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Afghan Beef and Split Pea Korma

A patient Afghan stew of beef, onion and yellow split peas that cooks down into a thick, gently spiced gravy. It is spooned over plain steamed rice, and the split peas melt in to give it body.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total2 h 1 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Korma

  • 750 gbeef chuck, lean, trimmed, cut into 2 cm cubes
  • 125 mlvegetable oil
  • 1onion, large, finely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
  • 55 gyellow split peas, rinsed
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • ¼ tsphot chili powder, start here and add up to double if you like more heat
  • 375 mlwater
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 3 tbspcilantro, chopped

To serve

  • 6 cupsbasmati rice, cooked and hot

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Oregano
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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