INSTANT POT CHANA MASALA | Instant Pot Indian Recipe

[@peggybean3256]

Just finished eating the chana masala I made from your recipe. I doubled the recipe and used soaked dry bean. I omitted the oil, too. The best cm I have ever had! Thanks so much!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Peggy! Thanks for sharing and letting me know. I'm thrilled to hear that this was the best chana masala you've had! I'll have to try it without oil next time!

[@VidalSpeaks]

can I ask you when you used no oil did you heat the cumin and mustard seeds dry or did you put a little water in. I am an oil free vegan and would like to know if you used water or dry or veggie broth?

[@edmarysvelez706]

@@RainbowPlantLife Hi my name is Edmarys I love your videos and recipes. My daughters order and instant pot ultra as a mother's day present for my .I'm so excited but I what to know a few things about the instant pot.I don't know if they 6quart is a good size for me or it's too big.I also want to know if I could make cakes in the instant pot ultra 3 quart ???

[@ia354]

cooked this tonight. Even my mom was impressed with my cooking ...that RARELY happens. Can't thank you enough for these recipes

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Great to hear! It's always a wonderful feeling when your mom is impressed with your cooking :)

[@MrTeknotronic]

I made this for my Christmas dinner since I don't eat pot roast -- it was fantastic. Doubled the recipe, used canned beans, had to cook for 16 min on pressure instead of 8. Came out watery so I left it uncovered on slow cook for a couple hours and it reduced down to a beautiful thick masala. Super easy.

[@darreljones8309]

Amchar can also be found in Caribbean stores especially those frequented by Trinidadians. Almost half our population are Indian descendants. Looking forward to trying this recipe

[@RainbowPlantLife]

That's awesome to know it's also sold at Caribbean stores - thank you for sharing!

[@dianec.287]

Thank you for sharing that tip! ♥️

[@changez77654]

More instant pot indian recipes like this please!

[@MagickCat1]

I just made this for dinner. The nicest Indian dish ever and so easy to make in the Instant Pot. THANK YOU! so much for this recipe!

[@LaurieWilmot]

I’ve tried other recipes for Chana Masala and have always been disappointed. This one lived up to my expectations. Thank you so much!

[@bexiboo1981]

I just want to say thank you, this is the only veggie-based recipe my son will eat. he actually asks for it?! we have it with the naan bread and the kids love it. :)

[@deanmouscher2495]

I'm not much of a cook, but last night I made your Instant Pot Chana Masala and wow, it came out great!! I woke up this morning with the taste still in my mouth. Yum. My daughter asked where I got the recipe from and I told her from a KZbin channel, Rainbow something. She lit up and said "Rainbow Plant Life?" She's a vegan and it turns out she follows you too. So we did some bonding over your great videos. I really thank you for making it so simple. I love Indian food and in the past I've looked at recipes for some of my favorite indian foods, but they are always so complicated that I got discouraged. If you can make it simple enough that even I can make great Indian food, then you've really accomplished something!!

[@robertcameronjones]

You are spot on with the fresh tomato comment. Roma's come close to being usable. I use canned crushed tomatoes in my Indian recipes, and they never disappoint.

[@PD3343]

Just found this treasure and I'm going to create it today. I am so in love with my Quick Cooker and fairly new to it. You make all recipes so doable and delicious. Thank so very much.

[@samanthascott4125]

Yes ! Please more instant pot indian recipes :D

[@sunglint]

Wow, great video. I love the explanations of why to do certain steps, and the shortcuts for using US domestic alternatives. It's a well thought out and friendly approach, I wish more videos were like this!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

So kind of you to say! Thank you for your comment and for stopping by :) glad you enjoyed the video and approach!

[@vivianrios6007]

Sometimes I can not afford some ingredients, but I love your recipes!! Not only because they are healthy, but also because you look like my daughter. ☺️🙏🏼

[@davidsthoughts60]

I made this last night, except I didn't have the pepper seeds or serrano peppers. It was still very good. Thanks for the recipe!

[@amandalevy8553]

I’m so excited by how well this turned out! Truly delicious. I used Amchur powder and chickpeas that’s had been soaked overnight. Also stirred in some fresh spinach at the end. YUM! Thank you so much!

[@karensim1362]

Yes please! To more instant pot recipes.

[@TheAbsoluteultimate1]

Yum!!! I would LOVE more Indian recipes! It’s one of my favorite types of cuisine, but I can never seem to get it quite right at home, so this is exactly what I need!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi Maya! So happy you like the video and thanks for the feedback!

