Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Steaming Idlis in Instant Pot is a vegetarian Indian breakfast made with rice idli, water, and oil in about 17 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 12 minutes
- Total time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice idli (OR rava idli batter)
- 1.5 cups water
- oil (for greasing)
Method
- Add 1.5 cups of water to the Instant pot and turn on SAUTE (high), so that the water comes up to a boil. Meanwhile grease your idly plates with oil or ghee, Pour idly batter into the idly plates/moulds. Do not over do.
- Once the water starts to boil, place the idli stand in to the Instant pot. Close lid and keep in VENTING position and turn on 'STEAM' mode.
- Steam the idli trays in the IP for 10-12 minutes. Note: Timer on the instant pot does not work in the venting position, so you have to monitor time with a separate timer.
- Once done, check the idlis by piercing a toothpick in it. If the tooth pick comes out clean, the idlis are done.
- Remove idli's from the moulds. Serve hot, with coconut chutney and sambhar.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
