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Another Daal you say. Well yes, another delicious lentil-bean stew. This one has whole green mung bean and Black eyed Peas. When cooked together, the mung bean gets mushy and makes for a thick gravy.
A twist to the usual lentil daal with Kashmiri Garam masala, more tomato and some celery. Try it! The kashmiri garam masala is different from the regular garam masala or curry powder. It has notes of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and black pepper.
Top this with some taco seasoning, crumbled corn chips and you have some indianized Chili.
For a picture collection of Daal, Lentil/bean stews, curries, tikka masala see here. All pictures have the recipe link in the description. For a list, see Recipe index by Label here, under main course:India.
This month I am loving all things Black eyed pea after a lot of chickpea obsession all through december. What is your current favorite lentil or bean this week?
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Black Eyed Pea and Mung Bean Stew. Mixed Dal. Vegan Glutenfree Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry Mung bean, green mung/moong bean
- 1/2 cup dry black eyed peas/cow peas
- 2 teaspoons organic canola or coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon kashmiri garam masala, or use regular garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 dried red chili, or 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger minced
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped celery, Optional
- 2.5 cups water
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Soak the black eyed peas and mung beans overnight or atleast 6 hours.
- Drain and rinse and keep ready.
- In a pressure cooker or a deep pan, add oil and heat on medium.
- Add cumin seeds, bay leaf and one dried red chili and mix for a few seconds.
- Add in the ginger, garlic and onion and saute for 4-5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
- Add in all the spices and mix for a few seconds.
- Add in the celery and tomato and cook for 4-5 minutes until tender.
- Add the rinsed beans, salt and water.
- Mix and pressure cook on low-medium for 6-7 whistles.- 20 minutes
- If making in a pan, add rinsed beans, 3 cups of water, salt, cover and cook for about an hour or until the mung beans are very squishy. Cover partially with a lid.
- Taste for salt and spice. Add more garam masala if needed. Add more water if needed(depends on the method of cooking, the beans and your preference of the consistency)
- Serve hot topped with fresh cilantro or seasoning of choice.
- Serve with flatbread(Rotis, Naan, Pita) or Rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Just had this again for the 2nd time (the 1st was when you first published this post) and I have to say I LOVE it when food tastes this good! Thanks Richa! xo
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Sounds amazing! I love black eyed peas and I have some mung beans that I don’t know what to do with. Awesome anti-inflammatory properties in this meal. Will definitely give it a try.
I made this at work today for my co-workers and it turned out quite well even though I did it in a slow cooker (on low for 8 hours). I ended up blending a bit at the end to break down some of the black-eyed peas, and served it with regular white tortillas, but it was still yummy. Oh yeah, and used canned tomatoes – generally just because I’m lazy that way.
Made this today at work for my associates; did it in a crock pot for 8 hours low and still ended up putting some in a blender to break down some of the black-eyed peas….but even so it was super yummy. Served it with just regular white tortilla wraps and that worked fine.
probably an old batch of the black eyed peas. mine usually break down within 30 minutes on the stove top on medium heat if i soak them overnight. i am so glad everyone liked it!
Hi
It looks so good. I am new to veganism and to Indian food, I wander if you have a list of all the common Indian spices I should have in the kitchen, that way I will purchase all at once,instead of going to the Indian store again and again. I am so happy I came across your blog because the Indian cuisine is my new passion.
Thanks
Thanks! Indian food is a great way to add more beans lentils protein to the daily diet. Once you start cooking some, it is not much work to make a well balanced meal:) Here is a good list of indian spices https://www.holycowvegan.net/p/indian-vegan-pantry.html
Love this. I’m always cooking with whole beans and I do like to spice it up. The combination of black-eyed peas and mung is interesting.
This looks absolutely amazing! Especially on a chilly day like today! I’d love for you to link this up at our Gluten Free Fridays party this week! Its live now! I hope you make it this week! 🙂 Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com