Healthy & tasty Spanish style CHICKPEA & SPINACH stew: POTAJE (vegetarian recipe!)

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils cook faster and are lower in calories.

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

ham hock

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey leg

💰Cheaper: bacon

Smoked turkey leg adds flavor with less fat.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

Dice the onions.

Chop the garlic.

Peel and dice the carrots.

Fry the bread to make homemade croutons.

Fry some almonds with a touch of salt.

Set aside the croutons and almonds.

Add olive oil to the pressure cooker.

Add garlic and onions to the pressure cooker and stir together.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Add smoked paprika and stir quickly to avoid burning.

Add grated tomato and stir.

Add diced carrots and stir again.

Add fresh spinach and stir until wilted.

Add chickpeas and stir.

Add cumin and water to cover the ingredients.

Add a sprinkle of vinegar and stir.

Close the pressure cooker and cook.

Prepare the Mahal mixture by mashing garlic and almonds in a mortar.

Add croutons to the mortar and mash into a paste.

Mix the Mahal paste with the stock set aside.

Open the pressure cooker and add the Mahal mixture, stirring gently.

Let it rest before serving.

Top with boiled eggs before serving.

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