Natco Gungo Peas 400g

Natco gungo peas 400g are cooked pigeon peas in salted water, 240g drained, the pulse behind a proper Caribbean rice and peas and a great deal of Trinidadian and Guyanese cooking. They are small, firm and slightly nutty, and hold their shape through a long simmer with coconut milk. For a Punjabi curry, the black eye beans or jumbo chickpeas in the same range are the closer fit.

About Natco

Natco has been importing and packing South Asian ingredients for the UK for over half a century, and the tinned pulses are the lines we reorder fastest; see everything from Natco.

How to use it

Fry spring onion, garlic and thyme, add the drained peas, rice and coconut milk, and cook until the rice is done for rice and peas. They also go into a Trinidadian pelau, a gungo pea soup with dumplings, or a curry with a Caribbean curry powder.

Good to know

• Ingredients: rehydrated pigeon peas, water, salt. No allergen statement on pack
• Suitable for vegetarians, naturally rich in protein
• Net 400g, drained 240g. Peas not from the EU, product of Italy
• Once opened, transfer to a non-metallic container, cover, refrigerate and eat within 2 days

Natco gungo peas 400g are part of our beans and peas range, within canned and preserved.