Black eyed beans/Lobia Kurma

 

Amazing recipe-easy and delicious!

Amazing recipe-Easy and Delicious.This has been go-to black eyed peas recipe for a few years now. This dish is delicious by itself or pared with Ghee rice or roti.

Black-eyed peas get their names from their characteristic appearance. They are white legumes with a small black dot resembling an eye. The nutrition of the black-eyed pea makes it an excellent addition to any menu.If you are new to cooking beans,always presoak beans overnight.

Ingredients:

2 cups-Black eyed beans,pre soaked and cooked.

1onion,Finely chopped

1tbsp oil

1tsp Ginger Julienne for garnishing

1tbsp Coriander leaves freshly chopped for garnishing

For the Masala:

1. 2 Onion ,chopped roughly 
2. 10 Kashmiri red chillies
3. 2 Tomatoes,chopped
4. 7-8 Garlic cloves
5. 1inch Ginger
6. 5-6 Fenugreek/methi seeds
7. 1tsp Cumin/Jeera
8. 1/2tsp saunf
9. 1/2tsp Black Sesame seeds
10. 1/2tsp Turmeric powder
11. 2tbsp oil 

 

 

 

 

 

•  Heat oil in a pan,add Cumin,saunf,sesame seeds ,fenugreek seeds and saute till jeera crackles.
• Add chopped onion and red chillies and saute again for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
• When onion changes to translucent add turmeric garlic, ginger and tomato,saute further 5 minutes and switch off the flame.
• Let it cool completely before grinding it to a smooth paste with little water.
• Kurma masala* is ready.

Method:

 

 

• Saute the onion in oil till its changes to light brown colour.
• Add the ground kurma masala* and saute for couple of minutes till the raw smell disappears.
• Add the cooked beans and salt .Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes to 20 minutes. Add additional water, if necessary.
• Serve garnished with ginger julienne and coriander leaves.

 

A great recipe! If you're new to cooking beans, you should understand that altitude and the age of beans make a difference. I'm at 4800 feet above sea level, and I always pre-soak or quick-soak my beans

A great recipe! If you're new to cooking beans, you should understand that altitude and the age of beans make a difference. I'm at 4800 feet above sea level, and I always pre-soak or quick-soak my beans

A great recipe! If you're new to cooking beans, you should understand that altitude and the age of beans make a difference. I'm at 4800 feet above sea level, and I always pre-soak or quick-soak my beans. I had a ham bone, and cooked the beans with that, onions, and water until they were close to tender and then removed the ham bone, drained some of the liquid off and added the rest of the ingredients. Delicious!

Amazing recipe-easy and delicious!