Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

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This ground pork vindaloo is spicy, tangy and absolutely delicious!

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

Think of this dish as spicy comfort food: the Indian version of meat and potatoes – with a bit of tang! This ground pork and potato vindaloo is the perfect weeknight recipe. It’s effortless to make in an instant pot.

I actually have another pork vindaloo recipe (which is excellent, by the way). There are a few differences between that recipe and this one. This ground meat vindaloo isn’t as saucy, and it calls for ground meat rather than pork shoulder. I wanted to create a casual everyday kind of recipe, and this is it. If you’re looking for more of a weekend or dinner party kind of dish, try this one.

Of Portuguese Origin

Vindaloo, a popular Goan curry, is of Portuguese origin.

The dish was brought to India by the Portuguese, and the recipe was adapted using local ingredients and spices.

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

This is our new favorite way to eat ground pork – I’ve been making it weekly because it’s just so easy and delicious. I have yet to try this with ground beef or ground chicken, but I’m sure it will be just as good – if you try it that way, let me know!

I add potatoes to this dish to make it more filling. You can leave them out if you’d like, just reduce the ginger and garlic a bit, and be prepared for a dish that’s a bit more flavorful. The spices listed in the recipe take the potatoes into account. It’ll still be delicious, though 🙂

Wondering what to serve this with? Try my basmati rice or brown basmati rice or pea pulao or jeera rice.

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes

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Servings 4 -5

Ingredients
 

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 1 onion diced
  • ½ – 1 serrano minced
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger

Spices

  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 8 small gold potatoes approx. 1 pound
  • Cilantro optional garnish

Instructions
 

  • Press the sauté button, add oil and allow it a minute to heat up. Add the cumin and mustard seeds. Once the cumin seeds brown, add the onions and Serrano pepper. Stir-fry for 5-6 minutes, or until the onions begin to brown.
  • Add the ground meat, garlic and ginger and cook until the meat is mostly browned.
  • Add the spices, give everything a good mix, then add the vinegar, water and potatoes.
  • Secure the lid, close the pressure valve and cook for 10 minutes at high pressure.
  • Quick release pressure.
  • Garnish with cilantro if desired and serve.
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  1. Sybinta says

    5 stars
    Tonight I made this dish and it was delicious. My picky eating partner even had seconds! Very filling, I tripled the recipe and made dinner for the next few nights.

    Thank you so much. I’m looking forward to trying another recipe from your blog.

  2. André says

    5 stars
    Made this tonight, 4/20/23. Substituted yellow mustard seed for the black. Followed directions & all of my family enjoyed a flavorful dinner!

  3. Diane Brunjes says

    5 stars
    This is absolutely fantastic! I didn’t have black mustard seeds so used yellow ones, and didn’t have cumin seed, so added about 1.5 teaspoons of ground cumin. (Hubby and I love it.) Also didn’t have the serrano, so added a regular red pepper and 5 thai chilies, which might have been a bit much for us. Substitutions we made were actually quite minor when you think about it, so feel like I am giving it a fair rating when I say, 5 stars! Make this today!

  4. Liz says

    5 stars
    I ran out of paprika so used half that and half smoked paprika. Sooooo delicious!! This was really out of this world yummy.

  5. Nikki S Collins says

    4 stars
    I made this with buffalo meat and generally followed the recipe exactly. Was a bit generous with the ginger/garlic/cumin, no cilantro to add, and added a large serrano pepper, but that was the extent of my tweaking. I wanted more spice. It’s good, but seems like it has more potential. And my spices are fresh, so when I make it again, perhaps I will add more to the other spices. Thanks for the recipe!

  6. Monica says

    5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe! I was skeptical from the first bite of pork, since the flavors seemed a bit “sweet” from the cinnamon and potentially other spices, BUT once I mixed some potato into my bites, the game changed! The potatoes, pork, and spices work so well together! My husband also really enjoyed it, particularly commenting on the potatoes working in the dish as well. Will make this one again for sure!

  7. Victoria Spasic says

    5 stars
    I made this exactly as written and it was incredible. Perfect seasoning. We stirred through baby spinach to wilt after the pressure cook. We served it on cumin rice with dollops of sour cream and a scattering of cashews. It’s like an inside out samosa. Yum!

  8. Emily Tan says

    5 stars
    I tried this recipe coz I wanted something different from my usual Chinese minced pork & potatoes cooking style. My 2 kids, my husband & our guests loved this dish & they wiped it out instantly. It’s super easy to put together & I will definitely cook this again soon. Thanks for the recipe.

  9. Carli says

    5 stars
    This was so good! A perfect weeknight dinner for my family that everyone loved. Thank you so much for sharing it. I used lemon juice after cooking in place of the vinegar as I just seem to prefer lemon in warm dishes over vinegar.

  10. Semi-good Cookin' says

    5 stars
    This was my first time making this. I didn’t have mustard or cumin seeds, so used a small amount of ground for both. My wife would give this 4 stars, but my three sons and I give it a 5! Two of them said 10/10. The only variation I did was adding red and orange bell peppers for color, which added some nice flavor as well. I’d recommend increasing the meat to 1.5-2 lbs if you have hungry boys. This was just enough for one serving each and they all wanted more. This is definitely going into the meal rotation and I will use some of the additions from the other comments.

