[CH] Recipe: Black-Eyed Peas with Mushrooms (Indian)

Jonathan T. Smillie (jsmillie@protix.com)
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:58:30 -0600 

Fellow disciples of El Grande:

As I haven't posted a recipe in a while, I thought I'd share this one,
which is adapted from Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking". I made it last
night to accompany some thick-cut pork chops which I dry-rubbed and
grilled, but it's a great side dish with just about anything. The recipe
calls for 8 oz. dried black-eyed peas, but not having time to soak and
simmer these, I substituted a larger quantity of frozen. 

Jonathan

Black-Eyed Beans (peas) with Mushrooms 

Ingredients:

1 16-oz package frozen black-eyed peas
8 oz. mushrooms, thinly sliced  
1 14-oz can diced tomatoes, including juice
1 medium onion, finely chopped 
4 cloves (or more) garlic, finely chopped 
6 Tbsp. vegetable oil 
1 Tbsp. whole cumin seeds 
1 1-inch cinnamon stick 
1 tsp. ground cumin 
1 tsp. ground coriander 
2 tsp. ground turmeric 
1/2 (or more) tsp. cayenne pepper or ground chile of choice 
2 tsp. salt 
Fresh coriander, chopped (cilantro; omit if desired) 
Black pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large saucepan, bring 2 qts. water to a boil; add peas and simmer 30
minutes. While this is going on:

In a deep skillet, heat the vegetable oil on high. When the oil is very
hot, add the cumin seeds and cinnamon stick and fry, stirring, for 5-6
seconds. Add the onions and garlic and let cook, stirring, until onions are
beginning to brown ( about 5 minutes). Add the mushrooms and cook until
they are just softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, cumin, coriander,
turmeric and cayenne. Stir to mix well, reduce heat to low, cover and allow
to cook about 10 minutes. 

When the peas are done simmering, add the tomato/onion/mushroom mixture to
the pan containing the peas and water. Add salt, cilantro if using, and
black pepper to taste; mix well and simmer, uncovered, another 30 minutes.

 


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Jonathan Smillie                                             
Installation & Training Team Manager    
ProTix, Inc.                                                     
jsmillie@protix.com / www.protix.com                                         
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