Lobhiya Curry (Black Eye Pea Curry)

Ingredients

1 Cup Lobhiya (Black eye pea) (soaked overnight)

A pinch of asafetida

1” finely chopped ginger

½  teaspoon paste of garlic

2 Medium sized finely chopped onions

2 medium finely chopped tomatos

2 finely chopped green chilies

½ teaspoon of red chilli

½ teaspoon turmeric power

½ teaspoon garam masala

½ teaspoon coriander powder

½ tea spoon jeera power (cumin powder)

2 cardamoms

2 leaves of tejpatta (Bay leaf)

A small piece of cinnamon

Chopped coriander leaves

2 cloves

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon Oil

Method

Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. 

Add a pinch of asafetida.

Add chopped ginger & garlic paste to it. Stir it.

Add chopped onions. Cook it till the onions become golden.

Add chopped green chilies and keep stirring.

Now add the chopped tomato into it and cook it till the oil separates.

Add Bay leaf, cardamoms, cloves, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, and salt to taste, and stir it well.

Add soaked lobhiya to it and mix well.

Add 2-3 cups water in a pressure cooker and cook it till the lobhiya are cooked properly and tender.

Pour it in a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve it hot with rice or parantha.