Black-eyed beans (or peas) are nutritious, creamy-white legumes with a distinctive black spot, a subspecies of cowpea, popular globally, especially in Southern US, African, and Indian cuisines, used in stews, curries (like Indian chawli or lobia), and as sides, valued for fiber and minerals, and can be cooked dried or canned.
Other Names: Cowpeas, southern peas, lobia, chawli, crowder peas, or goat peas.