70. red chora curry (cowpea curry)
creamy and yummy Cowpeas or chora/choli as its called in gujarati are grown in Asia, Africa and US. The variety of cowpeas are many. Right from the black eyed cowpea to the brown kidney shaped variety. For this recipe I have used the brown or deep red variety which is commonly grown in Kenya. I have used whole cowpeas and not the split one or dal. This curry or dal goes well with rotis, flaky parathas or with rice. I even cook them dry to have with kadhi and rice. Check out my recipe on kadhi. Cowpeas are a rich source of protein like most legumes, and in Vitamin B and A. Rich in dietary fibres also. RED CHORA CURRY (COWPEA CURRY) Serves 4 1 cup cowpeas 2 cups water ½ cup finely chopped onions 10 cloves of garlic finely chopped ½ cup tomato puree 2 tbsps oil or ghee ½ tsp mustard seeds (rai) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) ½ tsp carom seeds (ajwain, ajmo) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp ginger paste ½ to 1 tsp red chilli powder 1" cinnamon stick 6 cloves 8 peppercorns 1 ts...