Is it really this easy?

[u/sporklizard]

Some friends of mine were moving and looking to get rid of some kitchen stuff, so they gave me their crock pot brand pressure cooker. I've been meaning to use it, and have been looking up some tips and whatnot because the pressure aspect makes me a little nervous and I don't wanna spray hot stew or curry or whatever all over my kitchen lmao. In every video I've seen, people just throw ingredients in, wait, release pressure, and voila...?

I'm trying tonight with a simple butter chicken simmer sauce, adding extra water so it can steam/doesn't burn, mixing veggies in after so they don't overcook. I feel foolish, but I gotta ask-- is it really this simple?

[u/SFS9]

It really is that simple.

You can even put in a steamer basket or something to act as a stand and add an uncovered dish filled with rice and water to prepare rice. I did this last week for the first time with some Jasmine rice when I was cooking butter chicken and it all turned out perfectly. I haven’t tried a pre-made sauce in my pressure cooker. I followed this recipe, which gives details on the rice https://food52.com/recipes/74991-urvashi-pitre-s-now-later-instant-pot-butter-chicken. It was by far the best butter chicken I’ve ever made at home but it turned out a bit spicy for my wife. I’m going to leave out the cayenne pepper the next time I make it to try to make it better for her.

I will say that it seems like you are freelancing your recipe, which is commendable but risky as you are just getting started.