Lobia Masala | Chawla Recipe
Lobia Masala or Chawla is a very popular dish in northern India. Lobia is known as black eye beans.
Ingredients
- 250 g Lobia
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Green Chili, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger, grated
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Sabut Jeera)
- 1 pinch Hing
- 1 tablespoon Oil or Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind Sauce (imli ki chutney)
- 1 tablespoon Green Chutney
- 1 teaspoon Chat Masala
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 2 tablespoon Tomato, chopped
- 2 tablespoon Onion, chopped
- 1 glass Water
- Bhujia(feeki sev) as per taste
- Mint & Coriander leaves, chopped for garnishing
Instructions
Soaking of Lobia
- Soak lobia in a pan for 7-8 hours in water. The quantity of water should be 3 times the quantity of lobia.
- Boiling lobia
- Wash lobia 3-4 times with fresh water.
- Add lobia, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, and 1 glass of water in a cooker and boil it for 4 whistles.
Preparaing the Tadka
- For tadka, heat ghee in a pot(or kadai) and add cumin and hing.Let them sputter. Add ginger and green chili on low flame and saute.
- Add red chili powder in the tadka & immediately pour lobia in the pot (Kadai) and mix and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.Turn off the flame.
- Add chat masala, tamarind(Imli) chutney or tomato sauce, green chutney, lemon juice, black pepper powder, tomato, and onion, and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.At the time of serving, sprinkle bhujia(feeki sev) over the lobia to increase its taste.