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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 11/23/2021 1:08:44 PM

CATCHING UP ON LOBIA

Dr. Kaviraj Khialani Celebrity Master Chef Also known as chawli beans or black eyed beans it is one of the commonly available variety in the family of legumes and pulses which have come a long way offering their fruitful uses and benefits to us in our diets over the years. This is very popular in our day to day cooking and is prepared in a number of ways from starters to soups, from dips to salads from stews to curries and from Chaats to kebabs! Lobia to me as a chef has been very kind enough to come about getting itself incorporated and transform into various forms, textures and even accepting flavors on the whole giving me great opportunities to impress my guests with wondrous recipes with lobia for instance the sun dried tomato and lobia paniyarams, the chawli bean pancakes, the lobia waffles with peanut butter salsa, nizami nargisi lobia wale chaap, black eyed beans in coconut gravy, lobia cheelas, dosas and uttappams etc. Here are a few health benefits of Lobia or Black Eyed Beans: 1. Lobia are said to be full of proteins, fiber and great source of potassium in our day to day diet. 2. Lobia also are a good source of iron and assist a lot in weight loss as well. 3. Lobia is good for the heart, a great anti-oxidant and also low in fat. 4. Lobia are good for our bone health and also helps in lowering of blood pressure. 5. Lobia promotes skin health and is also said to wash away free radicals, overall it has most of the essential nutrients for our body. DO TRY OUT THIS EASY TO MAKE HEALTHY LOBIA RECIPE: RECIPE- HARIYALI LOBIA MASALA Ingredients: Chawli beans/ Lobia - 1 cup boiled. Spinach- 1 bunch, cleaned, washed, blanched and chopped. Methi leaves-1/2 cup chopped Oil/ghee- 2 tsp Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp Dried red chili-2 no. Ginger garlic and green chili paste- 1 and a half tsp Onion paste-1/2 cup Tomatoes- ½ cup chopped Salt to taste Coriander powde-1 tsp Cumin powder- ½ tsp Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Red chili powder-1/2 tsp Aamchur powder-1/2 tsp Water as needed Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp Coriander leaves-2 tbsp. for garnish. Method: 1. Prepare all the ingredients for the recipe. 2. Heat oil/ghee in a pan add in the cumin and dry red chili and then add in the onion paste and ginger garlic chili paste to saute it all well, keep adding little water as needed. Add in the tomatoes, salt and all powdered spices and bhunao well for 3-4 mins on a medium flame. 3. Add in the boiled lobia and chopped spinach, methi and blend it all well in the pan, add a little water and simmer for 3-4 mins, check for seasonings, add in the aamchur powder, garam masala powder and coriander towards the end and serve hot with rotis, naans, missi rotis and laccha parathas.

 

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