Chavlichi Bhaji / Black Eyed Beans Subji

 

 For the week 3 of Avant Garde Cookies, the chosen cuisine was Maharashtrian!!Black eyed beans is low in fat and calories but very rich in fiber and protein content.And this bhaji tastes very yummy too

INGREDIENTS
Black Eyed Beans    1 cup
Onion                        1
Tomato                      2
Mustard seeds          1tsp
Cumin                        1tsp
Ginger garlic paste   1 tsp
Coriander powder     2 tsp
Cumin powder           1 tsp
Chilli Powder            2 tsp
Garam Masala            1 tsp
Oil                               1tbsp
Salt                                to taste

PREPARATION
Soak the beans over night and next morning wash it and cook it in 2 cups of water upto 3 whistles
Cut the onions  and tomatoes finely
Heat a pan with oil
Add mustard seeds and when they splutter add the cumin seeds to sizzle
Now saute the onion till they turn transparent.
To this add the ginger garlic paste and mix well.Cook for a minute
Now sprinkle the coriander and cumin powder and chilli powder, mix well and continue in medium flame till the oil separates.
Now add the cut tomato, mix well. Cook till the tomotoes turn mushy
Sprinkle the salt and mix well.Add water if necessary
Now add the cooked beans and salt.mix well
Add the garam masala to this, continue to cook with a lid closed for 5-7 minutes in medium flame
Serve hot with chapathi!!
Linking this to Avant Garde Cookies with Anusha, Jayanthi, Kavitha, Priya, Priya Mahadevan, Radhika and Roshini