Pigeon Peas and Rice Recipe
Learn How to Make Smoked Fish Pigeon Peas with Rice Kenyan Recipe
Smoked Fish Pigeon Peas with Rice Recipe
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
1-19-2017
Pigeon peas
originated in India and emerged around the year 2000 BC in Western Africa.
Pigeon peas serve as a source of protein, carbohydrates for millions of people
across the African continent.
Smoked Fish Pigeon Peas and Rice Recipe
African recipes by The African Gourmet
Easy Smoked Fish Pigeon Peas with Rice recipe from the kitchen of The African Gourmet
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Ingredients
5 pieces any type of smoked fish
2
cans canned pigeon peas
2 tablespoons palm oil or coconut oil
1
teaspoon brown sugar
1
bay leaf
3 minced garlic cloves
1 large white onion, diced
2 large red tomatoes, diced
2 large red tomatoes, diced
2
cups water
Salt and pepper optional
Salt and pepper optional
Directions
In
a large pot, add all ingredients and mix well. Simmer about 3-hours stirring
occasionally. Serve over rice.
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Weeding pigeon peas fields in Kenya Africa |
Pigeon peas seedpods
are flat and slightly wavey, sickle-shaped or straight measuring an average of 3 inches in
length. Each pod can contain between 2 and 9 seeds which can be white, cream,
brown, yellow, purple or black or mottled with any combination of these colors.
Pigeon peas are pulses, which are a type of leguminous crop harvested for the dry seed. Dried beans, lentils and peas are the most commonly known and consumed types of pulses. Recipes from across the world feature pigeon peas as the main ingredient with just as many health and environmental benefits:
Pigeon peas are pulses, which are a type of leguminous crop harvested for the dry seed. Dried beans, lentils and peas are the most commonly known and consumed types of pulses. Recipes from across the world feature pigeon peas as the main ingredient with just as many health and environmental benefits:
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Pigeon peas are packed with nutrients
and have high protein content, making them an ideal source of protein
particularly in regions where meat and dairy are not physically or economically
accessible.
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Pigeon peas are low in fat and rich
in soluble fiber, which can lower cholesterol and help in the control of blood
sugar.
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Pigeon peas have also been shown to
help combat obesity.
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Pigeon peas can contribute to climate
change mitigation by reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers.
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For farmers, pigeon peas are an
important crop because they can be both sold and consumed by the farmers and
their families.
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The nitrogen-fixing properties of pigeon
peas improve soil fertility, which increases and extends the productivity of
the farmland.
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| Making pigeon pea flour at home |
Making Pigeon Pea Flour at Home
Everyone is used to
flours made from wheat and corn, however, pigeon pea flour is not used in many
recipes because it is not well-known. Pigeon pea flour, when mixed with other flours such as wheat, makes delicious loaves of bread.
Bread flour is used to make bread that
has high protein content so during the bread-making process the bread will
rise. Pigeon pea flour would fall into the specialties flour groupings such as
Paleo baking flour and gluten-free flour.
Making pigeon pea
flour is easy to make at home, you simply need a coffee grinder. For the most part, the amount of dried pigeon
peas you put into the grinder is the amount of flour you will get. This means
you will need to grind the amount of flour you need for a particular recipe
plus a little more so you do not run out of flour halfway through making your
recipe.
The length of time you will grind the pigeon peas depends on how course
you want your flour to be, the longer you grind the finer your flour will
become. If you want super fine flour, we suggest you use a food processor
instead of a coffee grinder. Alternatively, one way of getting your flour finer
is by sifting the pigeon pea flour through a fine mesh and then regrinding the
larger bit that does not pass through.
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