Narali Bhat In an Instant Pot/ 40th Recipe

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Today is Narali Pornima. A festival where the fishermen worship Sea. Usually celebrated in Maharashtra-Goa region of India. To know more about this festival click here. We also celebrate Raksha Bandhan on the same pornima i.e. Full moon day. Raksha Bandhan is nothing but a day when a brother takes an oath to protect his sister for life, and sister ties a Rakhee (a decorated thread) on his right wrist and feeds him sweets.

This rice is made on this day all across Maharashtra. It has great flavor of coconut, jaggery and a few spices. Very easy to make.

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice: 2 Cups
2. Gul/ Jaggery: 3 ½ Cups 
3. Khavlela Naral/ Shredded Coconut (Fresh or frozen): 1 ½ Cups 
4. Desi ghee/ Clarified butter: 5-6 Tbsp. 
5. Lavang/ Cloves: 10-12
   
6. Dalchini/ cinnamon stick: 2-3 (small) 
7. Veldoda/ Whole Green cardamom: 7-8 
8. Slivered almonds: A fistful 
9. Golden Raisins:  A fistful
10. Cashews: A fistful 
11. Hot Water: 4 Cups 
12. Saffron strands soaked in warm milk (2 Tbsp.)  
13. Salt: A pinch
14. Lemon juice: 1 Tsp.

Method:

1. Put IP on saute mode. 
2. Put cloves, cinnamon sticks and green cardamoms in Desi ghee.
3. Add cashews
4. Put 3½ cups of Jaggery
   

   
5. 1½ cups of grated coconut.
   

   
6. Stir well for a couple of minutes.
7. Add 3 cups hot water and 2 cups of soaked basmati rice.
   

   
8. Put a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp of lemon juice. 
9. Stir well.
   

   
10. Put the lid.
11. Put IP on manual mode for 7min.
    

    
12. After done release the pressure after 3-4 minutes.
    

    
13. Serve hot.
    

    
14. Honestly in my opinion this rice tastes better the next day but obviously you can serve it right after making it.

To make this rice the more traditional way please click here

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Boiled Eggs in Instant Pot

So here I am with my ‘Instant Pot’ AKA ‘IP’ for more than 6 months now. But still couldn’t write lot of recipes which I prepare in my beloved IP. Lot of people asked me to write more recipes in an IP after my Sooji Halawa recipe in an IP. So here is the easiest and quickest breakfast recipe cooked in an IP. How to boil eggs in an IP?

Ingredients:  

1. Eggs: 7-8 
2. Water: 1 Cup+ ¼ Cup

Method:

1. Take one cup of water in the IP’s stainless steel pot. 
2. Take 7-8 eggs (preferably at room temperature) and put them either directly on the trivet or in another small pot with ¼ cup of water in it. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Put the lid on. 
4. Press ‘Manual’ and adjust the timer to 5 minutes. If I want hard boiled eggs or if I want the eggs to leave the shells quickly, then I put in on 8 minutes setting. 
   
5. Adjust the ‘Pressure’ to ‘High’. (My preference)
6. Click ‘Manual’ again to ‘Off’ the IP after it is done. 
7. Once you hear the beeping off sound, I usually wait for NPR (Natural Pressure Release). I know a few people, who let it sit on NPR for 5 minutes and then do a QR (Quick Release) and take the eggs out. 
8. Since I let it sit for NPR, it usually takes about 7-8 minutes for the steam to release naturally. 
9. Take the eggs out and run them under cold water. 
10. Peel them and serve to your taste.

I cut it.

Serve it with garlic salt and paprika.

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Sooji halwa/ Rava Sheera in an Instant Pot

Sooji Halwa/ Sheera

Both my kids love Sooji Halawa or Sheera, that’s what we call it in Marathi. Very healthy recipe but not for a person who is watching his or her calories. I usually make it in my regular wok. However, recently our kitchen welcomed a new gadget called Instant Pot and trust me along with the counter space, this gadget has bagged my heart too J Too filmy right? But just the same way it actually works too.

So here we go. Here is the authentic Maharashtrian recipe with touch of a modern and time saving gadget.

Ingredients:

1. Sooji/ Rava: 2 Cups
2. Sugar: 1 ¾ Cups
3. Desi Ghee: ½ Cup
4. Slivered Almonds (Optional): ¼ Cup
5. Golden Raisins (Optional): ¼ Cup
6. Saffron strands: One pinch 
7. Milk: 2-3 Tbspn. 
8. Velachi pud/ Cardamom powder: ½ Tspn. 
9. Boiling Hot Water: 2 Cups

Method:

1. Put Insta Pot on "Saute" mode.
2. Put Desi ghee in it.
3. Once a little warm add sooji to it.
4. Keep stirring continuously for 3-4 minutes.
5. Now add golden raisins to it and continue to stir till your sooji changes the color form pale white to light brown.
   
6. Add cardamom powder and slivered almonds to the sooji and stir again.
7. While the sooji is getting prepared for the halawa, put a pan on gas.
8. Put water, milk, sugar and saffron strands in it. Let it come to a rolling boil. Make sure that the sugar is dissolved completely and then switch off the gas.
9. Once sooji changes the color, add this water-sugar mixture to it.
   
10. Stir continuously to avoid the lumps.
    
11. Now click “Keep warm/ Cancel” button on your Insta pot.
12. Immediately press “Manual” and set it on 3 minutes, seal the vent.
    
13. Once it is done. Let it release the pressure naturally and voila your sooji halawa is ready. 
14. For any reason you feel it is not done (since the quality, texture of the sooji could differ), put it back on “Manual” for 2 more minutes and do the “Quick Release” and it should be done. 
    

This way it has worked for me, hope it works for you too.

Hope you like this super easy and super quick recipe of Sooji Halawa/ Sheera. Make it and just surprise your family just the way I surprised them.

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