Instant Pot Chilli Garlic Fusilli Pasta (5 ingredients)
Easy Instant Pot Chili Garlic Fusilli Pasta Recipe, is a quick, simple, vegan one pot dish made in Pressure Cooker using just 5 main ingredients. Recipe below has step wise pics, tips.
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)
- 1 Stove Top Pressure Cooker (for one pot stove top method)
Ingredients
- 4 cups Dry Fusilli Pasta (uncooked) (heaped cups)
- 5 tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 count White Onions (large size)
- 2 to 3 teaspoons Salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tablespoon Dry Red Chilli Flakes / Red Pepper Flakes
- ½ to 1 tablespoon Garlic (fresh / powder / paste)
- 3 cups Water (or until the pasta is just covered with water)
Instructions
Prep Work:
- Gather all the ingredients at one place on the kitchen platform.
Cooking:
- Switch ON the Instant Pot, select MODE to SAUTE, time to 5 mins.Add the oil, let it heat, then add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté by stirring.
- When the timer is done, the IP beeps. Click CANCEL. Then add>> dry chilli flakes, salt, mixed dry herbs. Mix everything.
- Add ½ cup of water. Deglaze, Scrape the bottom well, see that nothing sticks to the bottom. This is important step to prevent from getting BURNT NOTICE.Now, on the top of the pasta sauce, add the dry fusilli pasta. Spread the pasta throughout.Pour water (3 to 3½ cups) or until the pasta is covered.
- Close the Instant Pot lid. Set the pressure valve to SEALING, time to 3 mins, MODE to Pressure Cook, PRESSURE LEVEL to Low.When the timer is done, the Instant Pot beeps. Then switch the GADGET off. You can either go for Quick Pressure Release (QPR) after 10 mins. Or natural pressure release (NPR).
- Open the lid. Mix up everything from the bottom.Garnish the pasta with fresh basil leaves. Done!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise pics & tips.