BLACK EYE BEANS KURUMA

INGREDIENTS:

Black eye beans- 2 cups

[Soak over night, drain the water and then cook with enough fresh water in the pressure cooker for 3 or 4 whistles. If you sprout them, the taste will be delicious and there is no need to cook them in the pressure cooker. Just cook them with lots of water and salt to 3/4th. Then drain the water. ]

Chopped onions-1 cup
Crushed tomatoes- 2 cups
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Enough salt

Fry the following ingredients in 2 tsp of oil till they change to a golden brown colour:

Coriander seeds- 2 tsp
Shredded coconut- 2 cups
Green chillies-3
Red chillies-2
Cashew nuts-6
Gram dal- 2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 2 tsp
Poppy seeds- 2 tsp
Sambar onions-8
Shredded ginger-1 tsp
Garlic pearls-8

POWDER THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS COARSELY:

2 cardamoms, 2 cloves, 2 pieces of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of fennel seeds

PROCEDURE:

Heat a kadai and pour 5 or 6 tbsp of oil. When it becomes hot, add the ground powder and fry for a few seconds. Then add the onions with the tomatoes and the turmeric powder and fry them well until the oil floats on the top and the vegetables are cooked thoroughly. Grind the fried spices to a fine paste and add this with enough water, salt and the cooked black eye beans. Cook the gravy until it is thickened and add chopped coriander leaves finally.