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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Chili

A flavorful, taste-bud-tingling vegetarian chili made of black-eyed peas and spices! An effortless, time-saving & tasty Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas recipe! Make this Instant pot vegan chili for dinner today.

Total Time

35min

3.0

2 Ratings

Author: Cookilicious

Servings:

Ingredients

•

2 cups

Black Eyed Peas

•

1 tsp

Cooking Oil

•

1 tsp

Cumin Seeds

•

Bay Leaf

•

Onion , finely chopped

•

Tomatoes , chopped

or Canned Crushed or Diced Tomatoes

•

1 tsp

Paprika

•

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

•

1 tsp

Ground Turmeric

•

1 tsp

Garam Masala

•

4 cups

Water

or Vegetable Stock

•

3 Tbsp

Chopped Fresh Cilantro

•

Lemon , juiced

•

to taste

Sea Salt

Cooking Instructions

Soak Black Eyed Peas (2 cups) for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse, and set aside.

Turn the Instant Pot on in Sauté mode. Add Cooking Oil (1 tsp) and within 15 seconds add Cumin Seeds (1 tsp) . Fry for about 5 seconds and then add the Bay Leaf (1) and Onion (1) .

Saute till the onions turn translucent and then add the Tomatoes (2) to the pot.

Add Paprika (1 tsp) , Ground Cumin (1 tsp) , Ground Turmeric (1 tsp) , and Garam Masala (1 tsp) and fry for 15 more seconds. Then add the Water (4 cups) .

Now add the soaked Black-eyed peas to the pot along with Sea Salt (to taste) .

Close the lid, turn the steam release valve to the sealing position.

Select Manual/Pressure mode and cook on high pressure for 7 minutes.

Release the pressure naturally for about 10 minutes and then manually release the pressure.

Open the lid, give the chili a stir and add a little more water if it's too thick. Garnish with Fresh Cilantro (3 Tbsp) and 1 Tbsp of juice from a Lemon (1) . You can also add a dollop of sour cream on top.

Author's Notes

I have used dry beans in this recipe. But you can use canned beans too. Drain out the water from the cans and rinse the beans under running water before using them. While I have used black-eyed peas here, you can make this vegan chili using any other beans like chickpeas, white beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, etc.

Soaking is not essential for black-eyed peas, but cooking time can be shortened if they get a quick soak in hot water. Plus it becomes easy to digest.

If you don't have an Instant pot, you can make this dish on the stovetop or any other pressure cooker.

If you don't have garam masala, you can quickly make your own. But if you are pressed for time, here is a temporary fix. In order to make this garam masala substitute, just mix 1 part cumin with ¼ part allspice.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

278

FAT

2.3 g

PROTEIN

17.8 g

CARBS

51.4 g