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    Home » Instant Pot Recipes » Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry | No Oil Curry Recipe

    Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry | No Oil Curry Recipe

    Posted on November 30, 2018 · Last Updated on July 31, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 4 Comments

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    Are you looking for a simple recipe perfect to make during the busy weekdays? This Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry | No Oil Curry is an easy peasy black-eyed peas curry recipe prepared in Instant Pot and pairs well with both rice and any Indian flat-bread.

    Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry - No Oil Curry Recipe served with rice on the sideIf you are following me on Instagram, then you would have known my recent addiction towards beans and legumes. No big reason behind the obsession. We want to improve our protein intake and being a vegetarian, lentils, and legumes are our primary sources. :-)

    I recently tried pulav with sprouted horsegram and coconut milk based curry with kidney beans. I know I need to post them all here, but before that, I thought I would share this easy curry recipe with cowpeas. 

    Cowpeas Health Benefits

    My love for cowpeas is not a secret. I have already posted two black-eyed peas curry recipes. (Gujarati and Konkani version). Now here is another curry recipe without any oil.

    According to SF Gate, Dried black-eyed peas are rich in fiber, protein, folate, iron, potassium, thiamin, manganese, magnesium, zinc and copper. They’re also a good source of selenium and vitamins B2, B5 and B6, and provide useful amounts of vitamin K and calcium. 

    Overhead shot of Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Curry with rice and a big spoon

    I have mentioned multiple times here that I usually cook in the evening and have it for dinner and pack the same for next day lunch. So I always look for recipes that pair well with both rice and roti. And this curry is one such recipe. We relish this with roti for the dinner, and I pack this with rice for our lunch.

    Instant Pot Cooking Time:

    The curry is very simple. You make the tomato-onion gravy base and add in the spices and then add the beans and cook all together. And thanks to the Instant Pot, now I can make this curry even if I forgot to soak the beans. But I recommend soaking the beans for at least 20 minutes as it helps to remove the unwanted toxins and aids in digestion. (Learned this recently)

    For this recipe, I soaked the beans for only 20 minutes but cooked it for eight minutes in high-pressure mode and released the pressure naturally. If you have soaked the beans, then go for eight minutes in low-pressure or five minutes in high-pressure mode and release the pressure quickly after three or four minutes.

    We prefer soft, tender and non-mushy beans these days and this timing works out for us. But depending upon your texture and crunchiness preference, you can adjust the time.

    Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Curry in a pot with a big spoon and a few pins around

    Alternate Ingredients:

    Instead of cowpeas, you can prepare this curry with pinto beans, red kidney beans or with your favorite bean. Instead of coriander powder, cumin powder and red chili powder you can add garam masala or the curry powder mix. This is a basic recipe and I went with our preferred spice combination.  

    Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry | No Oil Curry Recipe

    Without any further ado, here is the video and the detailed recipe. If you haven’t subscribed to my channel, please do subscribe and share your thoughts and feedback.

    Ingredients:

    • Black-Eyed Peas – 1 cup
    • Water – 2 cups
    • Onion – 1
    • Tomatoes – 3
    • Garlic Cloves – 2
    • Green Chilies – 2
    • Chopped Ginger – ½ tbsp
    • Salt – 2 tsps (I used the pink salt, coarse variety)
    • Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
    • Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp
    • Coriander Powder – 2 tsp
    • Carom Seeds – ⅛ tsp
    • Cumin Powder – ½ tsp

    Instructions:

    • Prep-Work:
    • Peel the onion and chop it roughly.
    • Trim the edges of the tomatoes and cut them into halves. Also, peel the garlic skin and chop the green chilies.
    • Wash and soak the black-eyed peas for 20 minutes.
    • Steps:
    • Add the chopped onion, garlic, green chili, ginger and tomatoes to the instant pot. Then add 2 cups of water.
    • Now press the manual or pressure cook button and cook this on high pressure for 5 minutes and then release the pressure naturally.
    • When the pressure is released, press the cancel button and carefully open the lid.
    • Allow the mix to cool down for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve the water. Remove the tomato skin and grind the cooked onion, tomato, garlic, green chili and ginger into a fine puree.
    • Now place the inside pot back in the IP and pressure saute button.
    • When it is hot, add the puree. You can use some of the reserved stock water and rinse the mixer jar and add it to the puree.
    • Now add all the spices – salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, carom seeds, cumin powder.
    • Mix it thoroughly and then add the black-eyed peas.
    • Mix it and add the remaining of the reserved stock water.
    • Press the cancel button and close the IP lid. Make sure the vent is in the sealed position. Pressure cook this for eight minutes in high pressure and release the pressure naturally.
    • When the pressure is released, press the cancel button and carefully open the lid.
    • Mash some of the dal with the back of the spoon. This helps in thicker consistency gravy.
    • Finally, add in the jaggery and cilantro. Mix it, and that’s it. Cowpeas curry is now ready.

