Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas (No Soak) is a vegetarian Indian side dish made with black eyed peas, water, and salt in about 17 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup black eyed peas
- 2.5 cups water ((or vegetable broth))
- salt (to taste)
Method
No Soaking Method
- Rinse 1 cup of dried black-eyed peas 1-2 times. Add the rinsed black-eyed peas to the Instant Pot bowl along with 3 cups of water, and salt.
- Close the Instant Pot with the pressure valve to Sealing. Pressure cook on HIGH for 8-10 minutes (8 minutes for firmer beans, 10 minutes for tender).
- Once the pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. Open the Lid.
- Take one black-eyed pea and mash it with your fingers to check the tenderness. You can immediately use cooked black-eyed peas or refrigerate them for later use in an airtight container.
- ** Note: 1 cup of dried black-eyed peas yields 2.5 to 3 cups of cooked black-eyed peas. So this equals 2 cans of black-eyed peas.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
