using american pressure cooker for indian cooking

hi all

I have brough Mirro 4 quarter pressure cooker from walmart and I am very much confused about how to use it for indian cooking (no wistles are comming ) like rice and dal.I have been using ordinary prestiage pressure cooker that i have brought from india thats 8 liter too big and heavy for daily use.Please can any one guide me.

Dear Sudhi,

I was using Mirro for sometime. Go through the manual. You will find instructions regarding cooking rice. Just follow that. The first time when you use it, find out the timings that the whistle should rock. You won't get the sound like Indian ones. So, when the whistle starts rocking, you have to simmer the heat and allow it to rock for sometime. I haven't tried with dhal, though. You can give it a try. It should work for dhal, too.

hey

thankz for the reply. Acually i brought this cooker because i have two kids ( small ones) and i will have to cook really small amounts for them. so i though this would be enough so let me go ahead and try dal too. thankz once again

sudhira

I got one as gift from hubby for valentines... I am just timing it. Like its very quick so as soon as I set it then just 5 mins for 1 vessel or 10 mins for 2 vessels.

Don't waste your time on American crappy cooker. Just go buy a decent Hawkins one from India. The one we bought 10 years back is going to last us another 10 years.

American cookers work just fine - it is a bit different from what we are used to in India - read the instructions and time it and it will work out. It is not that difficult to get used to and I would definitely not call them crappy!

Hi,
I never used American cooker and have been using Indian cooker itself.
Thanks for sharing info about American cooker.

Regards.

Hi,
As shobhana said the American cooker works fine...by regular use & some trial n error method (esp..Dhals)you will be able to tune it according to our Indian cooking...Also refer the manual.It will give tips regarding cooking time for various food products.

Hi,

I've used only Indian pressure cookers (prestige) so far cos i bought many (in different sizes) from Chennai.
Are American cookers good enough for our Indian cooking?

Are they made of stainlesss steel or do they have a non stick coating inside?

Can anyone elaborate on this please. If it is worth, sure no harm in giving it a try.

Thanks
Krithika

Hi Krithika,
Its always better to use Indian Cooker...iam using an American one because my Indian one is not working properlyso no other alternativemine is a Phillipe Richard stainless steel model...i dont know whether they come in non stick models