Feb 28, 2019, Updated Jan 18, 2020 Vegan and gluten-free, I love this curry with rice! If you love all the Instant Pot vegetarian/vegan recipes that I share on the blog, please join me on this Facebook Group – Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes. The group shares/features vegetarian instant pot recipes and ideas from all around the web!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. Ever since I posted my frozen onion tomato masala recipe, I have been getting so many requests on posting more recipes using the masala. I have already shared two recipes before- the kale garlic dal and aloo baingan and now here’s the third one. A super simple Black Eyed Pea Curry made the Indian way! We call black eyed pea as “lobia”, Sarvesh is punjabi and so he calls it “rongi”. In India, black eyed peas are usually cooked as a curry, at least in north India. I remember mom making a simple lobia masala sometimes when we got tired of the dal. This is like a very basic everyday Indian recipe, there are no fancy ingredients here. Sometimes when I post these simple curries, I hear back from some people that oh the curry was thin or not creamy enough. The Indian restaurants in the western world have painted such a wrong picture of India food so I get where those comments come from. Basic everyday Indian food is like this- super simple and yes curry is thin. The addition of butter, cream, cashews etc. is done for special dishes. We do not each such rich curries like paneer tikka masala or butter paneer everyday. At least, my mom made them only for special occasions. For everyday we ate curries like this black eyed pea curry.
This Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Curry
✓ is vegan and gluten-free ✓ perfect meal for busy days since there’s no prep involved ✓ uses frozen onion tomato masala for easy dinner ✓ is healthy and nutritious I did soak my black eyed peas for 2 to 3 hours before using in the recipe. If you don’t have time, it’s okay you may skip the soaking part. However if you can, do soak the beans. It’s just better for digestion. This is the kind of meal you can make in no time after you are coming back from a vacation or after you had a long day at work. Once you have the onion masala ready, it’s only about putting everything together in the pot. I used 1 cup of frozen masala here. Since I measure and store 1/4 cup of masala in each cube, it’s super easy to take it out and add to the pot. No guess work! That’s why it’s so important to freeze in individual portions. You can read more about the onion tomato masala HERE. I also discuss how I store it, so do check out that post if you plan to the make the masala and freeze it.
The masala already has onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and some basic spices in it. So all I needed to add was some cumin seeds and a little bit of extra garam masala and red chili powder. That’s it, I didn’t add any other spices. If you are following a no-oil diet, you can even skip the oil and just dump everything in the pot and pressure cook. This masala comes in so handy on busy days. I hope you guys find this useful. And I promise to share more recipes using the frozen onion tomato masala. Stay tuned!
Method
*Soak the black eyed pea in 3 cups water for 2-3 hours. This step is optional, but recommended. 1- Press the saute button on the instant pot. Once it displays hot, add the oil and then add the bay leaf and cumin seeds. Let the seeds sizzle for few seconds. 2- Then add 1 cup of the frozen onion tomato masala. I used 4 cubes (I freeze in individual portions of 1/4 cup masala per cube in these OXO Ice Cube Trays). 3- Add water, 1.5 to 2 cups, depending on how thick or thin you want your curry. I add 2 cups since it also thickens as it cools down. 4- Add the red chili powder, garam masala and salt.
5- Add the black eyed pea and stir. 6- Close the pot with its lid. Press the pressure cook or manual button and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes (ignore the 25 min display picture please). Let the pressure release naturally. 7- Open the lid and stir the curry. Add in the cilantro. 8- Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice.
Enjoy this black eyed pea curry with rice or quinoa!
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title: “Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Curry Lobia Masala " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-13” author: “Wendy Hull”
Feb 28, 2019, Updated Jan 18, 2020 Vegan and gluten-free, I love this curry with rice! If you love all the Instant Pot vegetarian/vegan recipes that I share on the blog, please join me on this Facebook Group – Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes. The group shares/features vegetarian instant pot recipes and ideas from all around the web!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. Ever since I posted my frozen onion tomato masala recipe, I have been getting so many requests on posting more recipes using the masala. I have already shared two recipes before- the kale garlic dal and aloo baingan and now here’s the third one. A super simple Black Eyed Pea Curry made the Indian way! We call black eyed pea as “lobia”, Sarvesh is punjabi and so he calls it “rongi”. In India, black eyed peas are usually cooked as a curry, at least in north India. I remember mom making a simple lobia masala sometimes when we got tired of the dal. This is like a very basic everyday Indian recipe, there are no fancy ingredients here. Sometimes when I post these simple curries, I hear back from some people that oh the curry was thin or not creamy enough. The Indian restaurants in the western world have painted such a wrong picture of India food so I get where those comments come from. Basic everyday Indian food is like this- super simple and yes curry is thin. The addition of butter, cream, cashews etc. is done for special dishes. We do not each such rich curries like paneer tikka masala or butter paneer everyday. At least, my mom made them only for special occasions. For everyday we ate curries like this black eyed pea curry.
This Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Curry
✓ is vegan and gluten-free ✓ perfect meal for busy days since there’s no prep involved ✓ uses frozen onion tomato masala for easy dinner ✓ is healthy and nutritious I did soak my black eyed peas for 2 to 3 hours before using in the recipe. If you don’t have time, it’s okay you may skip the soaking part. However if you can, do soak the beans. It’s just better for digestion. This is the kind of meal you can make in no time after you are coming back from a vacation or after you had a long day at work. Once you have the onion masala ready, it’s only about putting everything together in the pot. I used 1 cup of frozen masala here. Since I measure and store 1/4 cup of masala in each cube, it’s super easy to take it out and add to the pot. No guess work! That’s why it’s so important to freeze in individual portions. You can read more about the onion tomato masala HERE. I also discuss how I store it, so do check out that post if you plan to the make the masala and freeze it.
The masala already has onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and some basic spices in it. So all I needed to add was some cumin seeds and a little bit of extra garam masala and red chili powder. That’s it, I didn’t add any other spices. If you are following a no-oil diet, you can even skip the oil and just dump everything in the pot and pressure cook. This masala comes in so handy on busy days. I hope you guys find this useful. And I promise to share more recipes using the frozen onion tomato masala. Stay tuned!
Method
*Soak the black eyed pea in 3 cups water for 2-3 hours. This step is optional, but recommended. 1- Press the saute button on the instant pot. Once it displays hot, add the oil and then add the bay leaf and cumin seeds. Let the seeds sizzle for few seconds. 2- Then add 1 cup of the frozen onion tomato masala. I used 4 cubes (I freeze in individual portions of 1/4 cup masala per cube in these OXO Ice Cube Trays). 3- Add water, 1.5 to 2 cups, depending on how thick or thin you want your curry. I add 2 cups since it also thickens as it cools down. 4- Add the red chili powder, garam masala and salt.
5- Add the black eyed pea and stir. 6- Close the pot with its lid. Press the pressure cook or manual button and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes (ignore the 25 min display picture please). Let the pressure release naturally. 7- Open the lid and stir the curry. Add in the cilantro. 8- Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice.
Enjoy this black eyed pea curry with rice or quinoa!
If you’ve tried this Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Curry Recipe then don’t forget to rate the recipe! You can also follow me on Facebook and Instagram to see what’s latest in my kitchen!
