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Cooked split pigeon peas
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Cooking with split pigeon peas

Split pigeon peas provide a complex carbohydrate for many meals and an alternative to rice, pasta, potatoes, beans and lentils.
Course Cooking
Cuisine Indian
Keyword split peas, split pigeon peas
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Nicolas Pujol

Equipment

  • Large pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup split pigeon peas
  • 4 cups water
  • salt optional

Instructions

Before you start

  • One of the take-aways from cooking split pigeon peas is that they remain firm up to the perfect cooking time, and can quickly turn mushy when going beyond that. If you do not mind a bit of mushiness and like them soft, this will be no problem. If however you like pigeon peas firm and not mushy, it is best to very slightly undercook them. They should still be done. Verify that the firmness works for you before straining by tasting a few of them with a small spoon.

Cooking split pigeon peas

  • Bring the water to boil in a large pan.
  • Rinse the peas in cold water in a strainer.
  • Add the peas to the boiling water and cook for about 20 minutes. Around the 18th minute, start tasting the peas to check if they are cooked. Re-check every 2 minutes.
    How to cook split pigeon peas
  • Strain the peas, then rinse them in cold water to stop the cooking process, and remove any foam or mushiness that developed during the cooking. This will leave cooked but firm peas with a clean shape.
    Yellow split pigeon peas cooking time and straining
  • Add vegetables and spices to your liking.