Black Eyed Beans (Lobia)
Black Eyed Bean is also known as lobia or chawalie. This is a basic recipe, easy and nutritious recipe to make, very delicious and protein rich.
Ingredients
- 1 cup blak eyed beans lobia, chawalie
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 1/8 tsp asafetida hing
- 1 tbsp coriander powder dhania
- 1 tbsp ginger shredded
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric haldi
- 1/2 tsp mango powder amchoor
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tomato chopped
- 3 cups water approx.
Garnishing
- 2 green chili
- 2 lemon slices
Instructions
- Wash and soak beans for one hour or more.
- In a small bowl, mix the ginger, green chili, coriander powder, turmeric, and 3 tablespoons of water to make a paste.
- Heat the oil in pressure cooker on medium heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away oil is ready. Add the cumin seeds as they crack add asafetida, add the spice paste and stir for a minute until spices start leaving the oil.
- Add Black Eyed Beans, salt and water close the pressure cooker as pressure cooker starts steaming turn the heat down to medium and cook for 6-7 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and wait until steam has stopped before opening the pressure cooker. Black-eyed beans should be soft and tender.
- Add mango powder, garam masala, and tomatoes cover the cooker for few minutes. That will give tomatoes chance to get semi cooked with steam.
- Garnish this with wedge of lemon.
Notes
Tips Making a paste with the spices will prevent the spices from burning.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Most delicious dish I’ve ever tasted!
Hi Aunty
You mention adding green chilli to the ginger paste, but there’s no mention of green chilli in the main ingredients ( only garnish). Red chilli powder is mentioned in the main ingredients but not in the method. Is it red chilli pwdr that has to be added to the paste, not green chilli? Would you clarify pls?
Many thanks in advance.
Start with 2 minced green chilies and add or lessen according to your spice level.
This was delicious. I have made several recipes from your website and all are delicious and representative of the food I loved during my years in southern Nepal and northern India. The best food I have ever had.
Beth, thank you
I used to work at an Ayurvedic restaurant and I think this is why the recipe does not have garlic or onions. This recipe doesn’t need either of them, anyway. I have used this recipe (without a pressure cooker) for several years now. I use this and only this for my new years black-eyed-peas recipes, for good luck. So simple and so darn good. I added a bit of hearty greens this time and still so wonderful.
My 16 yr old daughter and I eat this till its gone, we cant keep it. Maybe I should try a quadruple batch!
Heather, Thank you, I appreciate and make me happy.
Excellent! I made this today, and it was delicious, even though I didn’t have the mango powder or asafoetida. I used sun-dried tomatoes, since fresh tomatoes have little flavor in winter. To get mine to look like yours, I had to cook it for a couple of minutes longer and with a bit less water, in my pressure cooker. The videos are great, and I love seeing how the finished dish is supposed to look. So much better than using a cookbook, and having to guess. It is like having a favorite aunt to teach me Indian cooking!
Nicola, thank you and making the changes in the recipe is always good idea.
I made this today and it was delicious. I made it too watery though so added 1/2 cup of quinoa to thicken it up. Tasty!
Hello Aunty! I love this recipe and want to try it but what if I run out of tomatoes? What’s the alternate please. Thank you
Deepa I also make this without tomatoes, every thing remains the same
When I was in Hostel, I had a different kind of dry lobia. Hard to eat 🙂 this is yummy with roti and loved a lot.
I find the recipes easy to follow my family are great funs of Indian Cuisine. I am African by origin but have a Gujurati blood line..and visit India alot. Thanks so much Aunty
The recipe doesn’t mention the green chilli in non-garnish ingredients. Can you, please, update it?
If I don’t have a pressure cooker how do you suggest I coook this recipe and how long will it take?
many thanks, b
Beverly,
Do soak the beans, cook in heavy pan it should take about 40 minutes.
can we not fry the tomato alaong with masla rather than adding it at the last? will this differ in taste.
Manjulaji–how many chilies are in the paste?
This is quite a simple recipe for black eyed peas and quite tasty too.
Thank you
I loved this simple recipe. I’ve made it twice in a matter of one month. The second time, I tweaked it a little. I added some onions and garlic, it turned out fabulous.
Thank you Aunty for all the wonderful recipes. I love them all. I’m planning a Chaat party next month and I’m planning to try out the samosas. I also want to make my own puris for pani puri. Can’t wait to try them!
Made it today, simply tasty recipe Aunty, thanx for sharing.
hmm…. It is delicious… gr8 recipe Thank u so much…
Oh!!! A tasty recipe. Earlier i had tried lot of other recipes bcoz lobia is my favourite but this was the best. Thanks Manjula.
I’m making this black-eyed pea recipe for New Year’s Day.
It’s delicious and nutritious.
This is such a delicious recipe! I added chopped carrots to the pressure cooker for extra punch and it turned out fantastic. Thank you for your recipes!
Hello Aunty,
I loved this recipe. We make it very often but with onions and tomatoes in it. My mom use to make paratha of lobia. Once it is boiled, take it out and add dry spices like salt, red chilli, garam masala and mango powder. Mash it an dthen stuff in parathas like any other stuffed paratha. This use to taste so good during winter in India. Miss those days. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us.
Monica,
Thank you for sharing.
Delicious! I just made these and was skeptical they would be flavoursome enough but they are lovely. Such a cheap, healthy and tasty dish!
Hi Aunty – I do not have a pressure cooker and would like to make this dish. Would a regular cast iron pot work instead of teh pressure cook? if yes, how much longer does the beans need to cook? Please advise when you have a moment. Thank you.
Rony, you can cook Black Eyed Beans without pressure cooker cooking can take 45 minutes to an hour.
I think this will make a great soup too if done slightly watery and mash the beans a little.
Hello Aunty,
I tried today this recipe. it was very tasty. thank u so much for teaching such simple and yummy dishs….
love
juhi
Hi Manjula aunty,
i tried the lobia for lunch today. it was sooooo super fantastic. i used to think lobia cant be made without the onion garlic tadka. but today’s lunch was made special by ur recipe. thanks.
Hi Manjula,
your recipe look lovely asusual. i see you are using smart plus cooker can i kno which one it is please?
thanks
Can you make this without a pressure cooker?
Michele,
You can do without pressure cooker just have to cook little longer about 45 minutes.
blacke eyed beans gravy was nice, thank you madam
yum yum- the mango powder gives it such a lift! thanks- great recipe and explanation, as usual!
Thank you! I love the tip of making a spice paste, that will be so useful for me.
Going to have this for lunch tomorrow!
Sounds soooooo good. Can’t wait to make it! Thank you, Majula!
Healthy curry for roti and rice..
Delicious and healthy dish. This dish is a favourite for all of us especially my little niece.
Cannot play the video.
Neela,
You should be able to play video now.
Thank-you for fixing the video. It’s just not the same without your wonderful voice!