| Apple Crunch | A quick and easy dessert. Can be served with ice cream. |
| Applesauce Spice Cake | This bakes in one loaf pan. Any shortening can be used, but coconut oil works particularly well. |
| Basil Pasta | A simple pasta preparation. Corkscrew pasta is used because it holds the sauce well, but any pasta would work. |
| Bell Pepper Paneer | |
| Black Bean Potatoes | This is a favorite breakfast dish. It can be a bit time consuming to prepare it all first thing in the morning, so I usually prepare most of it the night before and cook it in the morning. This usually makes enough to serve 8 people. |
| Black Bean Salsa | A fantastic appetizer, especially when spooned into scoop-shaped tortilla chips. |
| Black Bean Soup | |
| Black Beans | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Black Eye Peas | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Black Eye Peas with Potato | |
| Bread Bowls | Fill these with soup for a hearty meal. |
| Breaded Peas | A simple vegetable side dish. This uses garam masala so it has an Indian flavor, but other spices/seasonings can be substituted. |
| Broccoli Peanut Noodles | Served room temperature or cold as a pasta salad. |
| Brocoli Cauliflower Soup | |
| Brussel Sprouts | |
| Butter Paneer | |
| Carrot Potato Soup | A very simple soup that is really just the two main ingredients. Making it in the pressure cooker means it is done quickly. |
| Cauliflower Soup with Lentils | The creamy texture of this soup comes from the potato, rather than milk. |
| Cauliflower and Peas | |
| Celery Soup | A very simple yet tasty soup. It is a great use for any left-over celery. |
| Cherry Plum Tart | A tasty, sour desert. The "cherry plum" tree is planted mostly as an ornamental, since it produces beautiful blooms in the spring. The fruit is edible, but it is only mildly sweet and has a particularly sour skin that is hard to remove. The fruit is not found in stores because it is not produced commercially. If you have one of these trees, you can pick the fruit yourself to make this tart. |
| Chick Pea Salad | |
| Chili Onion Paneer | A very simple paneer dish, that is basically just chili pepper, onion, and paneer. |
| Chocolate Frosting | This is a simple butter cream frosting. I prefer recipes that use cocoa powder rather than baking chocolate, since that is quicker and easier to use. |
| Chocolate Marbled Cake | A dense moist cake that has a fancy appearance. It presents well in a bundt pan. |
| Chocolate Meringue Pie | Derived mainly from this source. |
| Chole | |
| Cilantro Pesto | A good use of left-over fresh cilantro. |
| Cinnamon Toast Spread | This is a very quick way to make an instant, simple treat. |
| Coffee Cake | |
| Corn Muffins | Great for breakfast. |
| Corn and Brown Rice Salad | A simple side dish. |
| Crepes | A simple preparation. |
| Crustless Carrot Quiche | This is actually more like an omelette than a quiche. |
| Cupcakes | This is a basic, yellow cupcake. This recipe makes 12. |
| Curry Potato Salad | An Indian fusion twist on potato salad. Watch the video. |
| Egg Salad | I developed this to use up old cream cheese. |
| Egg Yolk Sugar Cookies | This is a good use of left-over egg yolks. |
| Eggless Cookies | This is a cookie that does not use eggs. |
| Enchilada Sauce | Red sauce for Mexican cooking |
| Football Cookies | Popular for superbowl parties. A simple, crispy cinnamon cookie with icing laces. |
| French Toast | |
| Fried Paneer Cubes | This is a simple, tasty appetizer. |
| Garbanzo Beans | I have not been able to get consistently well-cooked beans without the overnight soaking. I got good results using an Instant Pot, with cooking time 10 minutes and delay start 6 hours. |
| Garlic Spread | Make and store in the refrigerator so it is possible to make garlic bread on demand. |
| Great Northern Beans | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Green Pea Mint Pesto Pasta | A variant of traditional pesto. |
| Green Split Peas | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Green Tomato Ketchup | An alternate version of the classic condiment. This is a good use for the extra green tomatoes that remain at the end of the growing season. |
| Hot Sauce | A replacement for Tabasco sauce. |
| Hummus | Great as a dip or as a sandwich. |
| Jalapeno Cheese Bread | This recipe creates a 1.5 pound loaf in the bread machine. |
| Khichdi | The Indian one-pot meal of rice and lentils. |
| Kidney Beans | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Lemon Bundt Cake | From Cook's Illustrated (America's Test Kitchen). |
| Lemon Cookies | A simple cookie, and a good way to use abundant lemons. The lemon juice and zest can be frozen from an earlier lemon harvest. The dough can be pre-made and frozen for use on demand. |
| Lemon Syrup Cake | This is a simple small cake with a very sweet lemon flavor. |
| Lentil | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Lentil Burger | A veggie burger patty made mostly of lentil and brown rice. |
| Lentil Sloppy Joe's | This mixture can be served on buns or bread. |
| Lentil Soup | |
| Lentil with Cottage Cheese | |
