easy lobia recipe | lobia masala | black eyed peas recipe | rongi recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lobia / alasande kalu / black eyed peas
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tomato (finely chopped)
  • 3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

for masala paste:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 2 clove garlic (crushed)
  • 1 inch ginger
  • ½ onion (sliced)
  • 3 tbsp coconut (grated)
  • ¼ cup water

Method

  1. firstly, in a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp oil and splutter ½ tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
  2. saute ½ onion until it turns golden brown
  3. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.
  4. saute on low flame until spices turn aromatic.
  5. now add 1 tomato and saute until it turns soft and mushy.
  6. furthermore, add prepare coconut masala paste and saute for 3 minutes.
  7. add in soaked lobia along with 3 cup water. mix well.
  8. pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  9. finally, garnish with coriander and serve lobia masala with chapati.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.