Cooking perfect Black-eyed peas in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker is a game-changer! You can cook them with or without soaking them ahead of time. In addition, they are cheaper, healthy, and taste better than canned.

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. Once the pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. Open the Lid.
  4. 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.
  5. ** 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.