  11. Helen says

    4 stars
    This was my second instant pot use and the recipe was really easy to follow. I added more spice as I found it a bit bland. With that change in mind, I’d make it again.

  12. House husband says

    5 stars
    This is recipe is really good. Whole family loved it. Used ground turkey instead of the pork and omitted the cayenne for the kids (the grownups added some red pepper flakes on our plates for heat). Cooked on the stovetop until the potatoes were done. Another fantastic recipe!

  13. Jon says

    5 stars
    Tried it tonight on the stovetop. I reckon I ended up tripling the water, adding it to the dish as it steamed off. Instead of 10 minutes under pressure I’d say about a half hour during that step. End result? Quite tasty with a nice amount of kick to it.

  14. Jennifer says

    Excited to try this, but can I use frozen pork? I should be able to in the instapot, just not sure how it’ll impact the recipe. Help please 🙂

    • Chaz says

      5 stars
      4 if you’re serving anything else. We didn’t make anything else… this was our entire meal, and it was basically 3 meal sized bowls… My gf had one bowl, and I had 2. She thought it was too spicy, I did not, but that’s the argument almost every time I cook. I was actually surprised… I thought it mild enough for her (she likes a little kick, but apparently this was too much for her). She cut the heat with cream cheese.

  15. Sue says

    5 stars
    I made this recipe for my wife and some friends and everyone was impressed with the flavors. I’m now printing this recipe to add to my go to recipes. It’s sooo good!

  16. Cedric T says

    5 stars
    Oh man, this is as good as everyone says. I found this recipe when looking up what to do with Potatoes + Ground Pork, and am glad I found your recipe!

    Since I was working with the remainders of fresh vegetables I added Kabocha squash and Rice Wine Vinegar (Japanese) and used Zhoug Sauce (Yemeni roots and its heat is mostly Jalapeño) since I didn’t have any Seranno Peppers. Then since there was so much of everything we doubled all of the spices.

    I do wish I had the black mustard seed on hand, that makes it look great, but I’m not complaining, ours too looks and tastes wonderful.

  17. Helen says

    5 stars
    Hi there! This was delicious. Thanks so much. I will make this again and again. I used cut up potatoes b/c I cooked the dish in a heavy stainless steel skillet on the stove top. I found that I needed to use about 3/4 cup of water for half a recipe for 2 of us. My meat mixture was half beef, so it may have bit a bit more dry than using all pork. I could have increased the EVOO. I wanted a bit of thickness for the sauce, so I sprinkled on about 2 tsp of flour near to the end. That worked well. I’d used 5% white regular vinegar, and the next time I will try rice vinegar or use the cider vinegar, as you had suggested. I got around the stronger vinegar taste by adding a bit of honey, I’m not sure I liked the coriander – though perhaps I was supposed to use powder? I increased the cinnamon a bit. Used a jalapeño b/c that was all I had on hand – I HAD to make it when I saw it b/c reading the recipe made me so eager to make it right away! Towards the end I also stirred in some braised and chopped rapini. That added nice colour and taste b/c I didn’t have any cilantro. And rapini is so good! Helen – Burlington, ON Canada!

  18. Elizabeth says

    5 stars
    I made this tonight but added diced acorn squash, diced red and yellow bell peppers, and diced celery. I wanted to add more veggies for the family. It came out delish! Thank you for the inspiration.

  19. Tricia says

    5 stars
    This is very similar to our favorite dish at the local Peruvian restaurant, Arroz Tapada – I left out the Serrano pepper, added raisins before pressure cooking, and added a fried egg on top , like the arrow tapada we get – so very good and easy to make!

  20. Cheryl says

    5 stars
    This was a perfect meal for a busy weeknight, and so delicious and fragrant. The cook time was also perfect for cooking basmati rice in a bowl stacked on a tall trivet. This is a keeper!

  21. leukothea says

    5 stars
    I made this recipe tonight using ground bison, and it was delicious! The whole family and one guest loved it. Next time I’ll have to make more!

  22. Todd says

    5 stars
    We enjoyed this recipe very much. The first time I made it with ground pork and the second time with ground beef. Both were very delicious, but the ground beef was our favorite. Thanks for such a great recipe. I can’t get enough.

    • My Heart Beets says

      Todd, that’s so great to hear! I’m glad you liked it 🙂 And good to know about the ground beef – I actually have some in the fridge now so I think I’ll try it that way tonight! Thanks for the tip 🙂

    • My Heart Beets says

      Yes, definitely! After step 3, just cover the pot on the stove with a lid and simmer until the potatoes are tender. You may need to check it periodically and add a bit more water as more water escapes as steam on the stovetop. Let me know what you think 🙂

  23. Roman says

    5 stars
    This was amazing. I’ve never had an Indian dish with pork in it before, but this was instantly a favorite! So savory!

  24. sarita says

    Left out the serrano and it was the perfect spice level for my 21 month old who kept saying “yummy!” Great recipe, thanks!!

  25. Irene says

    5 stars
    I did make the Instant Pot Ground Pork Vindaloo with Potatoes recipe with ground lamb, all I had on hand and it was delicious, just not enough for 3. Have to make more next time.

    Thank you Ashley,
    Irene

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