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Ingredients:

750 grams stewing lamb or beef

250 grams split-peas

3-4 onions

½ cup of cooking oil

3 spoons of tomato paste

200g can chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon turmeric

½ cup water or stock

4 dried limes

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

Prior to cooking, soak split-peas in warm water for 3 hours, then drains out the water.

Peel and thinly slice onions, fry until golden.  Wash and cut meat into small pieces and fry in onions until colour changes.

Add tomato paste to the meat and fry for another minute.  This is to awaken flavours of the paste as it has been in a can or tube for a while.

Add split-peas, salt, pepper, turmeric, chopped tomatoes and water and bring to boil. 

Turn heat down and slowly cook for one hour until mostly cooked, adding more water if needed.

Using a knife, dimple the dried limes and add to the meat.  Cook for another hour until the meat is tender and the split-peas have cooked.

Traditionally this dish has French fries style potatoes on top when served.  You can make at home or buy from McDonalds or BK.

Serve with white rice.