A stovetop pressure cooker is one of the most commonly used cookware in an Indian kitchen. Here are easy and tasty 30 pressure cooker recipes for everyday Indian meals.
I must say Indian cooking and stovetop pressure cooker are so incomplete without each other. The pressure cooker is one such cookware which travels with Indians, all over the globe. Needless to say, after modernisation, it is one of the most commonly used cookware in our kitchens.
It saves a lot of time in the kitchen and is an assured method of uniform cooking the complex proteins. Otherwise, the same can take hours on a gas stove to get cooked.
By pressure cooker I mean the traditional, stovetop pressure cooker with a whistle mechanism and not the electric pressure cooker or an Instant Pot. You can read my detailed post about Instant Pot vs Pressure Cooker.
We can’t think of planning everyday meals without tried and tested popular pressure cooker recipes.
Here are my quick and easy 30 pressure cooker recipes.
Indian Dal Recipes for Pressure Cooker

Restaurant-style makhani dal cooked in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
A delicious North India-style arhar dal recipe for pressure cooker. Get Recipe


Moradabadi Moong Ki Dal in a Pressure cooker. Get Recipe
Gurudwara Style Langar wali maa ki dal. Get Recipe


This everyday masoor dal is one of the best pressure cooker recipes. Get Recipe
Sookhi Urad Dal is a lunchtime staple in every Punjabi household. Get Recipe


This is a no onion, no garlic Rajasthani Panchratan Dal Recipe. Get Recipe
Nutritious and delicious Palak Chana Dal. Get Recipe


Creamy Mughlai Style Shahi Urad Dal. Get Recipe
Indian Khichdi and Pulao Recipes
Veg Pulao that gets ready in under 30 minutes in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe


Palak Khichdi with a delicious garlicky twist. Get Recipe
This chana dal pulao comes together quickly in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe


One pot, healthy millet khichdi with veggies. Get Recipe
Restaurant style masala khichdi with a delicious tadka. Get Recipe


Makar Sankranti Special Urad Dal Khichdi in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
Dalia or fada ni khichdi with vegetables. Get Recipe


Healthy one-pot oats khichdi cooked in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
Dal Khichdi is an ultimate Indian comfort food. Get Recipe

Everyday Indian Comfort Food

Pressure cooker matar paneer is one of the easiest Indian curries. Get Recipe
Delhi-style vegan, zero oil chana masala recipe.Get Recipe


Delhi Style matar kulcha cooked in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
Easy and tasty vegetable sambar recipe. Get Recipe


This kala chana recipe is a pressure cooker-friendly one-pot wonder. Get Recipe
Rajma Masala cooks best in a stovetop pressure cooker. Get Recipe


Pressure cooker is the best choice to cook kamal kakdi ki sabji. Get Recipe
This mutton keema curry cooks perfectly in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe


Dahi Lauki Ki Sabji is a sattvic-style bottled gourd curry. Get Recipe
This broken wheat upma recipe is made for pressure cooker. Get Recipe

Indian Dessert Recipes

Eggless Ragi Cake in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
Grandma style sweet porridge in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe


Quick gajar halwa in a pressure cooker. Get Recipe
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Nikki says
Amazing and such a great compilation of recipes! ????????
Hina Gujral says
Thank you 🙂