[@aaronwiebe6014]

Made this recipe tonight and it was absolutely delicious, and made me seem like quite the chef to my roommates! If you ever find yourself with a mental roadblock for fresh video ideas. I definitely would like to see your take on a vegan instant pot dal makhani!

[@andy20912]

Delicious dish, producing luscious aromas that wafted through the house for several hours afterwards! Cooked according to the recipe, but included a 15 minute post-pressure cook medium-heat saute, in which I added a bunch of baby kale. Also, added a touch of sambal oelek to my bowl for extra heat and acidity. Finally, be sure to squeeze in the lemon juice as the recipe suggests!

[@mr11nimbe11]

Cooked it today. Came out absolutely yummy. Thank you so much.

[@nedinacarl9011]

Oh this recipe sounds perfect! I love that it's so healthy too, great for staying full. More instant pot recipes please!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Nedina! thank you for your lovely comments, as always. I love making instant pot recipes, so you'll definitely see more of those!

[@VendettaMachineYT]

This is the first time I've made Indian food and it so, so rocks. Subscribed! Thank you!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Ethan! That’s so awesome to hear! Really glad you enjoyed it and hopefully you’ll try some more Indian dishes in the future!

[@petet9039]

Thanks!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thanks for supporting my work, Pete!!

[@calisalee]

Delicious! I made this on the stove top and it was still perfect! My family likes a super saucy masala so I added an extra small can of diced tomato and blended the sauce before adding the beans. Served over pearl Barley. AMAZING!

[@sabeenumair4707]

This receptor is a winner! Made it a few times and it tastes amazing. Thank u.

[@adnaloy9025]

Just in time!! This came up in my videos this morning... and is much appreciated since my mom is visiting and I am kind of busy to cook for a long time. I'm making this tonight!

[@chandnisaxena8875]

This is a great recipe. We generally sauté onions for a longer time and then add sauté them with tomatoes until oil starts leaving from the sides. This gives a more flavorful gravy.

[@michellemcguire6249]

I made this and it's AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing. I've never been able to make a Curry dish that doesn't just taste like cinnamon, and this recipe is better than in restaurants. Can't wait to try your other recipes.

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Oh yay! That's wonderful to hear! Thank you so much, Michelle! So happy you liked it. If you like Indian food/curries, I really recommend trying my red lentil curry www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog/vegan-red-lentil-curry :)

[@ireneochoa6972]

Yes, more Indian recipes please. Just found you today...can't wait to try your recipes. Received an pressure cooker as a gift

[@mkrumholt]

Made this! I was out of coriander but it still came out great. So delicious!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Melissa! That makes me so happy to hear! Glad you enjoyed it, and good to know you don’t need coriander!

[@kathrynwicker2506]

I saw you on Caitlin’s channel and I love dal and then you said you had a Chana Masala recipe! Can’t wait to make it. I even have the dried mango powder because I found an Indian grocery store that I love. Thanks for sharing this! Preordered your cookbook too. 😀 and I so agree about gloves for hot peppers! Don’t skip them!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi Kathryn! Thank you for stopping by and for ordering my cookbook! I so appreciate that! And love that you already have some dried mango powder...sounds like you have a well-stocked spice kit :)

[@davidcase2925]

just bought the cookbook, have an instapot, wife and I needed something to get us back on track. Love the channel and much love from Michigan!

[@manayclark2632]

Yes! I would like more Indian vegan recipes!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thanks for your feedback, Manay! I'll definitely try more :)

[@if6436]

Yes

[@bebuchimummy]

Thank you for mentioning the time setting when using soaked chickpeas. That’s what I was searching for.

[@EMECLN]

Thank you for posting this video! My Insta Pot just arrived I used this recipe as my first experiment. Turned out delicious :)

[@Karla-ok9qd]

People love this recipe! Thank you Rainbow you are great!

[@parthohaldar2047]

Followed recipe to the T and came out better than anything i had in restaurants. Thanks for sharing.

[@rachrae-rose6630]

Yes! I love instant pot recipes, looking to buy one soon, would love to see more instant pot recipes! :)

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Rach! So glad you like them! I'll definitely post more soon, I also love the instant pot - it is so versatile!

[@batman1169]

Random side of KZbin got me here at 1:15 am and now hungry! Thanks! :)

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Haha i love it! At least you're hungry for something healthy at 1 a.m.!

[@yvonneg6363]

Yes i love indian food. Please more recipes :)

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay! thanks for the feedback Yvonne!

