Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry

Instant Pot cauliflower curry is a quick and easy curry, made in under 30 minutes in the Instant Pot. Vegan, gluten-free and delicious!

The Instant Pot has changed the way I look at dinner time! I love making quick and easy Indian curries, such as Egg Curry, Aloo Mattar, etc, in my Instant Pot. Such an easy and quick way to satisfy those mid-week curry cravings!

I discovered how easy it is to make a delicious cauliflower curry in the Instant Pot. This hearty, nourishing curry has everything that is good for you – it is entirely vegan, and is full of veggies, and what's more - it's delish!

My 6-year old, who usually keeps his distance from cauliflower, ate this curry, and then turned to me and said that he has started to like cauliflower now! Now that’s my kind of validation.

What is Cauliflower Curry?

Cauliflower curry is a curry made with cauliflower and other veggies, such as potatoes and peas. Also known as Gobi Aloo Matar curry, the veggies are cooked in a curry base made with onions, tomatoes and flavored with Indian spices. It is very similar to an Aloo Matar curry, but with the addition of cauliflower. My Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry is an easy way to making cauliflower curry in under 30 minutes.

Why you will love this recipe

• Super customizable! You can add your choice of veggies and customize this curry to your liking
• Vegan, gluten-free, and highly nutritious
• Cooks in under 30 minutes in the Instant Pot

List of Ingredients

To make Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry, we will need the following ingredients:

• 1 small cauliflower
• Potatoes
• Peas (preferably frozen)
• Tomatoes (preferable tinned)
• Spices: Kashmiri Chili Powder, Garam Masala, Cumin Powder, Turmeric Powder, whole cumin
• Vegetable oil
• Onions
• Ginger garlic paste (or grated ginger and garlic)
• Salt to season
• Coconut Milk

Step-by-step recipe instructions

To make Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry, start by sautéing the onions with whole cumin, then add minced ginger and garlic. Add in the spices, and saute for a minute or so, remember to add a little water to deglaze the inner pot of the Instant Pot (an important step to avoid the 'Burn' error message).

Add tomatoes – freshly blended, or tinned, and cubed potatoes and let this simmer in the Instant Pot in the Sauté mode for 3 minutes with a glass lid on. This allows the potatoes to cook for a while, before the cauliflower is added.

Add the cauliflower, peas and a little more water. Now switch to Pressure Cook or Manual mode and let the curry cook for 2 minutes. Perform a quick release of pressure to avoid overcooking the cauliflower.

Finally, add salt, coconut milk and give it all a stir. The coconut milk helps in cutting through the acidity of the tomatoes and thickens the curry too. I like to add a squeeze of lemon juice at the end to finish the recipe.

Serving suggestions for Instant Pot Cauliflower Curry

Cauliflower Curry can be served as an entrée or side as part of an Indian menu and pairs very well with Basmati Rice, or Naan Bread. You can also pair it with Appams (fermented rice crepes).

Optionally, cauliflower curry can be served with grains as couscous or quinoa as well. To make it a complete meal, serve with a Spiced Chickpea salad or our current favorite, Mango salad.

Cauliflower Curry Substitutions and Variations

Replace potatoes with Squash/ Carrots: This cauliflower curry recipe uses potatoes and peas in addition to cauliflower, but you can skip the potatoes and opt for squash or carrots as well. These vegetables will need just 1 minute of sauté time, instead of 3 minutes.

Add spinach/kale: Add shredded kale or a handful of baby spinach at the end, and close the lid. Let the greens soften in the residual heat of the Instant Pot for 3-4 minutes. This is a great way to pack in more iron and nutrition into this recipe.

Substitutes for spice powders: I recommend using Kashmiri chili powder for this recipe (and almost all curry recipes), as it lends a lovely intense red color, without too much heat. I recommend using organic spice powders instead of store-bought curry powder in all my recipes - preferably spice powders that are ground at home. But if you do not have access to spice powders, then use a curry powder blend by all means.

More Instant Pot Vegetarian Curry Recipes

Instant Pot Aloo Matar

Instant Pot Pav Bhaji

Instant Pot Saag Paneer

Instant Pot Coconut Chickpea Curry

Instant Pot Chickpea Tagine

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