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millet-split-peas recipe



Date:    Wed, 09 Jun 93 14:22:38 EDT
 From:    Tom Molnar (molnar@utcc.utoronto.ca)
 Subject: split pea recipes
 
 
 
 Millet With Yellow Split Peas
 
 1.  1/3C yellow split peas( green is okay too)
 2.  1C whole hulled millet
 3.  1/2 ts whole cumin seeds(powder okay)
 4.  1 onion cut in half lengthwise, and sliced into fine half rings
 5.  1 clove garlic, minced, peeled
 6.  1/2 ts ground tumeric
 7.  1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
 8.  1 ts ground coriander
 9.  1/8 ts cayenne pepper
 
 
 cooking:
 
    roast millet.  In the bottom of a dry sauce pan slowly stir millet
    until about 1/2 of the kernals are a light golden brown.  Remove
    millet.
 
    Soak peas in 2c water for 5 hours, drain
 
    Saute or roast the cumin, 5 secs later insert onion
    and garlic.  Stir until onions slightly brown
    Put in rest of ingredients
    Saute for 2 min
    Insert 2C water, bring to a boil, lower to low and cook for
        30 min.
 
    Have some hot water ready
    Put 2 tablespoons of hot water over millet, stir quickly and
       cook for another 10 min.
 
    Turn off heat and let stand for 15 min
 kwvegan vegan