Instant Pot Aloo Gobi | Indian Cauliflower with Potatoes

Course: Main Dishes

Cuisine: Indian

Main Ingredient: vegetarian

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 98kcal

Author: Paint the Kitchen Red

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.

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Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 Tbsp ghee or butter
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup onion chopped
1 Tbsp ginger minced
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and sliced (optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper (to taste)
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 cup water
2 cups potatoes cubed into 1 1/4 inch pieces
1 small head of cauliflower cut into 1- inch wide pieces (about 4 cups)
2 Tbsp cilantro chopped

Instructions

Select Saute, add ghee, and heat till melted.
Add cumin seeds and saute for 10 seconds, till fragrant.
Stir in onion, ginger, jalapeno (if using).
Cook until onion is golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Press Cancel.
Stir in turmeric, chili powder, coriander, garam masala and salt, and fry on residual heat till fragrant, about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn.
Deglaze with water and stir to scrape up all the brown bits.
Add potatoes and close Instant Pot.
Pressure cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.
Do a quick release of pressure. [Read More: The Different Pressure Release Methods]
Stir in Cauliflower.
Close Instant Pot again and pressure cook on High Pressure for 0 minutes.
Do a quick release again.
Carefully stir to incorporate any brown bits into the dish.
Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Notes

Prep time does not include steps that are already accounted for in the ingredient list, e.g. chopped onions, minced garlic, cubed potatoes, etc.
Optional: squeeze lime juice over aloo gobi at the end of cooking to give it a slightly tart flavor.
If your cauliflower is large, you can increase the spice quantities as needed.
See the blog post for more detailed recipe tips, including homemade garam masala.

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