Beetroot Salad with yogurt, peanuts, and cilantro is so easy when you use your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker to cook beets. You’ll fall in love with this classic Indian side dish.
Not everyone loves beets, and I don’t know that I could just chow down on an entire cooked beet by itself. But if you like them and are wondering how to prepare beets , let me tell you one the easiest ways. My favorite way for cooking beets is in the Instant Pot.
This is a classic cold dish that we make in India, and it’s been a while since we made it so I thought I’d try it, especially since having an Instant Pot makes it so easy to cook beets .
I cooked them the night before and decided to just leave them in the fridge but they were so easy to peel once they were cooked, even when they were cold.
How To Cook Beets
Instant Pot Beets Cooking Time
When cooking beets for your beetroot salad, it’s important to cook them for the correct amount of time to get the texture just right. Cook them for 12 minutes, using NPR (Natural Pressure Release).
Then you’ll want to let them cool completely before trying to peel them. This will make the process much less tedious.
Variations On This Indian Beetroot Salad
I want to show you a slight variation on this salad as well. I’ve used yogurt for a slightly acidic/souring effect in this dish. You can omit the yogurt and use either lemon juice or chopped tomatoes instead.
It’s a nice change and actually, it gives you a brighter colored salad, which makes it pretty on a summer lunch table.
Ingredients For Instant Pot Beets Salad
You just need a few common ingredients for this very simple Indian Beetroot salad.
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Beetroot Salad with Greek Yogurt
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Steamer Rack
Ingredients
Cooking the Beets
- ▢ 2 ( 2 ) Beets , tops cut off and halved
- ▢ 1 cup ( 250 ml ) Water
Other Ingredients
- ▢ 1/4 cup ( 4 g ) Cilantro , chopped
- ▢ 1/4 cup ( 36.5 g ) Roasted Chopped Peanuts , chopped
- ▢ 1-2 teaspoons ( 1 teaspoons ) Kosher Salt
- ▢ 1/4-1/2 cup ( 50 g ) Full-Fat Greek Yogurt
Tempering Ingredients
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons ( 1 tablespoons ) peanut oil
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon ( 0.25 teaspoon ) Black Mustard Seeds
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon ( 0.25 teaspoon ) cumin seeds
- ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ( 0.5 teaspoon ) Turmeric
- ▢ Kosher Salt , to taste
Instructions
- Place 1 cup of water into your Instant Pot. Cut the beets in half and place on a steamer basket or on a trivet.
- Cook them for 12 minutes, using NPR (Natural Pressure Release).
- Allow the cooked beets to cool before trying to peel, but once they’re cool the peel will just slide off.
- Dice them into even pieces, and combined all the other ingredients except the items for tempering.
- Heat up the oil and when it starts to shimmer, put in the cumin and mustard. If you don’t have mustard seeds, that’s fine just double up on the cumin seeds.
- Once they the seeds start to sputter, turn off the heat and put in the turmeric, allowing it to cook and flavor the oil.
- Carefully pour this over your chopped ingredients, and mix it together.
- Chill and serve.
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Beetroot Salad with Greek Yogurt
Ingredients
Cooking the Beets
- 2 Beets tops cut off and halved
- 1 cup Water
Other Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1/4 cup Roasted Chopped Peanuts chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1/4-1/2 cup Full-Fat Greek Yogurt
Tempering Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Black Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
- Kosher Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place 1 cup of water into your Instant Pot. Cut the beets in half and place on a steamer basket or on a trivet.
- Cook them for 12 minutes, using NPR (Natural Pressure Release).
- Allow the cooked beets to cool before trying to peel, but once they’re cool the peel will just slide off.
- Dice them into even pieces, and combined all the other ingredients except the items for tempering.
- Heat up the oil and when it starts to shimmer, put in the cumin and mustard. If you don’t have mustard seeds, that’s fine just double up on the cumin seeds.
- Once they the seeds start to sputter, turn off the heat and put in the turmeric, allowing it to cook and flavor the oil.
- Carefully pour this over your chopped ingredients, and mix it together.
- Chill and serve.
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Here’s a collection of my best pressure cooker rice one pot meals . Rice, vegetables, meat or lentils combine to make quick, tasty meals in your Instant Pot or Pressure cooker. These are great, family-friendly meals from across the globe.
