Karamani Curry / Black Eyed Peas Curry

Karamani curry is  very easy to prepare curry made with black eyed peas and goes well with rice, chapati and puttu. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Karamani Curry / Black Eyed Peas Curry.

Ingredients:
Karamani/ Black eyed peas. -1 cup
Onion.                 -1 big
Tomato.               -2
Ginger.                 -a small piece
Garlic cloves.       -4
Bay leaf.               -1
Cinnamon stick.   -1 inch
Cloves.                 -4
Cardamom.           -2
Star anise.             -2
Fennel seeds.        -1tsp
Cumin seeds.        -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder. -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1/2 tsp
Coriander powder. -1 tsp
Cumin powder.      -1/4 tsp
Garam masala.       -1/2 tsp
Kasuri methi.         -1tsp crushed
Coriander leaves.   -few
Water .                    -as needed
Salt.                        -to taste
Ghee.                      -1 tbsp
Coconut oil.            -2 tsp

Instructions:
1). Wash and soak karamani / black eyed peas overnight. Drain and keep aside the soaked karamani / blacked eye peas.

2). In a mixer add tomato, ginger and garlic cloves and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside the ground tomato ginger garlic paste mixture.

Method:
1). Heat coconut oil and ghee in a wide bottom pan. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and star anise into the pan and saute well. Splutter fennel seeds and cumin seeds.

2). Add onion slices into the pan and saute well till onion turns translucent.Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and saute well until raw smell goes.

3). Add ground tomato ginger garlic paste mixture into the pan and saute well.

4). Add soaked karamani / black eyes peas, required salt and required water into the pan and boil well. Cover and cook for 20 minutes on low flame.

5). Add garam masala and crushed kasuri methi into the pan. Mix well and cook the karsmani curry for 2 minutes. Add finely chopped few coriander leaves into the curry. Mix well and switch off the flame.

Karamani Curry / Black Eyed Peas Curry is ready to serve hot with rice, chapati, naan or puttu.