Wash the artichoke well and cut off little below each petal thorny tip discard. (step pic 2, 3)
Scrape the stem a little bit and keep it intact (do not throw)and discard one row of petals at the bottom.
Pressure cook artichoke in instant pot by settling the switch on MANUAL MODE 4 minutes on high. Instant pot is in lock mode( not release mode) as we are looking for full cooked soft artichokes.
Hold each petal and scrape towards the thickest side. Continue for all petals keep the meaty part and discard the fibrous part. (Pic 6)When u reach a cone shape inside, thats the purple flower, it has a plastic like part discard that, also the furry part inside. It will choke u.(Pic 7,8 and 9)
After all the cleaning u will be finally left with a door knob like piece that is completely edible. (Pic 10)