Black eyed bean makes a good accompaniment with chapati or jowar roti. Dried ones need soaking while the fresh ones can be cooked instantly.

Daily cooking needs some planning and I find beans to be useful in some way, either as a quick or soaked stir fry.  I tend to make them quite often as they are rich in nutrients and loved by all. Black eyed bean,  known by the name as “alasande ” in kannada  makes a good accompaniment with jowar roti or chapati. It is used in various dishes as sambar and fried dumplings. Here is one kind of accompaniment that is often made at home. 

Ingredients that you need are 

• Black eyed bean 2cups  
• Onion 2  
• Coriander 1/2 bunch
• Ginger 1 inch
• Green chilly 4
• Cumin 1tsp
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste 

Method :

Soak the black eyed beans for half an hour.Cut the onions finely and keep aside. Pressure cook them. Grind coriander leaves,ginger and green chilly  to a fine paste. Take oil in a kadai, add cumin, turmeric powder and asafoetida. As cumin splutters add onions and saute till light pink. Now,add the paste and salt to it . Let cook for a minute. Add the cooked beans along with the water. Let boil to get a thick consistency.

Handy hints:

• Adding the water content ensures all the vital nutrients are regained.
• Two cloves of garlic may be added while grinding the paste.

This is an old post which I have redone it now with better pictures and text. Sending this to Foodies Redoing Old Post 16, a foodie group where we virtually meet with our new posts twice a month.

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