Easy Instant Pot Potatoes and Carrots
Instant pot potatoes and carrots - a simple dish to brighten up any main meal. This carrot and potato recipe is so simple to cook with few ingredients and effort, yet tastes delightful.. Vegan, healthy and gluten free vegetable side dish
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 20kcal
Equipment
- 1 instant pot (I use Duo 7 in 1, 5 Quart)
- 1 Steamer Basket
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml
- 238 gms (or) 2 medium Carrots
- 286 gms (or 3 medium Potatoes
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cumin
- Salt as required
- handful Fresh Parsley chopped
- 1 Teaspoon Olive oil
Instructions
- Wash, peel and dice potatoes and carrots into 1-inch size pieces.238 gms (or) 2 medium Carrots, 286 gms (or 3 medium Potatoes
- Add a cup of water to the inner steel pot of the instant pot.
- Place the trivet at the base of the pot.
- Now place a steamer basket on the trivet.
- Place the diced carrots and potato cubes.
- Close the pot with the lid.
- Move the steam release valve to the sealing position.
- Press the steam button and set the timer to 4 minutes.
- Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, move the steam release valve to the vent position to manually release the remaining pressure.
- Once the pin next to the steam release valve drops, open the lid.
- Carefully take the steamer basket out of the pot.
- Transfer the steamed potatoes and carrots to a bowl.
- Mix in oil, salt, cumin and chopped parsley.½ Teaspoon Ground Cumin, Salt, handful Fresh Parsley, 1 Teaspoon Olive oil
- Delicious instant pot carrots and potatoes are ready to enjoy.
Notes
Cut vegetables into the same size for even cooking.
Cook Time: The cooking time depends on the size of the vegetables. So ensure to cut them into little big chunks so that the potatoes turn soft and the carrots are soft with a firm texture.
Pressure Release: Do quick release only if you want the vegetables to be a little bit hard and less than half cooked. Allowing natural pressure release for at least 10 minutes is essential to get perfectly cooked vegetables.
The instant pot takes around 6 - 7 minutes to come to pressure.
Nutrition
Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg