Black Eye Bean

We are the popular Exporter, Manufacturer and Supplier of black eye bean in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The black-eyed pea or black-eyed bean, a legume, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. The common commercial variety is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot. In the American South there are countless varieties, many of them heirloom, that vary in size from the small lady peas to very large ones, as may be seen in the state and municipal farmers' markets. The color of the eye may be black, brown, red, pink or green. All the peas are green when freshly shelled and brown or buff when dried. A popular variation of the black-eyed pea is the purple hull pea; it is usually green with a prominent purple or pink spot. black-eyed peas are called lobia or rongi in North India and cooked like daal, served with boiled rice. In Kannada, a South-Indian language, they are called alsande kalu and used in the preparation of huli, a popular type of curry. In Maharashtra they are called chawli (pronounced chau-lee) and made into a curry called chawli amti or chawli usal. They are called lobia in Pakistan.