Recipe courtesy of Momo Ghar
Bodi (Black-Eyed Peas)
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 201
- Total Fat
- 11
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 22
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 294
- Total: 2 hr (includes soaking and cooling times)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
1 pound dried black-eyed peas
Salt and black pepper
2/3 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped peeled ginger
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
Directions
- Soak the beans in warm water for 1 hour.
- Add 3/4 teaspoon salt to the beans and cook until tender but not mushy, 25 minutes. Drain and let cool.
- Add the cumin, garlic, ginger, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper to the beans and mix well.
- Heat the cooking oil in a small pot; add the fenugreek seeds. Once the seeds start to turn black, remove the pot from the heat, add the turmeric and immediately pour the hot oil over the beans. Mix well.
Cook’s Note
This side dish is a normally served with crunchy beaten rice.