[saraalpha]

Greetings!

I'm new to the forum. Please forgive me if I'm in the wrong place, or am being redundant.

I am planning to make the rice, pigeon peas and coconut this week for a party. I need a little advice.

If I am unable to find pigeon peas, what may be a suitable substitute? Also, what would be the best type of rice to use in this recipe?

Thank you so much. This website is wonderful.

Sara

[Aunt Clara]

Hmm...

I don't know. It won't be the same, but if I were pressed I could use red kidney beans, or fava beans.

[Aunt Ilana]

You could also try green lentils or mung beans, but as Aunt Clara said, it won't be the same. The rice to use is long grain white ('American') rice.

[Bluedrakes]

In my humble opinion, nothing compares to "guandules". I prefer to use long grain white rice, or parboiled, but in Dominican I find they use more what we in Canada call "short grain", even though it's really not a lot shorter.

Indian Basmati works well, too, specially for "Moro" with red kidney beans.