Instant Pot Veg Pad Thai Noodles Recipe
Make these delicious, fuss-free Instant Pot Veg Pad Thai Noodles in less than 30 minutes. This recipe is better than take-out, one-pot, vegan, and can be easily made gluten-free.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- Instant Pot/ Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
For Pad Thai Sauce
- ¼ cup veg stock
- 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce use tamari for gluten-free
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- 1 teaspoon red chili paste
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ cup water
For Pad Thai Noodles
- 7 ounces pad Thai noodles 200 g
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped red chili
- ¼ cup thinly sliced onions
- ½ cup sliced red bell pepper
- ½ cup sliced yellow bell pepper
- ¼ cup bean sprouts
- ¼ cup crushed roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 5-6 lime wedges
Instructions
Make Pad Thai Sauce
- Mix all the sauce ingredients in a measuring cup or a bowl and keep aside.
Cook The Noodles
- Break the rice noodles into half and arrange them in the instant pot in a criss-cross manner.
- Pour water in the pot until the noodles are just covered.
- Close the lid of the pot and set the valve to the sealing position. Press PRESSURE COOK and set the timer to 1 minute on high pressure.
- The instant pot will take 10-12 minutes for the pressure to build up and the timer to start. Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes. Release the remaining pressure manually by moving the valve to the venting position.
- Open the lid of the pot once the pressure is released.
- Drain the noodles using a colander and rinse them with cold water to stop cooking. Keep them aside.
Assemble The Pad Thai
- Rinse the insert with water and put it back in the Instant Pot.
- Press SAUTE.
- Add sesame oil to the pot.
- Once the oil is hot, add garlic, red chili, and onions, and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add red and yellow bell peppers, bean sprouts, and peanuts, and saute for a minute.
- Add the pad Thai sauce that we made earlier and the cooked noodles to the pot and toss everything well. The noodles will be very saucy and light in color at this stage but the sauce will get absorbed by them in some time and they will become darker.
- Garnish with cilantro, lime wedges, roasted peanuts, and red chili, and serve hot.
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Notes
If you are adding any meat to the recipe, saute it in the oil until cooked, and then add the other ingredients.
Soy sauce has a lot of salt. So be careful while adding any extra salt to the dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1000mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 438IU | Vitamin C: 110mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 3mg
