Subru Uncle's Black-eyed Peas (chauli)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 3/4 cups black-eyed peas, cleaned, washed, drained and soaked overnight in plenty of water
• 1 medium green chili, washed, ends trimmed, slit and finely chopped
• 7 garlic cloves, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 1/4 inch fresh ginger, peeled, washed, sliced and finely chopped
• 4 roma tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• 2 medium purple onions
• 5 1/4 cups water, divided (this does not include water for soaking the peas)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 soak the black eye peas overnight in lots of water.
• 2 drain and keep aside.
• 3 heat oil in a pressure cooker.
• 4 add ginger, garlic, green chillies and onions.
• 5 stir fry until the raw smell of the ginger and garlic is gone and the onions turn reddish brown (lightly browned).
• 6 add turmeric and red chili powders. mix well.
• 7 stir fry for 2 minutes.
• 8 add tomatoes an 1 cup of water as well as a little over 1/4 cup more of water.
• 9 stir and cook on high flame until the tomatoes are completely tender (the mixture should be mushy).
• 10 add salt, mix and cook for 2 minutes.
• 11 toss in the boiled and drained black eye peas.
• 12 stir in 4 cups of water.
• 13 close the lid of the cooker.
• 14 cook on high flame until you hear 4 whistles.
• 15 stir and serve over rice or with indian flatbreads (rotis) and fat free plain yogurt on the side.
• 16 enjoy!