Spanish cuisine · Soups & Stews

Olla Gitana

Chickpea and vegetable stew from Murcia with pumpkin, pear and mint – sweet and savoury.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 400 g cooked chickpeas
• 300 g pumpkin
• 200 g green beans
• 2 potatoes
• 1 firm pear
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 pinch of saffron
• Fresh mint

Instructions

1. Finely dice the onion and sweat in olive oil for 4 min until translucent; add the grated tomatoes and paprika and simmer for 3 min.
2. Add the chickpeas, green beans in pieces and the pumpkin and potato cubes and cover with water.
3. Simmer at gentle heat for about 30 min until the vegetables are soft.
4. Add the pear wedges and saffron and cook for another 15 min.
5. Season with salt and fresh mint.
6. Serve hot – fruity from the pear, typical Gitana.