The black-eyed pea, black-eyed bean, or goat pea, a legume, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. The black eye pea is cultivated throughout the world. The bean is commonly used across India. In North India, black-eyed peas are called lobia or rongi and cooked like daal, served with boiled rice. Black-eyed peas have a smooth texture, pea like flavor and are good when mixed with other vegetables. Like most beans, black-eyed peas are rich in the best sort of fiber â?? soluble fiber â?? which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body. They are a good source of folate, potassium, copper, phosphorous and manganese.
