Date:    Wed, 09 Jun 93 14:22:38 EDT
From:    Tom Molnar <molnar@utcc.utoronto.ca>
Subject: split pea recipes


Here are two recipes I scooped up from the net.  I don't know who
contributed them.

Tom

Millet With Yellow Split Peas

1.  1/3C yellow split peas( green is okay too)
2.  1C whole hulled millet
3.  1/2 teaspoon of Olive Oil
4.  1/2 ts whole cumin seeds(powder okay)
5.  1 onion cut in half lengthwise, and sliced into fine half rings
6.  1 clove garlic, minced, peeled
7.  1/2 ts ground tumeric
8.  1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
9.  1 ts ground coriander
10. 1/8 ts cayenne pepper


cooking:

1.   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.

2.    Soak peas in 2c water for 5 hours, drain

3.    Smear oil on pan, wipe off excess, heat oil for sauteing
4.    When oil is ready put in the cumin, 5 secs later insert onion
      and garlic.  Stir until onions slightly brown
5.    Put in rest of ingredients
6.    Saute for 2 min
7.    Insert 2C water, bring to a boil, lower to low and cook for
       30 min.

8.    Have some hot water ready
9.    Put 2 tablespoons of hot water over millet, stir quickly and
      cook for another 10 min.

10.   Turn off heat and let stand for 15 min