Yellow Split Pea Meatballs Food

YELLOW SPLIT PEA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Add water, salt, pepper, cumin, tumeric and coriander to the yellow split peas and start cooking them on the stove.
• While they are cooking, finely chop 10 of the shallots.
• When split peas are softened, drain, and smash them up with a tablespoon.
• Mix meat, shallots, split peas, spices (according to your preference on the amount of each) in a bowl with your hands.
• Pour enough olive oil just to cover the bottom of a large sauce pot adding a few more shakes of all the above spices.
• Add 3 sliced shallots to the bottom of the pan.
• Place loosely packed meatballs on top of the shallots.
• Finish by adding the remaining sliced shallots on top of the meatballs.
• Cover and cook 1 hour.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA DHAL

Steps:

• Rince split pea until water runs clear.
• Boil 1 litre of water, add cinnamon stick, turmeric, chilli pieces and 2 slices of ginger. Simmer for 30-45 minutes (check packaging of split pea for recommended cooking lengths.)
• Heat oil in frying pan and add cumin seed. Fry for 30 seconds and add onion, chilli (add aditional chilli here if required), ginger. Fry until onion is soft. Add garlic, coriander, garam masala and salt and fry for further two minutes. Add tomato plus 100ml water and allow to cook for 20-30 minutes.
• Add spice mix to split pea and stir though. Squeeze in lemon juice and serve topped with coriander leaf.
• Eat as a main with roti or as a side.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine peas, carrots, celery, onion and water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add potatoes, salt and pepper, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a large skillet, saute celery and onion in 2 T oil until tender.
• Transfer to a bowl, add pork, bread crumbs, water, salt, sage and egg and mix well.
• Form into 3/4" balls and in same skillet, brown meatballs in remaining oil.
• Add to soup, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.