It is also known as southern pea, cow gram, Macassar bean, niebe, crowder pea and in the Indian subcontinent as chawli or lobia in Hindi, bobbarlu or alachandalu in Telugu, alasande in Kannada, karamani payir in Tamil, vanpayar in Malayalam and barbate in Bengali.
You can make lobia chaat, lobia salad or rasedaar lobia curry with this healthy bean.
Lal lobia or red lobia curry(also call rongi in Punjab ) is a popular curry eaten with roti or rice in Punjabi households.
This is generally cooked like other dals are cooked, with a tadka/tempering of onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic. This legume gives a good option for the salad when sprouted.
This legume is very healthy and fulfils the requirement of benefits.
