FOOD LIBRARY

High-Protein Lobiya Curry with Millet Chapatis

Ingredients

  • 120 g dry black-eyed peas (lobiya), soaked and cooked
  • 80 g millet flour (for 2 chapatis)
  • 100 g tomato, chopped
  • 40 g onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric and chili powder
  • 5 g fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Salt to taste, water as needed

Preparation

  1. Pressure-cook soaked lobiya until soft; drain excess water.
  2. Sauté onion, ginger-garlic in oil; add spices and tomato; cook to thick masala.
  3. Stir in cooked lobiya and simmer 8–10 minutes; garnish with coriander.
  4. Knead millet flour with warm water and pinch of salt into soft dough.
  5. Divide into two balls; roll thin and cook on hot tawa until spotted.
  6. Serve hot curry with the two millet chapatis.