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For the month of January, two members of Jackie Daley Realty are going vegetarian. In an effort to start the new year off with health, Jackie Daley, Broker, and Patricia Adams, Office Manager will not be eating meat.

East African Sweet Pea Soup
from: Elisabeth

This recipe is adapted from Sundays at Moosewood

• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp grated fresh peeled ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp homemade garam masala, which we happened to have on hand, OR
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground coriander seeds
• 1 tsp ground cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp turmeric (I don't like it and didn't use it, but Moosewood does)
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 sweet potato, diced
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 3 cups fresh green peas (took me 45 minutes to shell them!)

Over medium heat, brown onions and garlic in a pot for 5-10 minutes.

Mix in the ginger, salt, and all spices and cook for a few minutes, stirring often.

Add tomatoes and sweet potato, stir. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, stir.
Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add 2 cups of the peas and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and add remaining 2 cups of water.

Puree in batches in a blender until smooth (Be sure to leave the top partially off the blender, or cover with a kitchen towel, so that the liquid doesn't explode the top off!) return to the pot, add the last cup of peas, and cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes.