Black Eyed Peas Recipe
Simple and delicious protein rich Black Eyed Peas Indian Recipe that you will love.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 250 grams Black Eyed Peas soaked
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 1 medium Tomato, cubed
- 1 inch Ginger chopped or 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 - 3 Green chillies slit
- 1½ tbsp Bottle Masala or curry masala
- 2 - 3 tbsp Oil for cooking
- Coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
How to cook Black Eyed Peas
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add in the chopped onions. Fry the onions till they turn light brown.
- Add the slit green chillies and chopped ginger and fry for a minute.
- Now add the bottle masala or curry masala and mix well. Sprinkle a little water to avoid burning the masala.
- Put in the soaked and drained black-eyed peas. Add 2 cups water, salt and the chopped tomato.
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on high flame till the 1st whistle blows. After the whistle reduce the flame and cook for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Open the pressure cooker and reduce the gravy, if any on high flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes
- Soak the black-eyed peas overnight for better results.
- Add 2 cups water while cooking the black-eyed peas. Reduce the gravy to suit your requirement by placing the cooker on high flame.
- Substitute Bottle masala with any curry masala or chilli powder with garam masala powder.