Dairy-Free Khoresh Gheimeh (Split Pea Stew)
A classic Persian stew featuring beef (or lamb), yellow split peas, tomatoes, and dried limes. Made dairy-free by using oil instead of ghee. Served with basmati rice.
Ingredients
- about 680 g Beef stew meat
- 1 cup Yellow split peas
- 1 large Onion
- 3 tbsp Tomato paste
- 3 whole Dried limes
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 0.25 tsp Saffron
- 1 tsp Salt
- 0.5 tsp Black pepper
- 4 cups Cooked rice
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1Soak the yellow split peas in water for at least 30 minutes.
- 2Dice the onion and sauté in olive oil until softened.
- 3Add the beef stew meat to the pot and brown on all sides.
- 4Stir in the tomato paste, turmeric, saffron, salt, and pepper.
- 5Add the soaked split peas, dried limes, and 4 cups of water. Bring to a simmer.
- 6Cover and cook for 1 hour, or until the beef is tender and the split peas are soft.
- 7Remove the dried limes before serving. Serve hot over rice.
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