Lobia na Bhajia

Name: Lobia na Bhajia (Black-Eyed Beans Bhajia)
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp grated garlic (optional); 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp grated ginger; 1 tsp cumin seeds; vegetable oil for frying; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 × 400 g tin of black-eyed beans, drained; 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies

Black-Eyed Beans Bhajia

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Easy

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By Urvashi Roe

Published 2022

About

When I was travelling in South India with my husband, one of my favourite breakfasts was mehdu vadas – savoury ring doughnuts made from urad dhal, spiced simply with green chillies and ginger. At home I often crave these, forgetting that the urad dhal needs soaking for a few hours. So instead I make this very distantly related version using tinned, cooked black-eyed beans. They are the perfect vessel for scooping up chutneys.