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Hyderabadi Lobhia with Fresh Greens

Black-eyed peas simmered with a mix of bitter mustard greens and spinach, a cumin-and-tomato tempering and roasted curry-leaf powder: an iron-rich, gently hot curry to scoop up with naan.

  • YieldMakes a generous 4 cups; serves 4
  • Hands-on22 min
  • Total1 h 9 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 170 gdried black-eyed peas, about 1 cup
  • 720 mlwater

Tempering

  • 2 tbspghee or canola oil
  • 2 tspcumin seeds
  • ¼ tspground turmeric
  • ¼ tspground asafetida
  • 1large tomato, cored and finely chopped
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 2fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed, cut into 6 mm slices with seeds

Greens

  • 115 gfresh mustard greens, well rinsed and finely chopped
  • 115 gfresh spinach leaves, well rinsed and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tsproasted curry leaf spice blend (karuvapillai podi)

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Black-eyed peas and cowpeas
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Mustard greens
  • Spinach
  • Turmeric
  • Curry leaves
  • Cumin
  • Asafoetida
  • Gums and thickeners
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Pressure cooker

Season

  • Spring
  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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