using american pressure cooker for indian cooking

Hi ammukutty,

Thanks for your reply. As per your suggestion, I feel it is better to stick with my Indian cookers for now since all are in perfect working condition...and I had got adequate replacement parts like gasket,weight,safety valves etc...

Somehow...using cooker without whistle sounds strange...(except for steaming vegs and idlis)

All the best for using the american pressure cooker and getting the best of it...let me know if you are able to cook dhals in them.

Cheers
Krithika

Hi Krithika,
For steaming idli i use an idli cooker & sometimes even for veggies...i use the pressure cooker for making dhals,channa etc...just soak it overnight & pressure cook it the nextday...

Hi ammu kutty,

Since I have got used to steaming idlis in cooker..i find it convenient..

As for cooking channa,rajma and other beans...i too soak them overnight and pressure cook them the next day! So no probs.

As for cooking dhals (like tur dhal,moong dhal etc) there is no need to soak them overnight..they get cooked very well...if we pressure cook them with 4 or 5 whistles.

As for steaming veggies..i alternate between steaming in microwave and cooker (depends on the amount and type of veggies).

Cheers
Krithika

Originally Posted by ammukutty

Hi Krithika,
For steaming idli i use an idli cooker & sometimes even for veggies...i use the pressure cooker for making dhals,channa etc...just soak it overnight & pressure cook it the nextday...

Hi Krithika,
While using the Indian cooker i never used to soak the dhal..but with the new cooker i think it takes more time ...so to save time i started soaking ...

Hi ammukutty,

That's a to soak the dhals if the cooker takes more time.

One additional tip...try soaking them in hot water (overnight or early morning incase you forgot to soak it the previous night)

Cheers
Krithika