LOBIA RASEDAR

Ingredients

1 cup Black eyed peas, or lobia

2 cups onions, chopped finely

1 cup tomatoes, chopped

2 tbsp ginger chopped

2 tbsp garlic chopped

1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

2 dry red chili

1 inch cinnamon stick

1 tsp turmeric powder

1-2 tsp chili powder

handful cilantro

2 tbsp oil

salt to taste

Method

Pressure cook peas until soft. Set aside .

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan , add cinnamon stick. When oil becomes hot, add onions and saute on medium heat until medium brown.

In a separate pan , heat remaining oil, add fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and dry chili. Fry spices in oil for a minute and transfer into a food processor along with chopped ginger and garlic. Grind to a coarse paste .

When onions are brown, add tomato, ground paste ,turmeric powder, chili powder and salt. Cover and cook until oil begins to ooze from the sides  the mixture. Add the lobia with its water into the pan, Cover and simmer for 10 minutes,.

Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with roits.