Instant Pot Curry Recipes - Paint The Kitchen Red

From chicken tikka masala to Thai red curry, and classic Indian chicken curry to Indonesian beef rendang, this collection of spicy, flavorful, and easy Instant Pot curry recipes are perfect for your Instant Pot pressure cooker.

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The Instant Pot quickly cooks foods that traditionally take hours. It allows the flavors to fully marry while decreasing cook times compared to other methods. Curries also benefit from the pressurized environment of the instant pot.

Whether you enjoy the intricately spiced curries of India or the complex aromatic flavors of Thai curries, the Instant Pot is perfect for making a quick and easy meal.

From my hugely popular Instant Pot Thai Red Curry to my family’s favorite South Indian Beef Curry, these set-it-and-forget-it recipes will make delicious curries easily achievable any night of the week. If you enjoy curries but don’t have the time for long simmers, these instant pot recipes will give you the same great depth of flavor without the wait.

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Instant Pot Thai Curry Recipes

Instant Pot Thai Red Curry with colorful vegetables in white bowl with spoon on rich red napkin.

Instant Pot Thai Red Curry with Chicken

This Instant Pot Thai Red Curry with Chicken is delightful (and addicting!) It makes a perfect meal when paired with Jasmine Rice, and comes together so quickly in the Instant Pot. Perfect for a busy weeknight meal.

Instant Pot Thai Red Curry

Instant Pot Thai Green Curry with Chicken

Instant Pot Thai Green Curry is a creamy coconut curry with the flavors of green chilies, Thai Basil, lime, coriander, cumin. This spicy curry will rival your favorite Thai takeout green curry but is so easy that it can be ready in less than 20 minutes.

Instant Pot Green Curry

Instant Pot Panang Curry with chicken, green beans, red and green peppers, Thai basil in a white bowl on a light wood background

Thai Instant Pot Panang Curry with Chicken

This Instant Pot Thai Panang Curry with Chicken tastes amazing! It’s quick and easy enough to make on a weeknight and tastes like you got if from a Thai restaurant. Creamy coconut milk, Panang curry paste, chicken, vegetables, and spices come together to make a delicious curry that tastes great with jasmine rice.

Instant Pot Panang Curry

Instant Pot Thai Yellow Curry with Chicken in white bowl on blue napkin, with fried rice in another bowl

Thai Instant Pot Yellow Curry with Chicken

This Instant Pot Thai Yellow Curry with Chicken has the perfect combination of flavors: creamy coconut milk, Thai yellow curry paste, chicken, and vegetables. To top it off, curry powder gives this Thai yellow curry its unique taste. This curry is soul-satisfying comfort food perfect for any time of year.

Instant Pot Yellow Curry

Instant Pot Beef Massaman Curry, golden colored and rich, in white bowl with bowl of peanuts and white rice on red and gold napkin on black background.

Thai Instant Pot Massaman Curry with Beef

Fragrant and Flavorful Instant Pot Thai Massaman Curry with Beef has creamy coconut, tender beef, potatoes and crunchy peanuts that combine to make this a highly satisfying dish that can be put together quickly for a delicious weeknight meal.

Instant Pot Massaman Curry

Instant Pot Fish Curry in blue bowl on blue napkin garnished with chili and red chili

Thai Fish Curry | Instant Pot and Stovetop Instructions

Thai Fish Curry is one of the quickest dinner recipes you’ll make. It requires almost no prep but delivers amazing flavor. Flaky cod is gently cooked in a vibrant sauce with flavors of red chilies, lime leaves, and coconut. Creamy coconut milk perfectly balances the spice of the sauce, which tastes best when absorbed by a bowl full of jasmine rice.

Instant Pot Fish Curry

2 Asian-print bowls of Instant Pot Thai coconut soup with herbs in the background

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup (Tom Kha Gai)

This authentic Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken (Tom Kha Gai) is so easy, yet so flavorful. Galangal, lemongrass, and lime leaves combined with coconut milk and other spices give this soup a special flavor that's the perfect combination of sour, salty, sweet and spicy! A guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Thai Coconut Soup

Instant Pot Indian Curry Recipes

Instant Pot Indian Chicken Curry in a white bowl on a straw background; garnished with chopped cilantro

Instant Pot Chicken Curry Recipe

This authentic Indian Instant Pot chicken curry is a delicious family recipe. Made with bone-in chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, the curry chicken is tender and bursting with flavor. Skip takeout and make this easy Instant Pot chicken curry recipe at home. See tips to substitute boneless chicken thighs.

Instant Pot Chicken Curry

Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

This Easy Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala recipe makes a restaurant-quality Indian curry that has succulent pieces of boneless chicken in a flavorful creamy sauce. Ginger, garlic and Indian spices combine to give the curry a heavenly aroma and taste! [Instant Pot and Stovetop Instructions]

Instant Pot Tikka Masala

Instant Pot Chicken Korma

Instant Pot Chicken Korma is a mildly spiced coconut chicken curry that's delicious enough to impress guests but easy enough to make on a weeknight. Put away the jar of store-bought korma sauce and make this curry from scratch with little effort.

