The invention provides an inner pot and an electric pressure cooker. The inner pot comprises a body (1) and a lifting handle (2) arranged on the periphery of the body (1). An installation groove (3) is formed between the lifting handle (2) and the periphery of the body (1). The inner pot helps solve the problem in the prior art that that poor strength of the structure of an outer pot is caused due to a gap in the outer pot for the lifting handle.