Instant Pot Fast & Easy

October 29, 2018
in this collection of 100 recipes, Pitre (Indian Instant Pot Cookbook) simplifies cooking in the already-approachable and wildly popular Instant Pot. Organized by main ingredient (chicken, seafood, lentils and beans, etc.), the book offers a fair number of familiar dishes like mulled cider, braised brisket, and a creamy corn chowder. Pitre amps up the flavor with kimchi beef stew, cardamom halva, Jamaican chicken curries, and a must-try tres leches bread pudding. Fans will appreciate the numerous Indian dishes, like masala chai, pea and paneer curry, lamb biryani, and beef with cracked wheat and lentils. Pitre is an engaging narrator, full of warmth and humor: “Yes, you will question my sanity when it emerges from the pressure cooker in a brown-gray lump that could definitely benefit from browning,” she says regarding her beef and lamb gyros; “No, you won’t care about any of that once you taste it.” This is a terrific addition to the ever-expanding Instant Pot library, and one that readers with global palates are sure to appreciate.