Semolina Pilaf with Peas

Name: Semolina Pilaf with Peas
Yield: serves 3¿4
Ingredients: 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen and defrosted; Salt; 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil; 1/8 teaspoon ground asafetida; 1/2 teaspoon urad dal or yellow split peas; 1/2 teaspoon whole brown mustard seeds; 10 fresh curry leaves, or use 5 basil leaves; 1/2 teaspoon very finely grated peeled fresh ginger; 2–4 fresh hot green chilies (such as bird’s-eye), finely chopped; 1 cup (6 ounces) semolina (see above); 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon sugar

December 9, 2011

Here is one of the great offerings from Kerala, a state on the southwest coast of India, where it is known as uppama. The semolina that is required here is a coarse-grained variety that is sold as sooji or rava in the Indian stores or as 10-minute Cream of Wheat in the supermarkets. (It is not the very fine version used to make pasta.) This pilaf-like dish may be eaten as a snack with tea, for breakfast with milky coffee and an accompanying coconut chutney (see Sri Lankan Cooked Coconut Chutney), or as part of a meal as the exquisite starch.

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