SPICY COW PEA BEANS CURRY

 

 Masala paste in  this recipe can works well with any boiled veggies like cabbage,beans or any kind of legumes. I have tried this combination of ingredients in preparing beans curry and green peas curry. 

 

 

INGREDIENTS

 

STEAMED COW PEA BEANS-  1 CUP

SALT TO TASTE 

INGREDIENTS TO GRIND TO PASTE

ONIONS- 1 NO

TOMATOES- 2 NOS

GINGER- SMALL PIECE

CURRY LEAVES- 1 SPRIG

CORIANDER LEAVES CHOPPED- 1 TBSP

PEPPERCORNS- 3/4 TSP

RED CHILLI POWDER- 1 TSP

CUMIN SEEDS- 1/2 TSP

FOR TEMPERING

 

OIL-   1 TBSP

CLOVES- 2 NOS

CINNAMON- 1 NO

PROCEDURE

Wash and soak cow pea beans for two hours and steam cook in pressure for two whistles along with salt and keep it aside.

Grind the ingredients cited in the column 'to grind' in raw form using little water. 

In a pan heat oil and add cloves,cinnamon and add the ground paste,salt over this and saute till the raw smell goes off completely.

Add steamed cow pea beans over the sauteed paste and mix well

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve.