COWPEAS IN TOMATO SAUCE (GIAHNI)

Cowpeas giahni, a classic loved legumes recipe both for legumes lovers and others…!!! 
Try them and enjoy their unique aroma and the minty taste that make cowpeas to truly stand out.

INGREDIENTS:
• 250 gr. cowpeas
• 3 large onions, cut into thick slices
• 3 garlic cloves
• 4 fresh ripe tomatoes, grated
• fresh mint, around 20 leaves chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 150 ml olive oil

• 600 ml water

PREPARATION:
Wash the cowpeas well and boil them in water for 15 minutes. Strain the water afterwards.

In a pot add the olive oil, the onions and the garlic

and sauté until they soften.

Then throw in the cowpeas and sauté all the pot’s ingredients together.

Add the tomato,

mint, pepper and water while stirring and let them cook on a low heat

until the sauce thickens.

Then sprinkle the salt, stir and serve…If you’re not fasting have some feta cheese with the meal.

NOTE:

They can be cooked wonderfully in a baking pot.

GOOD LUCK!!!