Black-Eyed Peas with Coconut Milk

More complicated than the Dal with Coconut, this sweet, spicy, unusual preparation is one I adore. You can make it with other legumes, of course, but black-eyed peas are traditional, and they cook more quickly than most others. (If you can find them frozen—or, better still, fresh—they’ll cook very quickly.)

Other legumes you can prepare this way: lentils, chickpeas, black beans, red beans.