Dal

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Soaking time: About 1 hour
Cooking time: About 75 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

    

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups   dried yellow peas
• 14 oz.       can of diced tomatoes
• 2 c.         water
• 2 c.         red onion, minced
• 6             garlic cloves, minced
• 6 T.         mild olive oil
• 1 t.         ground coriander
• 1 t.         turmeric
• 1 t.         Creole seasoning (Tony Chachere's)
• 1 T.       dried cilantro

    

Directions -

1. Soak peas in 3 cups water for 1 hour. Drain.
2. Put peas and tomatoes (with liquid) in 2 cups water. Simmer 1 hour.
3. While the peas simmer, use a food chopper to finely mince the onions and garlic.
4. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil 10 minutes.
5. Add coriander, turmeric, cilantro and Creole seasoning. Saute 5 more minutes.
6. Stir onion mixture in with pea/tomato and serve over cooked rice.
7. Based on recipe in "5 Spices, 50 Dishes" by Ruta Kahate

 

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