Last weekend we visited my cousin's place and she has a lovely backyard garden filled with Indian greens and veggies. My mom and I were got very excited and brought home bags full of gongura (sorrel spinach), bachalakura (malabar spinach/ pohi) and some tomatoes.
Indian stores here sell gongura & bachalakura for lot of money. I'm never even tempted to buy these sorry looking greens -- they are almost wilted with absolutely no life left. This explains our excitement when we saw fresh, vibrant greens 🙂
I saw this recipe with gongura and black eyed peas on a Telugu cooking show and it looked very different from what we usually make with it. Garden fresh greens cook up in no time. This healthy & delicious curry goes well with both rice and roti.
Gongura Bobbarla Kura
Protein rich dish made with gongura (sorrel spinach) and black eyed peas. This healthy & delicious curry goes well with both rice and roti.
Soak black eyed peas for 2~3 hours, then pressure cook them until soft and tender. Drain and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add dry red chili, chana dal, urad dal, mustard and cumin seeds. Once the seeds start to splutter, add the curry leaves and green chilies. Cook for 30 seconds.
Next add onions and ginger+garlic paste, cook for 2~3 minutes or the onions are crisp tender. Don't overcook the onions, curry tastes great if they are left a little crunchy.
Add the chopped gongura and turmeric. Cover and cook till the leaves wilt and are cooked through.
Next add the tomato, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt. Cover and cook till the tomato gets mushy, about 2~3 minutes.
Finally add the cooked black eyed peas and little water, mix well, cover and cook for 4~5minutes for the flavors to mingle. Serve with rice or roti.
Shobana Vijay
So yummy..
rekhas kitchen
Very mouth watering recipe Pavani even I saw this recipe will give a try soon..
Usha Rao
Never tasted bobbarla kura wiht gongura. Curry looks inviting. Nice recipe.
Suja Illangovan
I love black eyed peas - this looks fabulous!!!
Suja Illangovan
I am bookmarking this recipe will try it soon, since this leafy veggie is wildly grown in the hills where I go for my walk daily.
Arthy shama
This looks very delecious 🙂 Should try out this new combination of spincah and peas
Srivalli
Looks awesome pavani..I have not tried alasandalu with gangura..sounds interesting mix..
Sapana Behl
I have never bought these leaves .Would try it sometime.Nice curry.
Sowmya :)
Lovely healthy curry....