====== Pigeon Pea Dahl - with coconut milk ======
===== Ingredients =====


  * 1/2 tea of: garam madala, corriander powder, cumin, ginger, garlic all combined
  * 1/4 tea chilli
  * 2 tab heaped onion crushed (dried)
  * 2 tab dried tomato paste
  * 1 can tomato pure 
  * 1 can coconut milk 290mL
  * 1/2 cup dried pigeon peas
  * 1/4 cup mushroom dried

===== Preparation =====
    - Add water to onion powder and tomato paste and let sit 10 minutes
    - Add water to mushrooms to rehydrate
    - Cook dried pigeon peas for 1.5 hours

===== Procedure =====
    - Heat oil gently
    - Add all spices to oil
    - Cook gently until it starts to be a bit more aramotic
    - Add tomato paste mixture
    - Simmer gently 10 minutes
    - Add pigeon peas
    - Add coconut milk
    - Add mushrooms
    - Simmer until reduced to desired thickness
    - Add salt to taste

Serve with coconut rice

===== Comments =====

Onion powder quoted in this recipe is from dehydrated onions, put through a food processor until course. Fresh onions diced could be used.

 --- //Robert Zamperoni//
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