Coconut-smothered black-eyed peas (Bina's lobhia) from 660 Curries: Plus Biryanis, Breads, Pilafs, Raitas, and More (page 318) by Raghavan Iyer

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Accompaniments: Ridged luffa squash with onion and cilantro (Toori nu shaak)

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  • jenburkholder on April 26, 2022

    Quite enjoyable. It needed something sharp alongside, though, as the curry was very creamy, without much bite. Served with stuffed peppers and cabbage (and rice!)

  • Churchim808 on November 24, 2021

    This is a great recipe but next time I will scale back the chilies from 4 to two. I soaked my beans for 24 hours and reduced the water by one cup. They turned out perfectly firm.

  • excurvatus on January 01, 2021

    this is great - on elec. stove and my pressure cooker only whistled once - after I turned the heat down it didn't whistle again, but the beans were soft and not chalky. great flavour from the sauce - not overly coconutty. for my personal taste, 2 full serranos with seeds may be a bit much, but I can handle it. great flavour even before the tempering - after is wow.

  • westminstr on September 18, 2013

    For a weeknight variation, sauteed 1 finely chopped onion in 1 tbsp coconut oil. When the onion was soft, I added a small spoonful of chopped salted chilies, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp turmeric, and salt. Let the spices and onion cook for a couple of minutes, then added frozen black eyed peas and 1 cup water. Stirred in 3 tbsp of organic creamed coconut and let it all simmer together until the peas warmed and the mixture thickened. Stirred in the tarka as set forth in the book. Served over basmati rice. This made a lovely warming curry that the whole family enjoyed. Yes!

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