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Fresh Produce

Cowpea (Lobia)

Fresh cowpea pods in season; dried lobia through the year.

Available

Also called ਲੋਬੀਆ · लोबिया

Season and availability

Usually available: April, May, June, July, August, September

Planted: February, March, April, June

Harvested: May, June, July, August

Seasons are planning windows for our farm. Exact dates depend on weather and field conditions.

Storage and use

Priority in your box: Use soon

Refrigerate fresh pods; keep dried beans airtight.

Where: Fridge · Keeps about: 6 days

Do not wash before storing. Keep refrigerated.

How to prepare it

String the pods and cut short. Soak dried lobia overnight.

Nutrition

Sourced nutrition values for this food are still being added. We publish figures only with their source.

Nutrition information is for general educational purposes and can vary by variety, soil, growing conditions, storage, preparation and serving size.

From the farm

Grown on the Malkit Organics farm, Punjab

Recipes using Cowpea (Lobia)

Every recipe here is linked to this item, so the list grows as we publish more.

Lobia Curry

lunch · 40 min

A light home style curry with Cowpea in a thin onion tomato gravy.

Lobia Salad

salad · 10 min

A crisp everyday salad of Cowpea, Cucumber, Tomato dressed simply with lemon and salt.

Lobia Masala

lunch · 35 min

Cowpea cooked in a thick onion tomato masala, good with roti or rice.

Lobia Pulao

dinner · 35 min

A one pot rice with Cowpea, Onion, ready in about half an hour.