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Caribbean Corn Soup with Dumplings – Trini Style

Servings: 8
Calories: 195kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 5 tablespoons green seasoning
  • 2 cups split yellow peas / chana dal soaked overnight
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper split in half
  • 2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 3 corn cobs cut into small pieces
  • 16 oz. package frozen carrots and peas defrosted
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped shadoe beni/ chandon beny/ bhanhaniya (sub cilantro if not available)
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Dumpling Ingredients:
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter cut into small pieces
  • ½ - 2/3 cup milk or water

Instructions

  • Heat oil. Add green seasoning. (Alternately, you can sauté a combination of onion, garlic and bell pepper). Fry for a few minutes.
  • Add split peas. Stir fry for a few minutes until the peas are well coated with the seasoning.
  • Add 8 cups water and cook until peas are very soft and tender.
  • Using an immersion blender, coarsely puree. (Alternately puree with 4 more cups of water and puree until smooth.)
  • Add 4 cups of water. (Do not add if you have pureed smooth as noted above.) Add Scotch Bonnet and cumin powder. Bring to a boil.
  • Add corn and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make the dumplings.
  • In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles the size of small peas.
  • Slowly add the milk, a little at a time, just until the batter comes together.
  • Form into small balls or ovals as desired.
  • Add the defrosted vegetables into the soup and bring back to a boil.
  • Add dumplings, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add shadoe beny, coconut milk, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add lime juice and stir to combine.
  • Adjust salt and pepper as necessary. Remove Scotch Bonnet pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg
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