With the rise in the Covid-19 cases, the WHO and many other health experts advise boost your immunity. Boosting your immune system or immunity is of utmost importance to safeguard ourselves from these diseases. Today, we have bought a tasty and healthy protein-rich recipe made with black-eyed beans.
A Delhi-based nutritionist, Manisha Aggarwal has shared the recipe of Black-eyed bean salad. She also informed the readers about the value of these pulses. So, let’s start with the ingredients it requires.
Required Ingredients
- 1 cup dry Lobia or black-eyed beans
- 1 medium tomato finely chopped
- 1 cucumber finely chopped
- 1 ripe mango
- 50g chopped cottage cheese
- ¼ cup roasted and coarsely chopped peanuts
- Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- ¼ tsp roasted cumin powder
- ¼ tsp chaat masala
- 1 tsp honey
The process to Make Recipe
Firstly, you must soak lobia or the black-eyed beans for 4-6 hours or overnight. Then, pressure-cook it by adding salt for 2-3 whistles. Keep a decent amount of water. The water should not exceed 1-1/2 cups. Now, add the cooled and drained lobia followed by tomato, chopped, mango, cucumber, and cottage cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix them well and sprinkle fresh coriander and coarsely ground peanuts.
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Benefits of black-eyed bean salad
Adding the lack-eyed bean salad benefits in many ways. The lobia/cowpea is high in zinc, protein, magnesium, folate, and potassium. The insoluble and soluble fiber content makes the salad desirable as an antihypertensive and antidiabetic product. This salad can be beneficial for Covid patients experiencing high sugar levels.
Cottage peanuts and cheese increase zinc and protein. Tomatoes and lemons add vitamin C which plays a vital role in fighting Covid-19 disease. Apart from this, black pepper and Cinnamon boost immunity.