[@sofonomics]

Such a delicious recipe! Loved it! Thank you Nisha 😄

[@TaniaMartinez-lv8ii]

I have made three of your recipes so far and they were all INCREDIBLE!!!! I can not wait to buy your cookbook ♥️♥️♥️

[@laranadesign4764]

I will definitely try this! I LOVE Indian food and use my digital pressure cooker all the time, so this is perfect. I would also like to see an Aloo Gobi [think I spelled it right] pressure cooker/Instant pot recipe, please. :) My mother is from Spain, so I am well versed in pressure cooked beans and seasoned rice, I just can't seem to figure out how to layer Indian spices.

[@mistersauce007]

you're saving my life tonight with this recipe - thanks so much :holding-back-tears:

[@RC-ib4vh]

More Indian instant pot recipes please!! 🙌🏼🤗🤗

[@kellyv6270]

Thank you! Please keep the instant pot recipes coming!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thanks Raquel! I will have more coming this fall!

[@salehairfan2004]

This was so great and tasted just like home ♥️ thank you!

[@naut_nigel]

I have a couple cans of chick peas I've been looking to use. Definitely saving this recipe for later!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay! Perfect use for those cans of chickpeas :)

[@LanieMcCollum82]

Yes please more Indian recipes on the instant pot! 😀

[@funnymalu]

Great Recipe!!! Made it multiple times and still receive compliments on it. Thanks

[@raymnd702]

I made this today and it was amazing! Thank you for the recipe!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

So happy to hear that! Thank you for the feedback!

[@Thevegan8Recipes]

This looks soo incredible Nisha, I'm drooling! I absolutely love chickpeas and Indian curries!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Same here, my fave! Thanks, Brandi!

[@amandahollifield3297]

Subscribed!! Yes. I want more Indian vegan recipes… I juuuust got my instant pot

[@MadalinaZbranca]

This looks so good! Fresh yet hearty and super fragrant! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi sweetie! Thank you! Yes, all of those adjectives are spot on :) Have a great weekend!

[@MadalinaZbranca]

Thank you very much! Have a great week-end as well!

[@sandyhossman7771]

More Indian recipes please! This is excellent, have your instant pot cookbook, I like it

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thank you Sandy! Working on a new Indian recipe this week :) I am so glad you like my book!

[@phoebec2020]

I am a big fan of your videos and am overjoyed that my insta pot and your Insta pot recipe book arrived today. Tonight I will do this curry, my family and I love your recipes. Looking forward to more

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Wonderful! Thank you so much for your love note :) Hope you enjoy your new instant pot and this recipe!

[@frabron9290]

i love indian recipes

[@Euclideanaxiom]

It always DOES taste better the next day lol. My mom always said that and she's from Indonesia.

[@farisle6602]

Mine has literally just come up to pressure and I am now waiting for the Instant Pot to do its magic on this recipe. First time attempting a traditional Indian dish and I am so excited to see how it turns out. The smells emanating from the kitchen are telling me I am going to be a very happy pappy shortly! PS - Kitty and The Pooch have their nostrils twitching in anticipation of just what Dad has concocted.

[@pragawa]

How did it go, Far Isle?

[@farisle6602]

​@@pragawa Is delicious - I added a tad more liquid because I used fresh tomatoes that looked up to it, and I eased into the spices - I came home from work, added the extra teaspoons of coriander, cumin, and red chili pepper, and added another can of chickpeas because it was so popular it was almost gone before I began and let it all slow cook an hour to blend. Even so, everyone at work was lusting for a bite after smelling Ver. 1.0 wafting through the office :) Very happy and will be to the molecule on the recipe on my 2nd go. Now to heat my naan and enjoy . . . :)

[@pragawa]

Happy to know! Enjoy! Love from India.

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hooray! So happy you enjoyed the recipe...the aroma of Indian spices while cooking is almost as good as the taste! Thanks for stopping by :)

[@farisle6602]

@@RainbowPlantLife Thank YOU - a pleasure to find your channel and a joy to know there are many more wonderful things that will be coming to my Instant Pot. I have been a vegetarian for about a year and a half now and am looking for tasty ways to liven up my menu. Your channel (as will your cookbook!) go a long way to making a meat-free lifestyle sustainable if not a deliberately delicious decision!

[@beautifullyfree7899]

Definitely want to see more instant pot recipes!!! This looks delish!!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay, thanks for the input! I will do more!

[@sandygrow5698]

Yay a new video! I've been waiting for one from you. I've only had chana masala once at a restaurant but I will be making it at home now!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Sandy! Thanks for your sweet comment. Looks like you're going to have to change that and eat some more chana masala - it's so good!

