Lobia Masala Curry Recipe (Black Eye Bean Curry)
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2
- Lobia/black eye peas : 1/2 cup, unboiled
- Onion : 1/2 cup, diced
- Tomato : 1/2 cup, puree
- Oil : 1 1/2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds / Jeera: 1 tsp
- Bay leaf / tejpatta : 1 leaf
- Cinnamon: 1 small piece
- Green chilies : 1 piece, slit
- Ginger : 1 tsp, paste
- Garlic : 1 tsp, paste
- Red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
- Cumin powder : 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder :1 tsp
- Salt : 1 1/2 tsp or to taste
- Kasuri methi / dry fenugreek: 1 tbsp crushed
- Soak the lobia over night or about 4-5 hrs.
- Once the lobia is soaked boil it in presser cooker for about 3 whistle.
- Diced the onion and puree the tomato and keep aside.
- Make the paste of ginger and garlic.
- In a pan heat oil and add bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon and cook for about half min.
- Then add ginger and garlic paste and saute for a min.
- Once ginger and garlic is sauteed add onion and cook for about 2 min or till onion sweats.
- Then add tomato puree and cook till it oozes out oil.
- Now add dry Indian spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and cook for a min and then add slit green chili also.
- Once all the masala blend well with each other then add boiled lobia. Stir well.
- Mash a tbsp of lobia beans and add in the gravy.
- When lobia blend well with masala then at the end add garam masala and salt to this sabji. Mix well.
- At the end add kasuri methi and mix well and serve hot.
- Serve this delicious lobia masala curry with hot chappati, roti or paratha.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/lobia-masala-curry-recipe-black-eyed-bean-curry/
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