pot jam recipe, fresh strawberries and rhubarb are cooked with sugar and lemon juice only - no pectin is needed as the lemon juice helps set the jam.
I'm guilty of buying way too much fruit especially when I go to a pick-your-own-farm. Rows and rows of fresh plump strawberries - I mean it's just too tempting! The only caveat to this is that the fruit spoils easily, leaving you in a mad rush to get it all eaten!
This jam is a great way to use up extra fruit as it preserves it. It is also a great way to use strawberries that are bought out of season and thus tend to be less sweet. Have you tried this Christmas Jam yet?
To qualify as jam, the total sugar content needs to be higher than 60% (sugar plus the natural sugar found in the fruit). Traditionally, jam is made in copper pots as copper is highly conductive allowing the maker to control the temperature.
The beauty of the instant pot is that less stirring is required and you can reduce the time it takes to make.
You do not need added pectin in this recipe because the lemon juice acts in the same way. Often using shop bought pectin makes it difficult to get the jam to set exactly right.
Frozen fruit is convenient and works well in making jam because you can make it any time of the year. You can easily buy fruit chunks in the frozen aisle of most supermarkets and are a handy way to cook with fruit that is out of season.
You will not need added pectin apart from that naturally in the frozen fruit and lemon juice. Simply follow the first step and allow the fruit to defrost with the sugar so that it macerates.
great gift idea
a great way to use up leftover fruit
no pectin
without corn starch - no need to make a corn starch slurry to thicken the jam
no need for specialist jam sugar
easy to customise - use whichever fruit you like or have to hand - all you need to do is adjust the amount of sugar as some fruit is sweeter than others
easily control the sweetness of the jam
better than shop bought
no preservatives
only 4 easy ingredients
easy to adjust the servings
vegan/naturally plant based
You will be amazed at how easily you can make homemade jam that does not require any special ingredients.
Strawberries - I have used Sweet British Strawberries at the peak of their season but you can use any strawberries both fresh or frozen.
Rhubarb - rhubarb can be tart and sour but red varieties are sweeter.
Sugar - I have used white granulated sugar
Lemon juice - preserves and helps set jam as it adds pectin as strawberries and rhubarb are a low pectin fruit. Do not worry, you cannot taste the lemon juice!
alternatives to lemon juice:
apple juice works well as apples are high in pectin
you can also use orange juice but this imparts its own flavour into the jam so is not as suitable
Optional:
Vanilla extract - add a few drops of vanilla extract or vanilla essence. I have added vanilla extract in this recipe for a subtle flavour but you can leave it out
You can absolutely make Strawberry Instant Pot Jam only if you wish or do not have rhubarb to hand - just three easy ingredients!
You may also add a few fresh Basil or Thyme leaves too (add them whilst the jam mixture is on sauté mode)
It is possible to make jam with no added sugar.
I should note when I say "sugar free" I mean no added sugar as the fruit will contain natural sugars but we are simply not adding extra sugar into the recipe.
Macerating the jam is really key here as it allows the natural sugars in the fruit to form a syrup.
Sugar free jam will not keep as long as the absence of sugar prevents preservation.
I use 100% natural sweetener erythritol and stevia. Other sugar free sweets include:
The first step is to macerate the fruit. Leave all ingredients in Instant Pot for 30 mins (cover with the lid at this point)
The longer you leave this stage the better as the sugar draws out a lot more juice and saves you having to stir loads later
Then put the vent on seal and pressure cook for 1 min on high pressure. Allow natural pressure release
Open the lid and select Sauté on Normal heat for 5 minutes. Crush the fruit slightly as you cook the jam.
Test the setting of the jam by putting on back of spoon
Tips:
It is important to macerate the fruit first as putting in dry sugar in the inner pot can lead to burning
Make sure the ring you are using for this recipe is free from any strong smell.
Wrinkle test. Place a plate in the freezer for 10 minutes. Once the jam is boiling, drop a small amount onto the cold plate. Allow it to cool and then push a finger through the jam. If it wrinkles, the jam is ready.
If it does not wrinkle, continue to saute for a bit longer.
Whilst you are waiting for the jam to cool, remember to turn off the heat as it will keep cooking
Spoon test. Once jam coats the back of a spoon (check in the video) turn off the Saute mode and remove the inner pot from the Instant Pot.
If after 48 hours your jam is still runny, add it back to the pot and heat for a few minutes. Run the jam set point test again.
Lets start with the obvious ... on toast!
Biscuits/Scones or maybe my Easy Eggless Lavender Scones! But the real question is...jam or cream first? Have your say in the comment below 🙂
Swirled in rice pudding - reminds me of my school dinners puddings!
In porridge/oatmeal
With plain yogurt
In peanut butter and jelly/jam sandwiches
Make Indian style chutney using Jam to accompany Indian snacks such Dabeli, Pakora or Samosa.
Macerating fruit is to soak it in sugar and/or lemon juice to soften it and release its juice. Fruit can also be macerated in balsamic vinegar or liquer.
Macerating fruit draws out the juices from the fruit which together with sugar makes a sugar syrup
Anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. The longer you do it, the better the results.
Jam sugar has added pectin and citric acid. When making jam using low-pectin fruit such as strawberries, often jam sugar is used.
Lemon juice contains pectin and so aids in the setting of jam, particular for fruit that is naturally low in pectin.
Yes, you can. As long as you do not fill the Instant Pot above MAX line. The cooking time will remain the same which is 1 minute on High. The SAUTE time may increase.
Yes, you can reduce the sugar in this recipe if you wish.
You can make strawberry jam any time of the year but the best fresh Strawberries in the UK are during late spring and summer.
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