Recipe- Healthy And Delicious Lobia Curry

A very healthy delicious curry made with cow peas ,tomato and basic Indian spices . it goes well with rice or any Indian bread of your choice.

Ingredients

200 grams Black Eyed Peas / Lobia / Chawli
2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
3 Tomatoes / Tamatar
1 tsp Ginger / Adrak minced
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
1 tsp Salt / Namak
1/3 tsp Pink Salt/ Kala Namak
1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
Carom Seeds / Ajwain a pinch
1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder
2 tbsp Tamarind / Imli pulp
6 Curry Leaves
3 tbsp Cooking Oil

Method

* Wash and soak the black eyed peas for about 2 hours.

* Drain the water. Add 1/2 tsp of turmeric, and pressure cook with just enough water for 3-4 whistles on medium heat.

* Puree together tomatoes, ginger and green chillies and make a fine paste.

* Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves, tomato puree, and cover and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.

* Add ajwain, paprika powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric, salt and black salt in the tomato puree and cook till oil start separating from the puree.

* Add the boiled black eyed peas and a glass of water to the cooked puree.

* Mix well, cover and let it simmer for 5-8 minutes, till the sauce starts thickening.

* Now add the tamarind paste, garam masala and chopped coriander.

* Cook for another minute and the black eyed peas are ready to eat.