Saturday 3 December 2016

Black Eyed Bean Curry 
( Kongunad Thattapayir Kuzhambu )
The black-eyed peablack-eyed bean or goat pea, a legume, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean.The first domestication probably occurred in West Africa, but the black-eyed pea is widely grown in many countries in AsiaIn the Southern United States, eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is thought to bring prosperity in the new year.

Ingredients
  • Black eyed beans / cow pea / karamani / Thattapayir - 1/2 cup
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustrad - 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek - 1 tsp
  • Shallots - 6
  • Garlic - 4 fat cloves
  • Tomato - 1
  • Asafoetoda a pinch
  • Turmeric a pinch
  • Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  • Sambar powder - 2 tsp
  • Salt as needed
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon size
  • Water as needed
To Grind:
  • Coconut - 2 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cumin - 1 tsp
Method
  1. Soak tamarind in hot water and extract juice.
  2. Grind coconut, fennel seeds and cumin seeds adding little amount of water, keep aside.
  3. Soak pea for 2 hours and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, fenugreek, onions, garlic and saute.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric, asafoetida, sambar powder, coriander powder and salt.
  6. Cook them till tomatoes gets mushy.
  7. Add tamarind extract and boil in low flame for 5 mins.
  8. Add grounded coconut paste, mix along and cook for 10 mins in low flame.
  9. Add cooked pea.,some water and boil along for 15 mins till curry becomes thick.
  10. Garnish and serve hot with rice.

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