Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe)
Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe) is a comforting one pot meal made with a blend of black eyed beans and celery which is considered as a staple food of Greeks. The dish has subtle flavors from dried oregano and thyme. The herbs lifts the whole dish up and gives a comforting taste to be eaten during a winter meal.
Serve the Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe) along with the Broken Wheat/ Bulgur to make it a healthy high protein meal.
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500 M
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4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Black Eyed Beans (Lobia) , soaked
- 1 Onion , finely chopped
- 3 Cloves (Laung) , garlic
- 2 Celery , stalks, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Homemade tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns , coarsely pounded
- 2 sprig Fresh Thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
- Salt , to taste
How to make Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe)
We begin making the Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe) by soaking the black eyed peas in water for 2 hours.
Heat a pressure cooker and add oil, sauté the garlic and onions till it is translucent. Add the herbs and celery which is chopped and sauté for some more time.
Then add the tomato puree and salt, sauté till it is cooked and the water gets evaporated.
Finally add the black eyed beans and coat it nicely with the masala and pressure cook it for 4 whistle.
Serve the Greek Style Μαυρομάτικα Recipe (Black Eyed Beans with Celery and Thyme Recipe) along with the Broken Wheat/ Bulgur to make it a healthy high protein meal.