[@kkattravel777]

Loved this. Super easy pantry staples.... thanks for keeping it simple

[@lizcoyle4168]

I was hoping you would do some Indian recipes. I am looking forward to making this one!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay, I finally did! Thanks, Liz!

[@wildxfree5050]

This looks sooo good! I may just cook this on the oven on low heat because I don’t have an instant pot. I love channa masala!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

That's a fantastic idea! Chana masala is the BEST. Thank you, dear!

[@Zone10Permaculture]

It looks amazing, like all of your recipes!!

[@orchidjewels48]

I'm new to Indian cooking, but I like most of what I've made. I grow my own tomatoes and can or dry them for winter. I use about 50 qts salsa, 40 qts sweet chili sauce, and 100 qts canned tomatoes a year besides all the fresh ones we can eat. That takes a lot of tomato plants.

[@smidgekat5296]

I just made this. Oh my goodness its delicious! Really gorgeous. Very authentic tasting. I had to use your recipe from your link to be sure I was making it correctly, would love to see if in real time. Thanks so much for sharing. Love Indian food and the Instant pot! :)

[@jen.morales-correa]

Hi there, Nisha! I'd absolutely love to see Instant Pot recipes, including Indian ones! I just got an Instapot last week, and I can't wait to try these recipes!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi Jen! Glad to hear that :) The instant pot is awesome! I have an Instant Pot playlist here and some more IP recipes on my blog. And my cookbook - The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook - is coming out in June! It’s available for pre-order now and It has several Indian recipes in it! I’ve put the links for all those things below :) kzbin.info/aero/PLZ34BtqrTir9ANVDfcD8LUFzzjK_QSyRT www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog?category=Instant%20Pot%20Recipes bit.ly/vegan-instantpot

[@jen.morales-correa]

@@RainbowPlantLife An instant pot recipe book sounds amazing! Thanks so much for creating one -- I'm definitely interested in having a copy! And, thank you also for the link to your playlist! That is really helpful :)

[@RainbowPlantLife]

@@jen.morales-correa I'm so happy it's helpful! Yes, a cookbook with 90+ vegan instant pot recipes, yay! I hope you will enjoy the book and happy cooking!

[@lovejones8041]

This looks so amazing I cannot wait to try this!

[@moonchildspirit5581]

Yes please more instant pot recipes..

[@piaklein369]

would love more insta indian recepies thank you

[@davidpittman57]

Great we look forward to seeing more videos. Thanks for sharing and all you do!😉

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thank you so much!

[@peggybean3256]

Sounds delicious. It will be the next meal I cook!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

That makes me so happy! Thanks Peggy! Let me know how it goes!

[@GreenVibesWellness]

ALWAYS look forward to your videos.!! Literally needed this I’ve been trying to make Indian in my instant pot for the last three days hahaha always has weak flavor so thank you.!!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

aww I am so flattered. Thank you dear! Yes you gotta amp up the flavors and spices with Indian food for sure!

[@jeanneamato8278]

One of my favorite meals.

[@liliruuv4637]

First time making Indian dish and it was yummy! I used 1 chile serrano(without the seeds) instead of 2 and it was spicy! Husband was sweating up a storm while eating this! lol.

[@clarepdevon]

I made this and it was so delicious, thanks for the recipe.

[@sujithvenkatesh3305]

Well that was yummy!! Please make more insta pot recipes.

[@KelsieRoss]

Wow. This recipe is beyond words perfect 👌🏻 YUMMY IN MY TUMMY!!! Thank you so much for making my dinner tonight amazing!!!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi Kelsie, so awesome to hear that it was amazing! Thank you for letting me know :)

[@tyronejenkins8051]

Yum! Not as difficult as I expected. I can follow that. Thanks.

[@photosbycarmenkc3509]

Oh my gosh just made this evening. I love it.

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay! Thank you for letting me know. So happy you love it!

[@TuntuniRannaGhor]

_Yummy healthy and tasty chana recipe_

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yes! So tasty! Thank you my friend!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yes! So tasty! Thank you my friend!

[@OmShantiBarbi]

It’s my favorite. I use Amchur at the end. Sweet Mango powder. We have 2 Indian grocery stores, Himalayas and Touch of India, in my neighborhood so I never run out of spices or dal. Sugarland has a ton of great Indian stores. Harwin is another great neighborhood.

