أَفَمَن يَمْشِي مُكِبّاً عَلَى وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَى أَمَّن يَمْشِي سَوِيّاً عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Black eyed peas with Beetroot

Ibn Al Qayyam wrote for lentils : وأجودُه‏‏ الأبيضُ السمينُ، السريع النُّضج‏

The best type of Adas (lentils) is the fat white Adas that digest faster.

وهو غليظُ الدم، وينبغى أن يتجنبه أصحابُ السوداء، وإكثارهم منه يُولِّد لهم أدواء رديئة‏:‏ كالوسواس، والجذام، وحُمَّى الربِّع، ويُقلل ضرره السلقُ، والإسفاناخ

Also, lentils produce thick blood & those who suffer from black bile should avoid eating them, for when they eat lentils excessively, lentils will beget Waswasah (whisperings), leprosy, Quartan fever (a fever that occurs on every fourth day) & other ailments. However, eating lentils with beetroot & spinach will lesson their negative side effects. So I prepared a recipe by combining White Lobia (Black eyed peas) with beetroot. Lobia was soaked in water for few hours, & with the blessed olive oil, all ingredients were cooked for a while in a pressure cooker. A beautiful curry was obtained & it was perfect for the stomach to digest.