Yellow split peas and vegetable puree (Greek Fava)
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow split peas
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- to taste salt & black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- lemon
- 2.5 cup water
Instructions
- First of all, wash the split peas well, clear water should come out. Then pour water so that it is covered by 3-4 cm and let it sit overnight so that it cooks quickly. The next day, drain the water.
- Finely chop the onion and garlic, and cut the grated carrot into cubes.
- Heat the pan, pour oil, add onion and carrot, and saute for 5 minutes, then add garlic, yellow split peas, spices, salt, and black pepper, mix well and leave it for 3-4 minutes. Then add water, and sugar and bring to a boil, when it boils lower the heat and simmer until the peas are well cooked. If the water dries up, add a little.
- Finally, blend, you can add more water to get the desired thickness. Squeeze lemon after serving, you can also drizzle with olive oil.Bon Appetit!