    Cow Peas Curry served with rice on a white towel

    Notes:

    • Carom seeds are optional. As I did not include hing, I went with carom seeds. You can use ground carom seeds also.
    • Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
    • Jaggery is optional, and if you can’t find it, you can use raw sugar or cane sugar.
    • The cooking time varies depending upon the quality of the bean and also if it’s soaked or un-soaked. Please check the post for more details.
    • You can make this recipe in the pressure cooker as well. Firstly, cook the tomatoes and onion for two whistles and make the puree. Then follow the steps as mentioned above and then after adding the beans, you can cook for four to five whistles depending upon the soaking time.
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    Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Curry

    No Oil easy peasy lip-smacking black-eyed peas curry prepared in the Instant Pot. A perfect meal for the weekdays.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Soaking Time20 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Entree
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 60kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Black-Eyed Peas
    • 2 cups Water
    • 1 Onion
    • 3 Tomatoes
    • 2 Garlic Cloves
    • 2 Green Chilies
    • ½ tbsp Chopped Ginger
    • 2 tsps Salt I used the pink salt, coarse variety
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
    • ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
    • 2 tsp Coriander Powder
    • ⅛ tsp Carom Seeds
    • ½ tsp Cumin Powder

    Instructions

    Prep-Work:

    • Peel the onion and chop it roughly.
    • Trim the edges of the tomatoes and cut them into halves. Also, peel the garlic skin and chop the green chilies.
    • Wash and soak the black-eyed peas for 20 minutes.

    Steps:

    • Add the chopped onion, garlic, green chili, ginger and tomatoes to the instant pot. Then add 2 cups of water.
    • Now press the manual or pressure cook button and cook this on high pressure for 5 minutes and then release the pressure naturally.
    • When the pressure is released, press the cancel button and carefully open the lid.
    • Allow the mix to cool down for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve the water. Remove the tomato skin and grind the cooked onion, tomato, garlic, green chili and ginger into a fine puree.
    • Now place the inside pot back in the IP and pressure saute button.
    • When it is hot, add the puree. You can use some of the reserved stock water and rinse the mixer jar and add it to the puree.
    • Now add all the spices - salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, carom seeds, cumin powder.
    • Mix it thoroughly and then add the black-eyed peas.
    • Mix it and add the remaining of the reserved stock water.
    • Press the cancel button and close the IP lid. Make sure the vent is in the sealed position. Pressure cook this for eight minutes in high pressure and release the pressure naturally.
    • When the pressure is released, press the cancel button and carefully open the lid.
    • Mash some of the dal with the back of the spoon. This helps in thicker consistency gravy.
    • Finally, add in the jaggery and cilantro. Mix it, and that's it. Cowpeas curry is now ready.

    Video

    Notes

    • Carom seeds are optional. As I did not include hing, I went with carom seeds. You can use ground carom seeds also.
    • Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
    • Jaggery is optional as well, and if you can't find it, you can use raw sugar or cane sugar.
    • The cooking time varies depending upon the quality of the bean and also if it's soaked or un-soaked. Please check the post for more details.
    • You can make this recipe in pressure cooker as well. You can cook the tomatoes and onion for two whistles and make the puree. You can then follow the steps as mentioned above and then after adding the beans, you can cook for four to five whistles depending upon the soaking time.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 838mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.2mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Comments

    1. Nidhi says

      December 04, 2018 at 7:43 pm

      These look awesome ? one of my favourite curry

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        December 05, 2018 at 7:13 am

        Thanks a lot Nidhi.

        Reply
    2. Chitz says

      November 30, 2018 at 11:55 pm

      I make them in the normal way and it’s one of my favourite bean.. ur pics look awesome ?

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        December 03, 2018 at 9:49 am

        Thanks so much Chitz.

        Reply

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