"Fava" - Split Pea Hummus - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large onions
300 g yellow split peas
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
100 ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons lemon juice
35 g capers, roughly chopped
10 g chives, finely chopped
salt and white pepper, to taste

Preparation

Chop one of the onions into rough chunks. Add to the split peas, bay leaves and turmeric in a large saucepan.
Add enough water to cover twice the amount of peas.
Bring to the simmer, skim off any scum, cover and let simmer for 60 minutes or until the peas are soft.
Keep an eye on them and add more water if necessary, they should be loose and sloppy like thick porridge at the end.
While the peas are cooking, slice the remaining onions finely and fry in a tablespoon of the oil until they are golden brown. Set aside.
When the peas are cooked, remove the bay leaves, blend the peas with the olive oil, garlic cloves and lemon juice until you have a smooth paste. Add water if the mixture is too stiff.
Season generously with salt and pepper.
Stir in half the fried onion.
Serve in a bowl with the rest of the fried onion, capers, chives and add a drizzle of olive oil.