GINJALU KURA (BLACK EYE BENS KURMA)

Ingredients:

Blackeye peas- 2 cups (soaked and pressure cooked for 1 whistle)
cloves- 2
elachi- 1
Onion- 1/2
tomato- 1
ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
corriander leaves- 2 tbsp
green chillies- 4
saunf- 1 tsp
corriander seeds- 1 tsp
cinnamon- 1/2 "
grated coconut- 1/4 cup
cashews- 4 (optional. I did not add in mine)
Poppy seeds- 1 tbsp (soak for 15 mins in water before grinding)
water- 1 1/2 cups

Method:
Soak black eye peas overnight and pressure cook it with some salt and turmeric for 1 whistle. If your cooker needs more whistle time cook accordingly. Grind everything from green chillies to poppy seeds. Then heat oil in a pan and fry the cloves and elachi. Then add onions and fry until golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and turmeric. After that add tomatoes and cook until soft. Now add the ground paste fry well. Maybe 5 mins. Then add water, salt and bring to a nice boil. Finally add the boiled bens and corriander leaves. Bring to one more boil and serve hot with rotis. It can be had like a soup too. And it is good for diet too..