Last Updated on January 6, 2014 by Babita
I never knew of collard greens before I came to US. We did not have it in India and as such my mom never made it. It was when I was pregnant with “TEE”, my Obgyn recommended I include leafy vegetables in my diet. She suggested collard greens along with with kale and mustard greens. As I never had collard greens before, I did not know their flavor profile. In fact I did not even know how to cook them. It was a brand new culinary adventure for me and I was not really looking forward to it. So I came up with this recipe where I combined it with black eyed peas to make it palatable. My thought was if I did not like the greens I could pick and eat the peas and not starve myself and my unborn baby 🙂
Thankfully no one starved. My fear of collard greens disappeared the minute I tasted it. I have loved it and since then I have been making this recipe. My girls don’t enjoy them as much as I do, but they don’t have a choice. When I make it, they have to eat it. Enjoy!!
Ingredients:
1 bunch of collard greens
1 cup of soaked and drained black eyed peas
1 large chopped onion
1 large chopped tomato
1 tsp mustard seeds
7-10 curry leaves
3 cloves of chopped garlic
2 small green chillies (optional)
1 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
2 tbsp oil
salt as per taste
Preparations:
- Cut off the largest part of the stems. Bunch up all the leaves together. Roll them up into a bundle and thinly slice the bundle into strips
- Wash the sliced greens in a large stock pot with lot of water. Repeat it twice. This will allow the dirt or sand to settle down at the bottom of the pot.
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. After they stop sputtering add garlic and onion.
- Saute the onion and garlic for around 2 minutes.
- Add coriander powder and turmeric and saute for few seconds.
- Finally add the greens, black eyed peas , tomato and water.
- Pressure cook it for around 15 to 20 minutes until done.
- Serve on a bed with hot rice.
Useful Suggestions:
- You can use canned black eyed peas, but drain away the liquid and rinse them.
- You can find coriander powder in Indian and other Asian stores. You can also find them in Walmart and ShopRite.
Fabulous and Affordable Dresses at DressFirst
Sounds yummy!
They taste great when served with rice Terry..
I love Collard Greens but have never had them in soup before.
Hi Babita,
Looks like a lovely dish will surely try the collard leaf, as leafy vegetables are good for health thankx for sharing the recipe 🙂
Thank you Sanju. I am glad you liked it and you should definitely try it.
I’m not a big fan of collard greens bit hubby is so I know he would enjoy this immensely. Thanks for sharing.
I lived in Florida for 7 years and NEVER had collard greens. Now that I live in Montreal and want to try some I can’t find any!!??
Looks yummiest.. give black eyed beans ane day. .esp on a cold one..
This is the stuff of my childhood. I’d give my right pinky toe for some good collards, because I dare not try to make them for fear of failing and them not tasting right. I can’t wait to go home and have my mom cook some for me. My mouth is watering at the thought! Great post.
I’ve enjoyed this dish at friends homes but never really learned how to make it. Maybe I can try with this recipe. Thanks1
I would love this. I like both collard greens and black eyed peas. Never did try them together. Thank you so much for sharing the idea
I’ve never had collard greens, but coriander is one of my favorite cooking secrets!
Never seen or heard of collard greens hmm i will have to see if i can find it over here.
I haven’t honestly tried any of the main ingredients. And it honestly doesn’t look promising.
collard greens are definitely a southern US staple! i’m happy to see you trying new foods.
I really love collard greens, or any kind of greens, for that matter. I can’t make myself love black eyed peas, though. Most other veggies I really like, too. 🙂
MMMM… Looks really yummy. I only wish I can have some.
What an interesting combo! I love both collards and black-eyed peas – I’ve just never thought of cooking them together as one dish.
I grew up in the south where collards are very popular. I don’t enjoy them much but Hubby sure does.
I love how you combined the 2 into one dish!! My kids would definitely eat this!
You just combined two of my favorite foods and I am sitting here wondering why I never thought to do it. I will be making this over the weekend, need a few ingredients.
my hubby and son would love this meal me not so much i’m not a black eye peas kind of girl but looks good
I’m not a fan of collard greens, but my family always has greens and black eyed peas around New Year for good luck.
I actually really like collar greens but have never eaten them cooked. The way I usually have them is for wraps. The leave are quite large and sturdy, so you can stuff a lot in there and you have yourself a much healthier alternative to bread!
Next time I am going to try that Anita.
I’ve never had collard greens. They just aren’t something I think about eating.. plus I cannot stand most beans. The picture looks appetizing, so I’ll pass this onto one of my friends that might light it!
I never thought to combine collard greens with black eyed peas. I love both of them so I bet this would taste fabulous! It definitely looks delicious!
I love collard greens, but would you believe I have never tried to make them. Thanks so much for the recipe.
I have never tried black eyed peas…not once. Something about them freaks me out…
When I first moved to the South, I got a job at a grocery store, and black eyed peas and collard greens completely sold out on New Year’s Eve. I had no idea that the meal is considered to be good luck for the new year! Maybe that’s why your OBGYN recommended them, in addition to the health benefits, of course. 😉 LOL
Casey, I learned something new today. Now I am going to make it every New Year’s Eve.
Now I’ve never had anything like this before – not something I would think of eating but I would try it at least once 🙂 x
I have never tried collard greens but I know so many people love them. I am curious as to how they taste, and this is a great recipe to share because now I know how to make them!
Great recipe! I am not a fan of beans however leaving them out the rest of your recipe is definitely going to be one I am going to make. Thanks for the idea. Best Regards, Wendy
I have tried collard greens once or twice-not really a big fan of them–I do like Kale and definitely like spinach so I do get those leafy greens in!
I have never had collard greens before. You would think I had living in the south for so many years, but nope. I definitely need to try them though. I have a love of most foods that are green 🙂
Not my food tastes. I know others that really like collard greens, I’m just not a fan.
Can you believe I’ve never had collard greens. Ever. One of these days I am going to have to give ’em a try.
Just like Robin, I have never tried collard green yet. That looks good though with the rice!