Today I wanted to share my 12 (and growing) Best One-Pot Pressure Cooker Rice Meals. Rice is an international staple in cuisines around the world, and I am ready to take you on a journey around the globe with my one-pot pressure cooker recipes.
Step up your Instant Pot game with ease with these easy pressure cooker rice one pot meals! Your family will love these recipes, and will get to experiences flavors from all over the world right at home!
Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani
Make an authentic-tasting Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani without dirtying every dish in the house!
Instant Pot Kacchi Lamb Dum Biryani
Instant Pot Kacchi Lamb Dum Biryani Tender morsels of lamb, marinated and cooked with the rice. Authentic taste with half the work and no packaged spices!
Instant Pot Ground Beef & Rice Shawarma
This recipe for the Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice Shawarma is what happens when you come home tired after 4 long days of driving, everyone is hungry, there’s almost nothing in the fridge and you need to cook dinner for 5 people. Time for a pressure cooker rice one-pot meal!
Arroz Con Pollo | Easy Instant Pot Recipe
This Arroz Con Pollo recipe is a simple chicken and rice dish that is bound to make the whole family happy!
Spicy Basil Beef
Cook a Spicy Basil Beef along with a pot of rice at the same time in your pressure cooker. Make a quick-pickled salad while they cook, to serve a healthy, fast dinner.
Instant Pot One Step Hainanese Chicken Rice
One-step One Pot, Less than 5 ingredients, and you’ve got some pretty authentic tasting Hainanese Chicken Rice from your pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Pork Chops and Rice with Vegetables
For the days you’re tired and harried, here’s a 30-minute Instant Pot Pork Chops and Rice and Vegetable recipe that requires almost no effort.
Instant Pot Vegetarian Paneer Biryani
Instant Pot Vegetarian Paneer Biryani is an easy, authentic, kid-friendly, vegetarian/vegan dinner in under 30 minutes.
Instant Pot Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage
This pressure cooker recipe for Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage recreates the classic dim sim Lo Mai Gai in one step, using your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Greek Meatballs and Tomato Sauce
This recipe for Greek Meatballs and Tomato Sauce is perfect for the Instant Pot and will be loved by the whole family!
Instant Pot Lebanese Lentils and Rice | Pressure Cooker Mujadarra Recipe
Lebanese Lentils and Rice or Mujadara recipe is a one-pot, one-step dish, that uses the Instant Pot to make this classic comfort dish.
Khichadi Rice and Lentils | Pressure Cooker Recipe
Use this Khichadi Rice and Lentils recipe in your Instant Pot to create the ultimate Indian comfort food!
Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice | Easy Dirty Rice Recipe
Maybe I should call this not-so-dirty rice since I didn’t use chicken livers. But even with ground beef, this Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice tastes so good, that it is likely to become a family favorite once you make it.
Nigerian Fried Rice | Instant Pot Recipe
When you read the word “fried” you immediately think popping, hot oil, and crispy, crunchy food. However, this Nigerian Fried Rice actually isn’t fried at all. In fact, it’s a quick and tasty dinner or side dish idea.
Pressure Cooker Pork Chops & Rice
This recipe for Pressure Cooker Pork Chops & Rice is perfect when all you want is something simple, comforting, absolutely delicious.
One Pot Lebanese Hashweh Ground Beef and Rice
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MORE INSTANT POT ONE POT MEALS
- Instant Pot Butter Chicken is an easy 30-minute dinner and you can make rice on top of it, as the video shows.
- Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal is a great vegetarian rice dinner.
- This Lebanese Lentil and Rice dish is another great Vegetarian Instant Pot recipe .
- Instant Pot Indian Khichadi is comfort food in a bowl!
- Instant Pot Risotto with Shrimp is another one-pot comfort meal.
- Buffalo chicken casserole for the days you want low carb recipes
- You might also like low carb Chicken Biryani that uses riced cauliflower.
- Chicken and Mushrooms are a great combo.
- My kids love Instant Pot Pork Chops with Rice and Vegetables
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- Haluski Recipe - A wonderful cabbage and noodles recipe.
