Black Eyed Beans Masala

Prep Time: 30 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Serves for: 4 persons

Ingredients: 

Black eyed Beans – 1 cup

Tomato - 2

Onion - 2

Kasuri Methi -1 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Green Chilly paste – 1tsp (adjust according to taste)

Garam masala- 1tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Red chilly powder – ½ tsp (it is used only for colour)

Ginger and Garlic paste – 1 tsp

Jaggery – ½ tsp

Mustard – ½ tsp

Jeera – ½ tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – 2tbsp

Fresh Coriander leaves

Fresh Curry leaves

Water for boiling beans

Direction for Preparation: 

1. Soak black eye beans in warm water for 6 hrs or use store canned black eye beans which you will get in super markets.

2. Pressure cook beans for 5 whistel.

3. Grind 1 tomato and 1 onion, keep aside.

4. Finely chop Corainder, curry leaves, left onions and tomatoes.

5. In kadai add oil when it is hot add mustard, jeera and curry leaves wait until they starts spluttering.

6. Now add chopped onion, saute until onion becomes soft and transparent.  Add chopped tomatoes and saute until they become soft.

7. Add Grinded mixture of tomatoes and onion. Saute until raw smell of this puree goes out completely.

8. Add all spices i.e. Garam masala, Coriander powder, Red chilly powder, Green Chilly paste and Turmeric powder, 

9. Add Kasuri methi,Ginger and Garlic paste, Jaggery and salt.

9. Mix pressure cooked black eyed beans to the prepared gravy, garnish with coriander.

10. Serve this black eyed beans masala with Rice (just like Rajma chaval) or with chapati.