Cow pea / Lobia Masala Rice Vermicelli
Cow pea / Lobia Masala Rice Vermicelli

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cow pea / lobia masala rice vermicelli using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cow pea / Lobia Masala Rice Vermicelli:
  1. Take 1/4 cup Black eyed pea / Cow pea -
  2. Take 2 cups Rice Vermicelli -
  3. Take Onion - 1 No. Medium sized finely chopped
  4. Make ready Tomatoes - 2 Nos. Medium pureed
  5. Make ready 1 tbsp Chilli Powder -
  6. Take 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder -
  7. Take 1/4 tsp Asafoetida -
  8. Get 1/2 tbsp Jeera/Cumin powder -
  9. Make ready 1/4 tbsp Coriander powder -
  10. Make ready Salt as required
  11. Make ready Water as required
  12. Make ready Coriander leaves for decoration
  13. Prepare Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (optional)
  14. Make ready Seasoning ingredients
  15. Make ready 2 tbsp Oil -
  16. Take 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  17. Get 1/2 tsp Jeera /cumin seeds
  18. Make ready 1/4 tsp Urad dal

Take black eyed peas in a bowl. Now cover it with water and soak it overnight. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and drain the liquid from the peas.

Instructions to make Cow pea / Lobia Masala Rice Vermicelli:
  1. First fry the cow pea for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame and transfer it to a vessel and add required water and soak for 3 hours.
  2. Then drain the water and again add required water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  3. Remove from cooker and drain extra water. Keep it drained when frying.
  4. Boil 4 to 5 cups of water and add the rice vermicelli with ¼ tsp salt and 1 tsp oil. Once it is cooked (it should not be too soft), turn off the heat and pour into a colander and drain completely.
  5. In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add the seasoning ingredients.
  6. Then add the onions and tomatoes and saute well. Along with this, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, asafoetida powder and salt as needed.
  7. Once well seasoned, turn off the heat and add the steamed cow pea and rice vermicelli and saute. Make sure not to break the vermicelli.
  8. Transfer to a bowl and decorate with coriander leaves and serve hot.
  9. Note: If required you can add 1 tbsp of grated coconut while serving to enhance the taste.

Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and drain the liquid from the peas. Basic Lobia / black eyed beans/Cow peas Black Eyed Bean is also known as lobia. This is a basic recipe, easy to prepare and very nutritious, very delicious and protein rich. Black eyed bean is know as "karamani" in Tamil and "lobia" in Hindi.

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