Spit Pigeon Peas With Coconut And Vegetables Recipes

RICE WITH PIGEON PEAS AND COCONUT

Steps:

• Step 1 Heat oil in medium, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, cilantro and oregano. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions soften, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook, stirring, until paste begins to caramelize, about 2 minutes more. Step 2 Add pigeon peas, chicken bouillon mixture, coconut milk and salt to pot; bring to boil. Stir in rice; return water to boil. Boil 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, without stirring, until water completely evaporates. Stir rice from bottom up. Reduce heat to lowest setting; cover pot. Cook, covered, until rice is completely tender, about 20 minutes. Step 3 Fluff rice with fork; serve.

TOOR DAL (SPLIT YELLOW PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• Prepare the dal: Soak the pigeon peas in a large bowl of warm water for about 1 hour. (They will have swelled a little.) Thoroughly rinse the soaked pigeon peas with fresh water, then tip the drained pigeon peas into a pot.
• Add tomatoes, turmeric, salt and 5 cups water, and bring to a boil over high. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until very tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to purée some of the dal, leaving some intact and getting some very smooth, or whisk vigorously to break up some of the soft dal. Stir in the peanuts and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the dal is very tender, about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust with salt. If the dal has become too thick for your liking, stir in a splash of water.
• Prepare the tempering: In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the ghee. When hot, carefully add all of the tempering ingredients (the mustard seeds will sputter!) and swirl the pan until you can smell all the toasted spices, about 30 seconds. Pour everything over the hot dal.

PIGEON PEAS AND COCONUT (GANDULES CON COCO)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot. Add the onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, and cilantro. Saute for 1 minute.
• Add the boiled pigeon peas and cook over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken bouillon and 3 cups of water. Stir and bring to a boil over medium heat. Mash some of the pigeon peas with a potato masher.
• Allow to boil until water is reduced by half - about 15 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer over medium low heat until the mixture reaches a creamy consistency - about 20 minutes.
• Serve hot over white rice.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT RICE & PIGEON PEAS

Steps:

• ** Note: If using canned peas, drain and reserve the liquid.
• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over high heat. Add the rice, and continue to sauté until the rice turns opaque and golden brown. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for a few more minutes but DO NOT let the rice over-brown. Stir in the peas. Do not stir again.
• Combine water and coconut milk. Dissolve bouillon completely into water/milk mixture.
• Add water/milk/bouillon mixture to the rice and bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately reduce to a simmer.
• Cook uncovered until the liquid is slightly below the surface of the rice and holes form in the rice. Cover the pot and cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until the liquid is completely absorbed and the rice is tender.
• Allow to sit covered for another 30 minutes.

SPIT PIGEON PEAS WITH COCONUT AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the tamarind paste and coconut milk. Then, place the dal, water, salt, turmeric, and vegetables in a pressure cooker. Secure the lid and cook over high heat until the regulator indicated high pressure, then cook 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and allow the pot to depressurize on its own, 12 to 15 minutes. Carefully open the lid and stir lightly.2. Heat the oil in a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat and cook the red chili peppers and coconut until the coconut is golden, about 1 minute. Add the mustard, cumin, fenugreek, and coriander seeds, and the channa and urad dals and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Add the cayenne pepper, asafoetida, and curry leaves and stir another 1 minute.3. Let cool, transfer the spice mixture to a blender or a food processor, and process to make a paste, adding up to 3 tablespoons water, as needed. Mix the paste into the dal, then add the tamarind and coconut milk and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and summer about 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl, mix in the cilantro, and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.