Cowpea Beans Subzi | Valachi Bhaji | Chawli Subzi
Cowpea Beans Subzi is a stir fry made with cowpea green with onion,tomato and some spices. This is a vegan and gluten free stir fry.
Servings 4 People
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
- Kadai / wok
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped cowpea beans
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
- 2 green chilles
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoon grated coconut
- 1 teaspoon jeera / cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Pinch asafoetida
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- Pressure cook the cowpea beans for one whistle keep aside. You can also boil this in enough water.
For seasoning:
- In a kadai/pan, add 2 teaspoon oil. After oil gets heated, add mustard seeds and cover the kadai.
- After the mustard flutters, add cumin seeds.
- Then add asafoetida, curry leaves and green chillies.
For making subzi:
- Add onion and fry till it becomes pinkish.
- Add tomato and sauté till tomato becomes mushy.
- Then add the pressure-cooked cowpea and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with grated coconut. This is optional.
Notes
Instead of green chillies, 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder can also be added. Addition of tomato and garnishing with coconut is optional.