Fill the peas with plenty of water, leave to soak overnight or for 6-8 hours. The peas will swell, increase in volume, which means they are ready for cooking. After soaking, wash the peas and fill them with two glasses of water. Please note that the proportion of peas and water is 1: 2. We begin to cook over low heat.

Cook the peas for 1-1.5 hours, until all the water has evaporated, the peas become soft and completely boiled down. At the end of cooking, salt, stir to bring to the desired taste.

We interrupt the finished peas with a blender until mashed potatoes are formed. If there is no blender, then use a simple and ordinary potato grinder.

Finely chop the onions, take not too little of it, so that the puree will become even tastier with the onion. Pea puree can be served not only with fried onions, someone else is fried carrots, and you see according to your preferences. But mashed peas with fried onions is a classic serving option.

Don't have time to cook? Follow quick recipe ideas on Instagram:

Fry onions in vegetable oil, pour 2-3 tablespoons. l., no more. Fry until golden brown to make the onion very aromatic and fragrant.

Put the hot pea puree on a plate and add the fried onions on top. It turns out very tasty and beautiful. For those who wish, you can additionally pepper the puree.

For a budget lunch, mashed peas will be the best option, although for those who love such a dish, it's not about money at all. It's just very tasty and always healthy. Bon Appetite!