Black Eye Peas

Name: Black Eye Peas
Ingredients: black eye peas - 180g soaked o'nite in 1 litre water & 1/4t baking soda; salt 2t; vegetable oil 3T; asafeitda - generous pinch; cumin seeds 1/2t; onion 1.5 med - chopped; tumeric 1/4t; ground coriander 1t; ground cumin 1t; tomato sauce 1 cup; cayenne pepper 1/2t; tamarind paste 3T or 2T lemon juice

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Ingredients

black eye peas - 180g soaked o'nite in 1 litre water & 1/4t baking soda
salt 2t
vegetable oil 3T
asafeitda - generous pinch
cumin seeds 1/2t
onion 1.5 med - chopped
tumeric 1/4t
ground coriander 1t
ground cumin 1t
tomato sauce 1 cup
cayenne pepper 1/2t
tamarind paste 3T or 2T lemon juice

Directions

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