Instant Pot Chicken Korma

Two white bowls of yellow colored chicken curry soup garnished with red jalapenos and green onions on an orange napkin

Coconut Chicken Curry Soup

Chicken Curry Soup is an Indian curry-flavored creamy chicken soup that’s going to have everyone going back for seconds. Serve this curried chicken soup with crusty bread or over rice. If you're a fan of chicken mulligatawny soup, this soup is very similar. [Instant Pot and Stovetop instructions included.]

Coconut Curry Soup

Instant Pot Cashew Butter Chicken in white bowl on flowered napkin, with cinnamon, cilantro, cashews in background - Paint the Kitchen Red

Healthy Instant Pot Butter Chicken with Cashew Butter

Instant Pot Cashew Butter Chicken is an irresistible recipe inspired by butter chicken, but without the extra calories. The succulent pieces of chicken are spiced to perfection and cooked in a rich and vibrant tomato sauce. This is a quick and easy recipe that’s perfect for a weeknight!

Healthy Butter Chicken

Instant Pot Indian Fish Curry in dark bowl

Instant Pot Fish Curry | South Indian Fish Molee

Instant Pot Indian Fish Curry is inspired by a popular fish curry that's traditional in the Southern part of India. This mild coconut milk-based curry with a tinge of tartness is so quick and easy to make. Kick up the heat by adding more jalapeno or serrano chilies. Serve over rice.

Instant Pot Fish Curry

Blue speckled bowl of egg curry garnished with cilantro, with another bowl of curry, naan and brown eggs in the background

Kerala Egg Curry – Instant Pot and Stovetop

This rich, creamy, flavor-packed egg curry from the South Indian state of Kerala can be eaten with rice, naan, crusty bread, or the Kerala staples of lacy rice pancakes (appam) or fresh rice noodles (idiyappam) – anything that can soak up the bright flavors of the curry in every bite! [Instant Pot and Stovetop instructions included.]

Kerala Egg Curry

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Instant Pot Beef Curry Recipe with Coconut Milk

This delicious Instant Pot Beef Curry recipe is classic comfort food with an Indian twist. Tender bites of beef and vegetables come together in an aromatic curry adapted from the South Indian state of Kerala. This curry can also be served as a beef stew, which is how my family loves it.

Kerala Beef Curry

Instant Pot Rogan Josh in a copper dish with whole spices and cilantro in background

Lamb Curry – Rogan Josh (Instant Pot and Stovetop)

This lamb curry is a signature North Indian Kashmiri lamb curry that can also be made with beef. Tender morsels of lamb are pressure cooked to perfection in a vibrant aromatic sauce. Fragrant whole spices such as cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom combine with ground Indian spices such as coriander, cumin, and Kashmiri chili powder to create a flavor-packed combination. Stovetop and Instant Pot instructions included.

Instant Pot Lamb Curry

Instant Pot Vindaloo

Instant Pot Vindaloo is a spicy, tangy Indian curry from the state of Goa in India. This is an authentic Goan Indian family recipe that comes from my mother-in-law and was adapted for the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Vindaloo

Black round serving dish with chorizo and potato sprinkled with cilantro and copper mug with fresh cilantro and fresh tomatoes in background

Instant Pot Chorizo and Potato

Instant Pot Chorizo and Potato is a vibrant recipe that's versatile enough to be served with eggs for breakfast, or accompanied by a side of greens and crusty French bread for dinner. Traditional Spanish Chorizo gets an Asian twist with the warming flavors of Indian spices such as cumin, cloves, turmeric, and red chili pepper. [Stovetop instructions also included.]

Goa Chorizo and Potato

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi | Indian Cauliflower with Potatoes in a bowl with spices in background

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi | Indian Cauliflower and Potatoes

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi is perfectly seasoned with Indian spices and makes a wonderful vegetarian main dish or side dish for an Indian-themed meal. This Indian Cauliflower with Potatoes recipe is so quick and easy, you can have it on the dinner table within minutes.

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi

Instant Pot Sambar

This Authentic Instant Pot Sambar recipe is an easy vegetable lentil stew recipe from the South Indian state of Kerala. This boldly flavored sambar is normally eaten with the South Indian staples of idli, dosa, vada, or rice but you could also eat it as a soup or stew. Use your choice of vegetables.

Instant Pot Sambar

Instant Pot chana masala chickpea curry in a black bowl with yellow rice.

Instant Pot Chana Masala Recipe

This authentic Indian Instant Pot chana masala recipe a delicious vegan recipe that packs a protein punch. The recipe can be made with dry chickpeas or canned garbanzo beans.

Instant Pot Chana Masala

Instant Pot Indonesian Curry Recipes

Beef rendang on a bed of rice in a black bowl

Instant Pot Beef Rendang

Richly flavored, meltingly tender beef rendang is a spicy, creamy coconut milk-based recipe; the beef is flavored with bold spices and cooked to tender perfection.

Beef Rendang

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