This creamy, no-cheese and not-so-spicy Instant Pot Curried Sweet Potato Sauce Pasta made from scratch is a sure winner among kids and adults.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Pressure Releasing Time20 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Entree
Cuisine: American, Fusion
Keyword: instant pot curried pasta, instant pot sauce pasta recipe, sweet potato sauce pasta
Servings: 3
Calories: 412kcal
Author: Srividhya G
Ingredients
For the Sweet Potato Sauce:
½Onion
5Sweet Potatoes small ones
1tbspCurry Powder
2cupsWater
1tspSalt
1.5tbspOlive Oil
For Cooking the Pasta:
2cupsCavatappi
3cupsWater
1tspOlive Oil
½tspSalt
For the Curried Sweet Potato Sauce Pasta:
1tspOlive Oil
1tbspChopped Red Bell Pepper
3tbspHeavy Whipping Cream
Cooked Pasta
1cupCurried Sweet Potato Sauce
3tbspsPasta Water
Instructions
Step 1 - To Prepare the Carrot Sauce:
Peel the sweet potato skin and chop them roughly. Also, peel and chop the onion.
Set the Instant Pot to Saute mode and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot add the onion and cook for a couple of minutes.
Now add the chopped sweet potato, salt, and curry powder.
Followed by the water. Mix thoroughly. Press the cancel button now.
Close the lid and make sure the vent is in the sealing position.
Select the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" setting and set the cooking time to 10 minutes at high pressure.
Allow the pressure to release naturally and when the pressure is released, press the cancel button and carefully open the lid.
Allow it to cool and transfer the cooked veggie into a blender and puree it. You can use a hand blender too.
That's it the curried sweet potato sauce is now ready.
Step 2 - To Cook the Pasta:
Add the pasta, water, olive oil, and salt to the inner pot of the IP. Mix them thoroughly.
Close the lid and make sure the vent is in the sealing position.
Select the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" setting and set the cooking time to 3 minutes at high pressure. (Time might vary depending upon the pasta and the variety. Check the formula above)
When it beeps after three minutes, press the cancel button and then carefully move the vent to the open position and release all the pressure.
When the pressure is released, carefully open the lid. Drain the pasta and if required then reserve about 3 tbsp of pasta water.
Step 3: Making the Curried Sweet Potato Sauce Pasta:
Set the Instant Pot to Saute mode and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot add the chopped red bell peppers and cook for a minute.
Now add the cooked pasta, cream, pasta water, and the sweet potato sauce. Mix it well and cook for two to three minutes gently stirring in between cooking.
And that's it. Curried sweet potato sauce pasta is ready.
Serve it hot.
Notes
While making the sweet potato sauce, instead of olive oil you can add butter.
I did not include any herbs and just went with curry powder. But you can add fresh herbs or dried herbs as well.
Cream adds the sweet flavor, but you can skip or include milk. If you want to keep it vegan, include almond milk or soy milk.
You can add any colored bell peppers. Bell peppers compliment the creamy and sweet sweet-potato sauce.
The pasta cooking time varies according to the pasta variety, brand, and shape. Using the above formula calculate yours.
As always, adjust salt and spices according to your preference.