After two interesting soups, my today's post is a super delicious again a nutritious stew i simply prepared with black eyed peas and tomatoes.Stews are similar to soups as there is no clear distinction between these two dishes. Stews have less liquid than soups and much thicker as well. Stew needs a longer cooking in low heat and soups can be cooked easily which requires less cooking time than stews. Stew can be served in a plate with rice, mashed potatoes or pastas while soups are always served in a bowl. You can add seasoning or flavourings to the stew depending upon your tastebuds. Actually i flavored mine with minced garlic, cumin powder, paprika and coriander powder along with dried oregano. Obviously this stew makes an excellent pair to enjoy with hot steaming rice.
This gluten free stew can be cooked easily with less efforts. You can cook black-eyed peas either by simmering in tomato sauce though you can use very well either tinned black-eyed peas or already cooked black-eyed peas. I went for a short cut method, yes i pressure cooked black-eyed peas earlier and used them in this stew. However once simmered in spiced tomato sauce, this black eyed peas tastes absolutely delicious. If you have enough time to cook your black eyed peas directly by simmering than pressure cooking them, please go on. And this stew is going for this week's blogging marathon as am running this week's marathon with Kid's delight-Soups and stews as theme.
2cups Cooked black-eyed peas
1cup Onion(chopped)
1tsp Minced garlic
2cups Tomatoes or 1can diced tomatoes
1tsp Salt
1tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1tsp Paprika
Olive oil
1/4tsp Dried oregano
Heat oil in a large sauce pan, add the chopped onions, minced garlic and saute until the onions turns transculent.
Add the chopped tomatoes or diced tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes turns mushy.
Add the coriander powder, cumin powder, paprika, salt and cook everything for a while.
Add the black-eyed peas, pour enough water and cook everything well until the stew turns bit thick.
Serve it hot.
This gluten free stew can be cooked easily with less efforts. You can cook black-eyed peas either by simmering in tomato sauce though you can use very well either tinned black-eyed peas or already cooked black-eyed peas. I went for a short cut method, yes i pressure cooked black-eyed peas earlier and used them in this stew. However once simmered in spiced tomato sauce, this black eyed peas tastes absolutely delicious. If you have enough time to cook your black eyed peas directly by simmering than pressure cooking them, please go on. And this stew is going for this week's blogging marathon as am running this week's marathon with Kid's delight-Soups and stews as theme.
2cups Cooked black-eyed peas
1cup Onion(chopped)
1tsp Minced garlic
2cups Tomatoes or 1can diced tomatoes
1tsp Salt
1tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1tsp Paprika
Olive oil
1/4tsp Dried oregano
Heat oil in a large sauce pan, add the chopped onions, minced garlic and saute until the onions turns transculent.
Add the chopped tomatoes or diced tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes turns mushy.
Add the coriander powder, cumin powder, paprika, salt and cook everything for a while.
Add the black-eyed peas, pour enough water and cook everything well until the stew turns bit thick.
Serve it hot.
Soups and stews sound perfect for the cold weather we are having now. This one would pairbwell with toasted bread too
ReplyDeleteWow this one is surely an excellent one to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThis soup is my all time favourite. I dont share it actually drooling over the pic.
ReplyDeleteYou know my weakness. The moment I saw black eyed peas, I bookmarked it right away. Thanks for this flavorful stew Priya.
ReplyDeletelovely broth there. and filling too !
ReplyDeleteWe love black eyed peas dal and this stew looks even more comforting.
ReplyDeletePerfect for the weather , full of protein , this would pass off as a fantastic dinner .
ReplyDeleteI prefer stews more during winters, I feel they are more filling and hearty! Black-eyed beans stew looks scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteblack eyed peas are one of my fave beans - what a great stew!
ReplyDeleteDelicious I love this stew.
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