Atar allecha <ethiopian>
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Onion; chopped |
| 2 | Cloves Garlic; finely chopped | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Corn oil |
| 1 | cup | Split green peas; soaked; cooked, drained, mas |
| ½ | teaspoon | Tumeric; ground |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | teaspoons | Hot green pepper; finely |
| 1 | cup | Water |
Directions
Atar Allecha is a spiced green pea puree.
Soak peas for one hour. Cook for ½ hour. Drain. Mash. Set aside.
In dry pan over moderate low heat, stir fry the onion and garlic for 2 mins. Add oil and stir fry one minute more.
Add the mashed peas, tumeric, salt, and chili. Mix well. Add the water and cook 3-4 mins longer to reduce the mixture to a thick, green, well spiced puree.
Serve with warm Injeera.
From Sephardic Cooking by Mark Copeland Posted on Cooking echo by David Pileggi Submitted By LISA GREENWOOD On 08-17-94 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Apr 08, 1998