Coconut Black Eyed Peas Curry is a sweet and creamy curry. Its so easy to make in the Instant Pot. Perfect weeknight dinner which is healthy, Plant Based, Vegan and Low Carb.
Put the Instant Pot to saute mode. Add Olive Oil in it. As the oil shimmers, add the chopped Onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Next, add the minced Garlic and cook until fragrant. Next throw in the diced tomatoes, Tomato Sauce and all the Ground Spices, including Salt and Pepper. Toss to combine everything and cook for about 2 minutes.
Pour Coconut milk and scrape off anything which might have got stuck to the bottom of the pot. Also add the desiccated Coconut & Dried Black Eyed Peas, and stir to combine. Cover with the lid and pressure cook for 10 min. After it gets cooked, quick release the pressure.
Garnish with finely chopped Green Onions and serve with Rice or Naan Bread.
Notes
If you don't have all the above mentioned Ground Spices at home, you can skip some of it.You can skip Turmeric if you have to.You can skip Garam Masala and use Ground Cinnamon and Ground Nutmeg Instead. Its not the perfect replacement but will give you similar flavours when in a pinch.I highly recommend you use Ground Coriander. However, skip it if you have to but use Indian Curry Powder. Its the perfect replacement for all other spices.
Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas Curry
You can cook this same recipe in the Slow Cooker. For a Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas Curry, saute onions and garlic along with all the other ingredients until fragrant in a skillet.Now, dump this spice mix along with Beans, Tomato Sauce, Coconut Milk and Desiccated Coconut in a greased Crockpot. Stir and Cover cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 2 hours.Once cooked, garnish with chopped Green Onions and serve.
Stovetop
Just follow all the steps till step 2. Then just pour in 2 cups of Vegetable Broth or water and cover cook for 30 minutes or 45 minutes on low. (remember that if you're cooking this curry on the stovetop, you need to pre-soak the Black Eyed Peas overnight or at least for 2 hours before use)
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Coconut Black Eyed Peas Curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500Calories from Fat 378
% Daily Value*
Fat 42g65%
Saturated Fat 34g213%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 336mg15%
Potassium 895mg26%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 481IU10%
Vitamin C 18mg22%
Calcium 103mg10%
Iron 8mg44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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