LOBIA / BLACK EYE BEANS MASALA CURRY

BLACK EYE BEANS MASALA CURRY... This is a very delicious, nutritious and protein rich dish, goes best with chapati, naan and any flavored rice.. Addition of cashew and badam paste gives a very rich n creamy taste to the curry. Very simple and easy to prepare...

Preparation time : 20 min + 12 hrs 
Cooking time : 30 min

INGREDIENTS
1 cup black eye beans, soaked n boiled
2 medium onions
2 tomatoes
2 tbsp greenchilli-ginger-garlic paste
1/2 cup cashew-badam paste
salt to taste
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp dhaniya powder
1 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp kitchen king masala powder
3 tbsp oil

PREPARATION  

• Soak black eye beans overnight and boil in a pressure cooker for 6-7 whistles and keep aside.
• Boil onions and tomatoes and puree them once they are cooled.
• Grind greenchillies, ginger and garlic into a fine paste.
• Soak badam and cashew in hot water and grind into a fine paste.

COOKING METHOD  

• Take a kadai and add oil.
• Once the oil is heat add the onion & tomato paste and let it fry.
• Add the greenchilli-ginger-garlic paste and let it fry until raw smell of the paste goes away.
• Add the cashew-badam paste, salt, chillipowder, dhaniya powder and jeera powder. Mix well and let it fry until the paste is completely cooked. Oil will be seperated when it is cooked and a nice aroma will come.
• Then add the boiled black eye beans and mix well and let it fry for 5 mins so that the masala is completely coated to the beans.
• Add desired quantity of water, kitchen king masala powder. Mix well and let it boil until gravy thickens.
• Serve hot with roti, naan or any flavoured rice of your choice.