Bajan Jug Jug with Pigeon Peas and Millet
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Ingredients
- 200 g millet
- 400 g pigeon peas
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 600 ml vegetable stock
- 2 spring onions
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 338 kcal
- Protein
- 13.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 58.1 g
- of which sugars
- 5.2 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- of which saturates
- 0.5 g
- Fibre
- 11.9 g
- Salt
- 1.15 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Rinse the millet and fry the sliced onion and crushed garlic in a little oil for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add the millet, drained pigeon peas, vegetable stock and thyme sprigs, and bring to a simmer.
- 3
Cover and cook for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the millet is completely soft and the mixture has thickened to a soft mash.
- 4
Lift out the thyme sprigs and mash the mixture roughly with a fork or potato masher.
- 5
Scatter with the sliced spring onions and serve hot.
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