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yes! My mom brought me some amchur when she was visiting me last year so now I can use that as well! Great to hear you have two Indian grocery stores near you :)

[@mmurillo707]

Yes to more Indian instapot recipes!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay, thanks for the input :)

[@kevinfromcali7062]

Just discovered you tonight, I'm very impressed how much energy you have put into all your projects that you do, another way of putting it is your work you're freaking butt off, anyways I'm very appreciative of that, yes of course we want more Indian recipes, one of my favorites is aloo gobi, chilli Chicken, chicken curry, I love goat Curry but goat is not easy to find so perhaps I would use lamb, or oxtails. You're such a sweet young woman, I'm betting you're getting a lot of proposals out there. Anyway thank you very much. 🌷

[@kevinfromcali7062]

Oh and also I ordered your book tonight 👍

[@vineet3491]

Unfortunately She is taken Kevin. Like all of them. Lol.

[@KelsieRoss]

This recipe is 👌🏻 perfection. Sooo YUM 😋

[@RainbowPlantLife]

YAY! So happy to hear that, Kelsie! Thank you for sharing :)

[@vinnettepope8255]

Yummy 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋and delicious Chana 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@moulhoule]

Looks yummy, will try this recipe

[@007akshays]

more indian recipes so i can impress my mom

[@RainbowPlantLife]

haha that's why I make Indian food too - to impress my parents!

[@maraschaeffer3010]

I’ve made chana masala before stove top, bought your cookbook, and made this recipe from your cookbook in my new Zavor multi-cooker. It was delicious, but needed to watch your video to answer a question: Did you mean Western bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) or Indian bay leaf (Indian cassia/ Cinnamomum tamala). I saw you used the Indian bay leaf in the video so used that. I dry sautéed the veggies without oil, used a bell pepper instead of a chili and substituted paprika for the Indian chili pepper (so it wouldn’t be so hot) and used chana masala instead of garam masala. After the beans were cooked, I added two cups of chopped cauliflower, simmered for twenty minutes, added two cups of peas at the end, and blended around two cups of the mix in the Vitamix and added it back to thicken it. Thanks so much for bringing Indian food cooking to the multi-cooker. With all the Indian stores around and Amazon, don't hesitate to use Indian herbs and spices.

[@nicolemichelle7664]

Thanks for this! Although I grew up in California, and lived a few years in India, I never took time to notice that the bay leaves were different! Living in different countries, I've gotten so used to using what I can find....

[@maraschaeffer3010]

@@nicolemichelle7664 I'm in California too, have traveled in India and like to cook a number of Indian dishes. I ordered an Indian cassia/Cinamomum tamala tree on line, planted it in the back yard, and it's thriving, 7 feet tall now. Now there's always leaves for whatever I want to cook. It's especially good in chai.

[@nicolemichelle7664]

@@maraschaeffer3010 I live in Malaysia now--I expect the bay leaves here are of the Indian variety, but quite a few western imports are available--fewer since the pandemic. We have no garden to plant in, but now I'm interested to see if any of these Indian cassia trees grow in our area. I love fresh herbs and I really love chai!

[@PD3343]

Absolutely delicious! Try it!

[@gilmore6886]

yes please more vegetarian indian instant pot recipes

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Thanks! I have about 6 or 7 indian recipes in my instant pot cookbook if you are interested :)

[@micheledcosta4786]

More Indian instant pot recipes pleaseeeee!!!

[@jameskuhnert8363]

LOVE this video - your detail is fantastic... LOVE the options/suggestions! I am going to make a double bath without oil tomorrow and can't wait for more videos from you. Thank you!!!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hi James! So happy to hear that. Thank you for stopping by and letting me know. Hope you enjoy the recipe :)

[@KatieJxn]

I made this tonight it was amazing thanks!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

I am so glad you like it!

[@cduran110]

I don’t have Insta pot, what about re-shooting tutorials of your awesome insta pot recipes minus the instant pot? Love that I discovered your channel

[@sheldon.j.cunningham3620]

Love the recipes, love the music🙏🏾💪🏿

[@TopNaachDanceCo1]

Would love more Indian Food Instant Pot Recipes! Especially for terrible cooks like me!

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Hey Anuradha! Haha I'm sure you're not terrible. Just trying makes you better than you think :)

[@TikiMobile]

That looks great - chana masala is one of my favorites! I've just ordered an Instant Pot, and will be trying this out. Thanks, and more of the same! :-)

[@RainbowPlantLife]

Yay for buying an instant pot! So many yummy meals to make in it :) I hope you enjoy it!