Preparation time: 2 hrs
cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1/2 cup alasande kalu or or black eyed white beans or lobia
2. 1 onion finely chopped
3. Pinch of turmeric powder
4. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for grinding:

1. 4 - 5 cloves of garlic or 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2. 2 - 4 green chilies
3. One handful coriander leaves

Ingredients for tempering:

1. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2. 4 - 5 curry leaves
3. 4 tsp cooking oil

Instructions for making alasande gojju or curry:

1. Soak 1/2 cup of alasande kalu or lobia in water for 2 hours. Soaking is optional. If you are in hurry proceed to step 2. Alasande kaalu or lobia will get cooked fast even without soaking.
2. Cook the soaked alasande kalu or lobia until very soft. Use pressure cooker and required water to cook. Do not add salt.
3. Mash the alasande kalu or lobia a bit using the back of a spatula.
4. Meantime grind garlic (or cumin seeds), green chili and coriander leaves into a fine paste using mixer grinder.
5. Next in a frying pan prepare tempering using oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
6. Add in finely chopped onion and fry until soft.
7. Add in ground spice or masala paste from step 4. Also add in turmeric powder. Stir until raw smell is gone.
8. Add in cooked and mashed alasande kaalu or lobia. Also add in salt as per your taste.
9. Add in required water and bring it to boil. Please note this curry will become thick once it is cool. So add the water accordingly. Serve it hot with chapathi.

Dear reader, We have a Kannada version of this recipe. Click here to read this recipe in Kannada.