In a heavy saucepan, sauté onion in oil for a few minutes until transparent.
Rinse peppers; remove seeds; cut into thin strips.
Add to pan with onion and sauté a couple of minutes.
Add rice; stir to combine; sauté briefly; remove pan from heat.
Bring a medium saucepan, filled with enough water to cover the tomatoes, to a boil
Peel tomatoes by slitting the skin and immersing each tomato in boiling water for 20 to 30 seconds.
Carefully remove from water, allow to cool a little and remove skin; chop coarsely.
Add tomatoes to pan with rice
Peel and mince garlic; add to pan with rice.
Return pan to heat.
Add hot broth.
Bring to a boil; cover; reduce heat; cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
Add peas to pan a few minutes before serving.
Season to taste with ground pepper.