This Instant Pot Kenyan Kunde is a nutritious black-eyed peas recipe with and peanuts that makes a yummy, filling vegan recipe in your pressure cooker. Start with dry beans and have dinner ready in under 30 minutes!
What Makes This Intant Pot Black Eyed Pea Recipe So Good?
- Fast. Done in under 30 minutes.
- Easy. A simple pour and cook recipe.
- Authentic. Tastes just like the African cuisine you know and love.
- Delicious. Comfort food PLUS peanut butter? Yep, it doesn't get any better than that.
- Nutritious and Filling. A full meal packed with fiber and protein.
- Vegetarian. The perfect meal for your next Meatless Monday.
What is Kenyan Kunde?
Kunde is the Swahili word for black eyed peas, but if you look for Kunde recipes, you will find ones with just beans and no greens at all. I do find these to be a better bet since it's almost a full meal in one.
When you combine beans and peanut butter, it is absolutely delicious and very nutritious and filling.
This Kenyan Kunde recipe is made from dry, unsoaked beans. One of the great selling points about an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, is the ability to make beans without pre-soaking.
How To Make Black Eyed Peas With Peanut Butter
- Pour all ingredients EXCEPT peanut butter into the inner liner of your Instant Pot and stir well.
- Add peanut butter on the top and ensure that everything in the pot including the peanut butter is submerged in the liquid, but do not stir the peanut butter in. You're doing this to keep it from sticking to the pot and burning.
- Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes and then release all remaining pressure.
- Open the pot, stir to mix and serve.
Stovetop. Simmer beans in a pot of water on the stovetop for 30-45 minutes or until they are the desired texture. Drain water and serve or add to a recipe.
Instant Pot. Cook black eyed peas with two cups of water under high pressure in your Instant Pot for 10 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally. Drain water and serve or add to a recipe.
In my opinion, the Instant Pot is the best way to cook them. It is so fast and you can prep the rest of the recipe you plan on adding them to while they cook.
Soaking the beans decreases the cooking time. If you plan on cooking the beans on the stovetop, you may want to soak the beans in hot water for a few minutes before boiling.
If you're cooking the black eyed peas in your Instant Pot, you can skip this step.
Variations on This Kenyan Kunde Recipe
- Omit Swiss Chard and cook just the black-eyed peas Substitute
- Spinach for the Swiss chard
- Add 2-inch cubes of pumpkin or butternut squash instead of the swiss chard
- Add chopped cilantro and chopped green onions after cooking, and stir in well.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon curry powder.
Other Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas- A delicious ham and bean recipe.
- Cowboy Caviar- A great appetizer or side dish.
- Vegetarian Indian Black Eyed Peas- Plan it for your next Meatless Monday.
- Butter Chicken- The recipe I'm most famous for.
- Chicken Korma- Everyone's favorite Indian restaurant dish.
- Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti Squash- Made fast and easy in your Instant Pot.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (160 g) onions, chopped
- 1 cup (242 g) Canned Tomatoes
- 1 cup (172 g) dry Black-eyed peas
- 2.5 cups (625 g) Water
- 2 cups (72 g) frozen Swiss Chard
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Ground Black Pepper
- 1/4-1/2 cup (64.5 g) Creamy Peanut Butter, (depending on how much you love PB)
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients EXCEPT peanut butter into the inner liner of your Instant Pot and stir well.
- Add peanut butter on the top and ensure that everything in the pot including the peanut butter is submerged in the liquid, but do not stir the peanut butter in. You're doing this to keep it from sticking to the pot and burning.
- Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes and then release all remaining pressure.
- Open the pot, stir to mix and serve.
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- Omit Swiss Chard and cook just the black-eyed peas Substitute
- Spinach for the Swiss chard
- Add 2-inch cubes of pumpkin or butternut squash instead of the swiss chard
- Add chopped cilantro and chopped green onions after cooking, and stir in well.
- Add 1 teaspoon curry powder.
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Natalie
Om nom nom. This was so good and freezes well too! I happened to forget that I froze some of it and was so delighted to find it again. A few minutes on the stove and Om nom nom again! Thank you so much!
Therese Weyland
I like this, and it leaves options for more flavor. I think I like my legumes done a little more so I am going to add 2 minutes to the cook time. Thank you for sharing.