Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 ea Onion, chopped 1/2 ts Chili powder
2 tb Oil 4 ea Whole cloves
1/2 ts Ginger, grated 1 ea Stick cinnamon
1/2 ts Garlic, minced 2 ea Cardamom pods
2 ts Salt 1 c Green split peas, dried
6 ea Whole peppercorns, crushed 2 ea Tomatoes, diced
1 ts Turmeric 5 c Stock
2 ts Coriander 1 ts Garam masala
2 ts Cumin 2 ea Shallots, chopped, optional
2 ea Chili peppers, crushed

In a large soup pot, fry the onions in the oil until light brown.
Stir in the spices toss in the peas tomatoes. Stir again cook
for 5 minutes over moderate heat. Add stock, bring to a boil, cover
simmer until the peas are tender (at least an hour). Before
serving, stir in the garam masala fish out the cinnamon stick
cloves. Garnish with shallots.

Adapted from "The Africa News Cookbook"
Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 12-05-94

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