| Lima Bean Minestrone | Most recipes use kidney and/or white beans, but this uses lima beans. |
| Lima Beans with Carrots | Colorful (green lima beans, orange carrots, red tomatoes) side dish. |
| Mango Cake | A moist, vegan cake based on this recipe. Note that the cardamom powder can be substituted with cinnamon, ginger, or just extra vanilla. |
| Masala Cabbage Sandwich | A rich and savory sandwich. The amounts in this recipe make one large sandwich. The cabbage should be cooked but still crunchy. It can be cooked longer if desired to be softer. |
| Mayonnaise | The rich sauce made from egg yolk. |
| Mint Coconut Chutney | This is a traditional South Indian chutney that is a staple with dosa and idli. But is also goes well with bread (particularly in sandwiches) and pancakes. |
| Mint Pesto | Pesto is usually made with basil. This recipe substitutes mint, which is a related flavor. If you have mint in your garden, you know that it grows abundantly and this is a good way to make use of it. This recipe uses less oil to produce a lighter paste than most traditional pestos. More oil can be used if desired. |
| Moong Dhal | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Moong Dhal Fry | A simple preparation of moong dhal. Instant Pot cooking instructions. |
| Mutter Paneer | The popular peas and paneer dish |
| Navy Beans | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Oatmeal Raisin Cookies | This recipe creates a more crispy and caramel-flavored version of the classic cookie. |
| Olive Bread | This recipe creates a 1.5 pound loaf in the bread machine. |
| Palak Paneer | Because the frozen spinach mixture is blended raw, the related steps can all be done the day before the cooking is actually done. |
| Palak Paneer Pizza | This is an Indian fusion dish. Paneer does not melt, so mozzarella is a needed topping. |
| Palak Pulao | An Instant Pot recipe for spinach rice |
| Pancakes | A very fast and simple breakfast. |
| Paneer | Basic paneer. |
| Paneer Fried Rice | Great for potlucks and picnics. |
| Paneer Hot Dogs | A spicy fusion dish. Watch the video. |
| Paneer Tikka Masala | A classic preparation of paneer. |
| Paneer Tomato Curry | A minimal preparation of paneer. |
| Parmesan Roasted Broccoli | This is great with fresh broccoli, but I like to do it with frozen broccoli because that is easier to keep on hand and prepare on short notice. Most recipes for this require half roasting the broccoli, turning it, and then putting the parmesan on top before finishing the roasting. I wanted to simplify it to be just once into and out of the oven. Since the time to fully roast broccoli would make the parmesan burn, I partially pre-cook the broccoli in the microwave. If you use frozen chopped broccoli instead of cut broccoli, then you only need to pre-thaw it as it will cook quickly (and the end result will be a more cohesive patty). The parmesan cheese should not be finely grated, which would cook to quickly and burn. Instead it should be shredded. The bread crumbs help keep the cheese from burning and they add a nice crunch. |
| Pasta Salad | Good for potlucks and picnics. This is not a strict "pasta salad" as it uses a cooked tomato sauce, but it is designed to be served cold. |
| Peach Pie | A classic pie. A good way to use a large amount of fresh peaches. |
| Peanut Butter Frosting | One very quick and easy dessert is to spread some of this frosting between two graham cracker to create sandwich cookies. |
| Peanut Sauce | Simply add this to steamed vegetables and either rice or noodles for a quick dish. It also makes a great salad dressing. |
| Pecan Pie | The recipe should use dark corn syrup, but light can also be used. |
| Penang Curry | |
| Persimmon Cookies | Makes 50 cookies. |
| Pickled Eggs | This is a simple preparation and a very convenient way to eat hard-boiled eggs. Several eggs are prepared at once and they can be eaten whenever desired. |
| Pie Crust | This can be used for pies, quiches, even tarts. |
| Pinto Beans | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Pizza Sauce | A simple, easy pizza sauce. It is actually raw, so it is quick to prepare. This makes just enough for one pizza. Based on this recipe. |
| Polenta | Cornmeal mush similar to Uppama. |
| Potato | |
| Potato Masala | |
| Rajma | Indian kidney bean side dish. It goes well with rice but is great with Indian breads. It has a dark red color. |
| Refried Black Beans | Good for use in burritos (with fresh onions, cheese, and salsa), or as a dip for tortilla chips. |
| Roasted Pumpkin Seeds | Instead of throwing away the seeds of a pumpkin, they can be toasted to make a great snack. |
| Sambar | |
| Scones | Simple pastries. |
| Sesame noodles | |
| Simple Chocolate Cake | Because of the simplicity of the recipe, this cake can be made very quickly. For even faster preparation, the dry ingredients can be premixed and stored for quick assembly later. (Another measuring step can be saved by pre-measuring the sugar and storing it alongside the dry ingredient mix.) Note that oil is used instead of butter, so no time is spent waiting for the butter to soften. |
