Sweetened Black-Eyed Pea

Ingredients:

1. Black-Eyed Pea (Karamani) - 2 Cups (Soaked & Cooked)

2. Jaggery - 3/4 Cup( Powdered)

3. Coconut - 1 Cup

4. Ghee - 2 tsp

Procedure:

1. Heat a pan, add ghee and fry the coconut well (till golden brown)

2. Meanwhile, soak the jaggery in water. Filter the syrup and keep ready(don't make it too watery)

3. Add the filtered jaggery syrup to the fried coconut and stir well. Medium the flame.

4. When the syrup and coconut together get thickened add the cooked black-eyed pea and cover the pan with lid.

5. Keep it as such for about 5 minutes.

6. Serve Hot.

This dish goes to " My Legume Love Affair - 19 " , an event started by Susan.