Ingredients: 1 cup cowpea, 1/2 cup tomato puree, 1 onion – finely chopped, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 inch ginger – peel, tighten 3 cloves garlic, 2 green chillies – finely chopped, 1 inch cinnamon, 1/2 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp jaggery, 1 tsp lemon juice, salt – as per taste, 1 tsp olive oil, green Coriander – chopped
Time in minutes: 45 Servings: 4 Course: Dinner Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Instructions: To make Lobia Masala recipe, soak the Lobia in water for 2 hours. Now pour them in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and cook till 5 to 6 cities come. Allow the pressure to drain on its own. After the pressure comes out, remove the cowpea and keep them separately in a bowl. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add cumin, cinnamon and let the cumin seeds crackle. After the cumin seeds crackle, add ginger, garlic, onion, green chilies and cook for 15 to 20 seconds. Now add tomato puree and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, jaggery, cowpea and mix. Reduce the flame to low and let the cowpea cook for 15 minutes. If you need more water then add it and let it cook. Cook for 15 minutes and add lemon juice to it. Mix and garnish with green coriander. Serve. Serve Lobia Masala with Tawa Paratha and Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita for the day.