| Simple Enchiladas | A very quick (assuming one has sauce already prepared) entree. |
| Spinach | |
| Spinach Alfredo Penne | Any pasta type can be substituted for penne. |
| Spinach Bean Lasagna | A variation of lasagna that uses kidney beans instead of ricotta cheese. |
| Spinach Mushroom Lasagna | This recipe uses "no-cook" lasagna noodles because these can be used right out of the box, thus it has extra water to account for them. If you want to use traditional noodles, boil them in a separate step and leave out the water below. |
| Spinach Quiche | Baked spinach and cheese pie. This variation uses cottage cheese which results in a somewhat spanakopita flavor. |
| Spinach Sandwich Spread | This is similar to spinach dip, but thicker so that it can be spread on bread to make a sandwich. It also has a higher proportion of spinach to cream cheese than a typical dip. After spreading it on one slice, it is good to sprinkle chipotle powder (or smoked paprika) and top with some chopped cilantro. |
| Spinach with Dhal | |
| Split Pea Patties | Based on this recipe. This version pre-cooks the split peas in a pressure cooker. |
| Split Pea Patties 2 | A savory veggie-burger patty based on Alton Brown's recipe. This version uses a rice cooker to cook the split peas so that it can be left unattended for that step (unlike cooking on the stovetop). |
| Split Pea Soup | Still experimental. |
| Split Pea and Barley Soup | Based on this original. |
| Stir Fry Broccoli | Simple, easy vegetable and noodle dish. |
| Stir Fry Potato | This preparation is not quite a Chinese dish, but was inspired by a dish I had at a Chinese restaurant. |
| Strawberry Sauce | A simple and easy sauce to use leftover or frozen strawberries. |
| Strawberry Tart | This can be make very quickly because the crust dough can be pre-made and stored in the freezer, and frozen berries can be used for the filling. |
| Stuffed Jalapenos | Jalapeno peppers filled and baked. |
| Super Butter Cookies | These cookies are a variant of a standard butter cookie recipe, with extra butter. This makes them extra flaky, light tasting, and delicious. |
| Sweet Potato Fries | Baked fries that are simple to make. Any other seasoning can be substituted for curry powder. |
| Tadka Dhal | This is a simple dhal dish, customized to be very easy to make in an Instant Pot. It can be programmed the night before with only the final tempering done before serving. |
| Tahini Green Beans | Green bean side dish. Tahini gives it a creamy texture. It has a creamy/red/green color. |
| Tawa Naan | Naan really needs to be made in a tandoor (clay oven), but this is a simplification to be made on the stovetop. |
| Thai Cucumber Salad | A simple appetizer |
| Thai Curry Soup | A coconut milk based soup with Thai flavors from the curry paste. Instant Pot recipe. |
| Thai Iced Tea | Based on this recipe. This is usually made with Thai Tea, which contains spices. But this recipe uses regular black tea and add spices separately. |
| Thai Mussaman Curry | Rich curry with potato and cauliflower (thus neutral color). |
| Thai Pad See Ew | Noodles with carrot, broccoli, and soy sauce. Based on this recipe. |
| Three Bean Salad | A simple side dish. Assembly is fast, but it requires time to marinate. |
| Tomato Chutney | This is a chunky, salsa-like dish that is a good accompanyment to parata. It is tangy and slightly sweet. It's not the coconut-based chutney that is often paired with idli or dosa in South Indian cuisine. The original recipe is here |
| Toor Dhal | Pressure cooking instructions for dry bean preparation. |
| Vanilla Glaze | I generally do not like heavy, thick frosting or icing on cake. They are too sweet and overpowering for me. They tend to overwhelm the actually cake underneath. If I want to dress up a cake, I much prefer to use a glaze. Although this is mostly the same thing as frosting, it is much more understated and subtle. This one is runny enough to pour over the cake, but thick enough to not simply run off if the top is not flat. |
| Vegetable and Paneer Biryani | An Instant Pot recipe for vegetable biryani with fried paneer. Based on this recipe. |
| Waffle | This is the recipe for the batter to be used in a waffle iron. Makes 5-6 large waffles. Buttermilk can be substituted for milk, but then baking soda should be substituted for baking powder. |
| White Rice (Stovetop) | The basic method of cooking rice on the stovetop. |
| Whole Wheat Bread Flour | Bread baked with pure whole wheat flour often results in a dense loaf. Although whole wheat flour has plenty of protein to form gluten, the bran cuts the protein strings and gluten formation is compromised. The solution to this is to add wheat gluten to the whole wheat flour to increase the protein content even further. |
| Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes | A whole-grain option for the classic breakfast. |
| Zucchini Chutney | If you grow zucchini in your garden, you will need to find ways to prepare the fruit which will grow abundantly. This is a useful preparation since it goes well with idli, dosai, rice, chapati, naan, bread, etc. |