Ingredients

• 1.5 cups - long grain rice - washed and soaked for 30 minutes
• 1/2 cup - black eyed beans, soaked overnight
• 1 - onion, finely chopped
• 1 - tomato, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp - sambhar masala
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 stalk - curry leaves
• 2 whole - red chillies
• 1 tbsp - coriander, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp each - cumin seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal
• 1 tsp - lemon juice
• 3 tbsp - oil
• salt

How to Make Black-eyed beans savoury rice

• Pressure cook black-eyed beans till they are tender. Drain it and keep it aside.
• Boil the rice till each grain is separate.
• Drain and let it cool. Keep it aside.
• In a heavy sauce pan, heat oil and add seeds and urad dal.
• Allow it to splutter, then add curry leaves, whole chilli and stir.
• Add onions and cook till it is light pink in colour and tender.
• Add all masalas, beans, salt, lemon juice, tomatoes and stir.
• Add rice and stir it gently with a spatula, till the gravy coats the rice evenly.
• Cover and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes till it is hot.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander.
• Serve it hot.