"Lobia is a delicious, vegan and gluten-free, black-eyed bean curry from India. A great protein-rich option for vegans and vegetarians."
Lobia-Vegan black-eyed bean curry
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Prep time 10mins
Cook time 30mins
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
- 1 cups dry blackeyed beans
- 1 large red onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 5 garlic cloves
- one small piece of ginger
- 2 green chilies
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cloves
- 4 black pepper corns
- 2 black cardamom
- 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder
- 1 teaspoons cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoons turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 tablespoons cooking oil
- Salt as per taste
- Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
Method
Step 1
Wash and soak the beans in water for 7-8 hours or overnight.
Step 2
After 7-8 hours, add the beans, and around 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 4-5 whistles. Use the same water in which beans were soaked to cook it. If that water is not enough, add more normal water.
Step 3
Grind onion, garlic, and ginger in a grinder to make a paste. Take the paste out in a bowl and keep aside. In the same grinder, make a paste of tomatoes and green chilies.
Step 4
Heat oil in a wok and add all the whole spices to it. Saute for a few seconds till the spices become fragrant and then add the onion paste and salt. Cook for around 12-15 minutes or till the onion paste becomes golden brown.
Step 5
In a bowl mix all the spice powder with around 2 tablespoons of water and add it to the onion paste. Saute for around a minute and then add in the tomato paste. Cook for around 7-8 minutes till the tomato paste gets nicely cooked and changes color to bright red.
Step 6
Once the tomatoes are nicely cooked add boiled beans and water to the wok. Mix well and cook for around 8-10 minutes on medium flame.
Step 7
Finally add garam masala and coriander leaves, mix, and cover the pan. Cook the curry for another minute before switching off the gas.
Step 8
Serve hot with Indian bread or rice.