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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Rice Pulao – Brown Rice Lobia Pulao. Black Eyes Peas and Rice cooked with spices and veggies. Saucepan option. Vegan Gluten free 1 Pot Soy free Recipe Nut free optionÂ
I love beans + rice and and I love roasted peanuts or other nuts in pulao(spiced rice). This version uses black eyed peas and brown rice and is a mix of a few pulao styles across Indian cuisine. Add whichever spices you have(other cuisines blends work too!), and veggies of choice.
Black eyed Peas (Lobia/Chawli/Raungi) are often ignored in favor of various chickpeas or split peas. But these beans are so smooth and soft and have their own fantastic flavor. Try them in curries, pizza(yes!), stir fry/hash and in this easy 1 Pot meal.Â
 
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Use Cajun blend, Berbere or Jamaican curry blend for non Indian flavor variation. Omit the nuts if you wish. Use a few tbsp sunflower seeds or dalia (split roasted chickpeas, you can find them at the Indian store or online). Serve with pita bread or garlic bread or papadums.Â
Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Pulao - Brown Rice Lobia Pulao
Ingredients Â
- 1/2 cup uncooked/dry black eyed peas
- 2/3 cup brown basmati rice
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/3 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/3 tsp mustard seeds
- 3 cloves
- 1/4 cup raw or roasted peanuts, , or use cashews (or sunflower seeds or dalia(roasted chickpeas) for nutfree)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger, chopped
- 1/2 hot green chile, optional
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 to 1 tsp garam masala, or 1 to 1.5 tsp biryani masala
- 1/3 tsp cayenne, less or more to preference
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper, chopped, or other veggies
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 to 1 tsp salt
- lemon juice, , cilantro for garnish
InstructionsÂ
- Soak the black eyed peas and basmati rice in hot water for 20-30 minutes. In the meanwhile, prep and follow the next steps.
- Press saute mode on IP. Add oil and let it get hot. Add the seeds and cloves and cook for half a minute. Add the nuts and cook for a minute to roast. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, and chile and a pinch of salt and cook for 2 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add the ground spices (turmeric through cayenne) and mix in. Add the tomato and peppers and mix in. Cook for a minute.
- Drain the black eyed peas and rice and add to the pot. Add water and salt and mix in.
- Pressure cook for 18 to 20 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
- Taste and adjust salt. Add more garam masala or other spices if needed and mix in.
- Add a good dash of lemon and cilantro, some chopped red onion and serve with pappadum or crackers. I also like the pulao with some kachumbar salad.Â
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I made this yesterday for my meal prep lunches for the week and it is outstanding!!! I made the recipe exactly as written, except I used roasted pepitas instead of peanuts. This will be in the regular rotation for sure!
awesome!!
Delicious!!! Richa, this was so beautifully spiced, warm and yummy. I’m really glad I made a double batch. Thanks for another wonder. Thanks
Awesome! so glad you loved it!
Do you think walnuts would work instead of cashews?
they might.
We adore black eyed peas!!! We will definitely make this!!!
This looks great! I don’t have an instant pot so I will use the stove top directions. Everybody seems to love the instant pot…maybe I should get one?
It depends on the kind of cooking you do. Its basically an electric pressure cooker with additional functions such s scheduling, delayed cooking, warming (for yogurt or fermentation), steaming etc.
Can you sub dried beans for tinned?
Thanks
they’ll get overcooked. You can make the recipe with 1.5 cups water and just brown rice and when you open the pot, mix in the drained black eyed peas and saute for a few minutes to incorporate the flavors.
This looks quick and delicious!Wanna try this soon when i get home.Thanks Richa!
I am going to make this later but cannot see when to add the nuts, do I just add them at the end? Thanks Richa.
Ah i missed them in the instructions. They are added right after the whole spices(cumin etc). The ingredients are generally used in the order they are listed. so in case i miss them in the instructions. they go in the pot in the order. added the nuts now to the instructions
Can I use ground spices instead of seeds?
yes, use 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/3 tsp ground mustard and 1/8 tsp ground clove and add it with the turmeric.
Thank you
This looks quick, easy and delicious! I will definitely make this either this week or next week. Thanks Richa!
Yes, its pretty easy and flexible too. Change up the spices to preference