Lobia Masala Recipe / InstantPot Lobia Masala Recipe / InstantPot Black eye Bean Curry

 

Today's recipe is an another easy, healthy & yummy side dish - Lobia Masala/Black Eye Bean Curry Recipe using Instant Pot. The same recipe can be prepared in regular Pressure cooker too. I added some potato cubes to the masala since my kids love potato-black eye beans combo. With or without potato the masala tastes amazing and makes a perfect side dish with Rotis/Naan or even with Jeera Rice.

Instant Pot Lobia Masala Recipe

Prep Time : 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 25-30 Minutes

Recipe Category : Side Dish | Recipe Serves :  4

Ingredients

1. Dried Black Eye Beans/Lobia Beans  1 Cup
2. Yellow Onion  1 cup(finely chopped)
3. Tomato  1 cup(finely chopped)
4. Potato  1 no.(chopped into big chunks 1 cup)
5. Ginger Garlic Paste  1 and 1/2 tsp
6. Turmeric Powder  1/4 tsp
7. Chilli Powder  1 tsp
8. Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder  1 tsp
9. Jeera Powder  1/2 tsp
10. Coriander Powder  1 and 1/2 tsp
11. Salt  to taste
12. Water  2 and 1/2 cup
13. Kasoori Methi/Dried Methi Leaves  3/4 tsp
14. Ginger Juliennes  1 Tbsp
15. Cilantro  1/4 cup(finely chopped)
16. Butter  1 Tbsp
17. Oil  2 Tbsp
18. Cumin seeds/Jeera  1/2 tsp
19. Green Chilli  1(slit open)

Notes:
*Black eye Beans cooks very fast and doesn't need overnight soaking time, just 45 minutes is more than      enough. 
*If making this curry in the morning, you can soak it overnight.
*This curry gets thick upon cooling, so adjust consistency accordingly.
*Used 2.5 cups of water and it was perfect for us. If you feel the masala was thin just boil in high heat for    few minutes.
*If cooking this recipe in regular pressure cooker, cook for 2 whistles and wait for the pressure to cool down. Then open the cooker, add kasoori methi, butter and simmer for few more minutes.

Method

• Wash and soak dried Black eye Beans/Lobia beans for 45-60 minutes.
• Mean while chop veggies and make ginger garlic paste and keep aside.
• Now turn on Instant Pot Saute mode for 25 minutes, when its hot add oil and add jeera and let it splutter.
• Then add slit green chilli, finely chopped onion and saute for few minutes until light golden brown.
• After that add ginger garlic paste and stir fry for a minute.
• Then add tomato and stir well and cook covered for 1-2 minutes or until it turns soft and mushy.
• Once the onion-tomato masala cooked soft and mushy, add all dry powders and stir fry for a minute and add soaked lobia/black eye beans with 2 cup water, chopped potato and enough salt mix well.
• Now cancel the saute mode, and turn on Pressure Cook Mode for 14 minutes and cook. Wait till the pressure cools down.
• Once done open the lid, turn on saute mode for 5 minutes, add kasoori methi, butter and mix well and allow boil well.
• Lastly, add some ginger juliennes, finely chopped cilantro, mix everything well and cancel saute mode.
• That's it..Tasty & Healthy Lobia Masala Ready. Serve Hot as an accompaniment with Rotis/Naan/Jeera rice.