Greek Sweet Peas and Potatoes

Greek peas and potato recipe made with fresh sweet peas. Arakas is classic Greek dish from the mediterranean cuisine and now that peas are in the season you can make it from scratch with this very easy recipe.

5 from 1 vote

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: greek

Keyword: 30 minutes, greek sweet peas and potatoes, potato

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Servings:

Calories: 210kcal

Author: Rekha Kakkar

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 large Onion diced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 large potato lcut into chunks
1 large carrot
1 cup peas
¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
¼ cup fresh dill chopped
½ cup water
50 grams Feta

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a big saucepan over medium heat.
Cook for a few minutes after adding the onion.
Stir in the garlic fand saute.
Add tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add salt and pepper.After that, mix in the potatoes and carrots and coat with spices and tomato paste.
Cover with lid and cook for 7-8 minutes.
Add in shelled peas, water, dill and parsley mix everything uniformly and cover with lid.
Cook for 4-5 minutes till sweet peas are tender.
Stir once in a while.
Finish with some Dill and crumbled Feta and enjoy with crusty bread.

Video

Notes

Use top quality extra virgin olive oil, which will enhance the flavour.
Do not add too much water. Water should be enough to cook the veggies and not too much. In the end peas and potatoes should be coated in the oily sauce, that shouldn’t be watery.
All the vegetables to cook slow to medium heat.

Nutrition