Instant Pot Black Lentils
Instant Pot black lentils slow cooked in onion and garlic. A simple but healthy dish to enjoy with curry, rice, or simply by itself!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black lentils also called beluga/caviar lentils
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 celery stalk diced
- 1 carrot diced
- 1 white onion diced
- ½ cup green peas frozen or fresh
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 4 cups water
- freshly ground black pepper
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the dried black lentils thoroughly, and pick out any debris
- Set your Instant Pot to its sauté setting and add olive oil, diced celery, carrots, onion, and minced garlic. Heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent and vegetables have started to turn tender.
- Add black lentils, green peas, water, and salt. Stir to combine with vegetables, scraping any vegetable bits that have stuck to the pan.
- Set Instant Pot to its high-pressure setting for ten minutes with the valve positioned to natural release. Lock the lid and cook on high pressure for ten minutes.
- After cooking, leave the Instant Pot on natural release for approximately 20 minutes to decrease pressure.
- Carefully open the lid. Season lentils with additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or allow to cool before storing in the refrigerator.