Dinner for 3

Black-Eyed Pea Brown Rice Pulao

Name: Black-Eyed Pea Brown Rice Pulao
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup uncooked/dry black eyed peas; 2/3 cup brown basmati rice; 1 tsp oil; 1/3 tsp cumin seeds; 1/3 tsp mustard seeds; 1/4 cup raw or roasted peanuts for nutfree; 1/2 onion; 5 cloves garlic; 1/2 inch ginger; 1/2 hot green chile (optional); 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp coriander powder; 3/4 tsp garam masala; 1/3 tsp cayenne; 1 large tomato chopped; 1/2 bell pepper; 1 3/4 cup water; 7/8 tsp salt; lemon juice (optional)

$5.62for 440 minServes 3

Black-eyed peas and brown basmati rice pressure-cook with warm spices, tomato, pepper, peanuts, and aromatics.

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 3.25 oz$0.09/oz typical	3.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
	Wild, 4.25 oz$0.15/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.65Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Onions, 0.2 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.38Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Enchilada, 0.25 oz$0.16/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 0.4 lb$1.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.78Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.2 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.47Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.22

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.41 per serving$5.62 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup uncooked/dry black eyed peas
2/3 cup brown basmati rice
1 tsp oil
1/3 tsp cumin seeds
1/3 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 cup raw or roasted peanuts for nutfree
1/2 onion
5 cloves garlic
1/2 inch ginger
1/2 hot green chile (optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander powder
3/4 tsp garam masala
1/3 tsp cayenne
1 large tomato chopped
1/2 bell pepper
1 3/4 cup water
7/8 tsp salt
lemon juice (optional)

Steps

Rinse the black-eyed peas and brown rice, and drain them well.
Set a pressure cooker to sauté, heat the oil, and cook the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, onion, garlic, ginger, chile, and peanuts for 3 minutes.
Stir in the turmeric, coriander, garam masala, cayenne, tomato, bell pepper, black-eyed peas, rice, water, and salt.
Cook at high pressure for 22 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Stir the pulao gently and add lemon juice if desired.

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