Chickpeas with orzo soup

Revythia me kritharaki soupa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chickpeas (soaked in water for at least 12 hours)
  • 1/3 cup orzo
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 1 carrot in pieces/cubes (optional)
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2,5 cups water
  • salt, pepper, oregano

Method

  1. In a pressure cooker add enough water and boil chickpeas for 10 minutes.
  2. Strain the chickpeas and discard the boiling water.
  3. In the pressure cooker sauté with olive oil the onion and the carrots.
  4. Add chickpeas, stir and add water (until they cover well and more), pepper, oregano.
  5. Close the pressure cooker and let the ingredients boil for about 30′ (time is proportional to the pressure cooker, so cook as you usually cook legumes).
  6. When cooking time finished, let the pressure cooker to cool, open it, add some salt if needed and pepper.
  7. Put it again to the heat to boil, and add the orzo.
  8. When it stars boiling, stir well, leave boil for 2-3 minutes, switch off the heat and leave it there for about 15′-20′ (stir frequently).
  9. If it needs, add some boiling water.
  10. The revythia me kritharaki soupa is ready to serve.
Tips:

Try not to add salt when you cook legumes because salt causes legume peeling (most times).