One-pot Black-Eyed Peas and Spinach Rice is a healthy and wholesome dish, perfect for weeknight meals. This vegetarian and gluten free dish is easy to make in the Instant Pot.
Start the pressure cooker in sauté mode and heat it. Add oil, cumin seeds and cinnamon. Sauté them for 30 seconds until the cumin seeds change color.
Add onion, ginger and garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until onion turn transparent.
Add tomato and spices. Mix well.
Add black eyed peas, rice, water and spinach. Stir well. If anything is stuck to the bottom of the pot, deglaze it. Close the lid with vent in sealing position.
Change the instant pot setting to RICE mode (or Pressure cook at low pressure for 12 mins). Note: For me the Rice mode set for 12 minutes.
When the instant pot beeps, do a 10 minute NPR. This means let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release the pressure manually.
Fluff the rice gently. Enjoy with homemade yogurt or raita.Note: Remove the insert from the instant pot, so the lower layer of rice does not overcook from the hot base.
Notes
Vegan Variation: To make this vegan, skip ghee and use your preferred plant based oil.
Rice mode: The Rice mode in Instant Pot sets the cooking time itself, depending on the quantity of rice in the pot. For one of the readers, it set the time to 10 minutes, which would work too.