Name: Instant Pot® Bombay Potatoes over Kale
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups dry chickpeas ((garbanzo beans)); 4 large potatoes (- diced - no need to peel (I prefer Yukon Gold)); 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes; 2 cups water (- plus more for soaking chickpeas); 1 large onion (- diced (red or yellow)); 3 cloves garlic (- crushed); 2 inches fresh ginger root (- grated); 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp red pepper flakes; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; ½ tsp Himalayan cooking salt; 1½ cup raisins; 6 cups baby kale (- chopped)

This Instant Pot® Bombay Potatoes recipe makes a hearty, healthy, low-fat meal. Serve it over baby kale, spinach or arugula to get your greens.

dry chick peas on a wood spoon - a main ingredient in Instant Pot Bombay Potatoes

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Instant Pot® Bombay Potatoes over Kale

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Natural Pressure Release 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings

Equipment

Instant Pot®

Ingredients

1½ cups dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
4 large potatoes - diced - no need to peel (I prefer Yukon Gold)
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
2 cups water - plus more for soaking chickpeas
1 large onion - diced (red or yellow)
3 cloves garlic - crushed
2 inches fresh ginger root - grated
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon Himalayan cooking salt
1½ cup raisins
6 cups baby kale - chopped

Instructions

Cover dry chickpeas with water and soak for at least 6 hours (ideally overnight), then drain and rinse.
Add chickpeas, 2 cups of water, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, pepper flakes, ground black pepper, and salt to Instant Pot® and stir to mix.
Close the lid and make sure the pressure release valve is in the sealed position.
Press the 'Manual' button and adjust the cooking time to 35 minutes.
When the alarm indicates the cooking cycle is complete, press 'Cancel' to turn off the warming mode and allow pressure to release naturally (30 to 40 minutes).
Once pressure is released, open the Instant Pot® and stir in the raisins.
Serve Bombay Potatoes over a bed of chopped baby kale.

Instant Pot® Bombay Potatoes Review

Tasty Bite® microwavable meals inspired me to create my own version of Bombay Potatoes. I’m still tweaking the details and would value your feedback.

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