Brinjal - Lobia masala

Ingredients:
2 cups round variety green or purple brinjals, cut to thin pieces lengthwise
Half cup black-eyed peas / Lobia / Vella Payaru
4 green chillies
1 inch piece of ginger - coarsely grind
¼ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon salt or to taste
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/2 tsp mustard
2 garlic flakes chopped
1 red chillies broken into pieces,
Handful curry leaves pinched nicely

Method:
Soak Lobia / Payaru in water for 4-6 hours / overnight and pressure cook separately for three whistles till tender
Place a wide fry pan and add oil. Add and splutter mustard, and then add garlic, cumin, red chillies broken into bits and curry leaves to golden. Add the brinjal pieces to the pan and cover the pan.
After about five minutes of cooking the brinjals should be tender. Remove the lid and add the black-eyed beans and green chilli-ginger paste with turmeric and salt. Mix well.
Fry on medium heat for another five to ten minutes. Serve hot with rotis or chappathi, or plain rice for a filling meal.