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Lobia Rice – Black Eyed Bean Rice
Prep Time
25
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
Servings
5
-6
Author
Puja
Ingredients
Basmati Rice / Normal Rice - 500 gms
Black eyed beans - 250 gms
Coconut - 4 tbsp
grated
Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp
to grind + 1/2 tsp
Onion - 400 gms
Tomato - 200 gms
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Green Chilli - 3
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chicken masala powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Black cardamom - 1
Green cardamom - 2
Cinamom stick - 1 small pieces
Black pepper - 2-3 nos
Cloves
- 2 nos
Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp
Mace
Javitri - 1 nos
Stone Flower - 1 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Instructions
Boil water and add rice to it.
Cook until done.
Now drain the water from the rice and set aside.(Do not overcook the rice, else the rice will get mashed)
Now in a pressure cooker add black eyed beans, water and litle salt.
Cover the pressure cooker lid and cook on a low flame until the beans gets cooked. Set aside.
Now in a big bowl add rice, black eyed beans and 2 tbsp ghee and mix it well. Cover and set aside.
Dry roast the fennel seeds and cumin seeds and let it cool down.
Once it gets cold grind the coconut, green chilli, fennel seeds and cumin seeds and set aside.
Grind the onion and tomatoes one by one and make a smooth paste. Take it out in a bowl and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add the cumin seeds and whole garam masala.
Saute for few seconds and then add the onion paste and fry until golden brown stirring in between .
Add ginger-garlic paste and fry until the raw smell of masala goes off.
Now add tomato paste, coriander powder, chicken masala powder and garam masala powder and fry the mixture until the raw smell of masala goes off.
Add the coconut paste and fry for few minutes or till the oil seperates from the masala.
Turn off the flame.
Add the masala to the rice and black eyed beans mixture.
Mix well till the rice and black eyed beans are well coated.
Serve hot along with thick curd or papad.