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Pelau Recipe

Instant Pot Pelau Recipe

A fool-proof recipe for making this delicious Trinidadian specialty of rice and peas and chicken in the instant pot. This pelau recipe will have you eating in no time.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting time 8 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound seasoned chicken season with green seasoning
  • 1 tin green pigeon peas 15 oz
  • 1/2 pound pumpkin cubed
  • 2 tablespoon browning
  • 1 teaspoon salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut milk powder
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cup parboiled rice.

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Method
 

  1. Add all ingredients to the instant pot
  2. Mix together
  3. Cover pot and close (setting valve to sealed)
  4. Select rice and leave to cook
  5. Leave to self-release
  6. Open pot when all pressure is released.
  7. Taste for salt levels (add more if needed)

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