Greek chickpea stew | Akis Petretzikis 

everytime he says "trust me" i really trust him

I don't know who's filming this, but you need to show us INSIDE the pot when he's stirring and saying "look at this." Just raise the camera up one foot.

It would be cool to see more of the inner side of the pot as well, not only from the outside, so we could see the proper consistency of the food

This is the first time I've seen your videos, and LOVE the way you explain extra stuff. You don't just tell me what to do, you tell me "why" to do it, which helps me to remember it later. Well done. Can't wait to try it.

"Sexy nice chickpeas" - I think that's a better name for the soup.

"- Who is the best friend of lemon? -of course, Mr Rosmary. The Top tip of the week. Classic.

Use vegetable stock instead of chicken and this becomes vegan. Perfect for Great Lent!

Hi! I'm Hispanic but I lives in United States. I love three things from you: 1. Your recipes. Because it's really healthy and some recipes could be gluten free. Perfect for me. 2. Your accent it's very unique. 3. Your simplicity. I lovet!! Thank you New subscribe. 😉👍

its not Mr Rosemary its Mrs Rosemary its a girls name lol

I made this last week and it was so delicious! I added a lot of lemon and fresh dill at the end. My husband got mad when he saw me cooking this dish. He said he hates chickpeas and I should have made lentil soup. But when he tried the soup he couldn't believe it. He said it is amazing that I can make something so disgusting taste sooooooo good! He said it was like a nice cooked meal one would eat in a european pub. Thanks Akis! Happy cooking! Cheers!

“Look at this. This is beautiful. This is lovely. This is amazing.” Me waiting for the cameraman to freaking show the stew. 😤😂

Chickpeas? 👍 Great recipe? 👍👍 Excellent presentation? 👍👍👍 This channel? 👍👍👍👍❤️

"we like the veggies to become sexy”

i have already made this recipe and i can tell you it was one of the best meals i have ever eaten

Right when you took a bite & I saw your face, I said out loud - “tastes like home”. I know the flavors very well from my family! I could feel it! Opa! 🇬🇷💙

I love your recipes man, I absolutely love mediteranian food. I like how you grow all your herbs on that rack

kalimera akis ı tried thiis recipe and its perfect thanks we turkish guys from aegian region loves to cook like greece men

Thank God for your life for explaining this recipe in ENGLISH.A lot of us that doesn't speak Greek .

Yes! Stuff from my childhood. I really miss my mother.

Excellent! Poly orea :) greetings from India!

I made this for my family today. Was absolutely delicious. I even added some swiss chard for some green. Highly recommended recipe for everyone. It is very tart and lemony, not for everyone but for me it was delicious.

You can probably use only one lemon if you squeeze it propperly and not throw half of it away ...

Oh my God I’m so glad I found you !!! you were the first person who thinks like me with the great big cutting board countertop everyone thinks I’m nuts that I want to have a big slab of wood that I use as one big chopping block !! so I’m glad you have one so I can see how it looks after you’ve been cooking on it for a while, thank you thank you and love your “do not salt the chickpeas while cooking” tip I never knew that either this looks delicious I will make it next week thank you again, sexy kitchen too 💖👍

Since you have your own camera operator you should show what is in the pot while you are preparing. Some people might not know how caramelized vegetable look like or something else.

It's amazing, this dish is very similar to a Spanish one known as "potaje". Traditionally cooked at eastern or Semana Santa (Holy week). I love you Hellenes!!! 🇪🇸🇬🇷❤️❤️❤️

LOL “Don’t be cheapy with chickpea!” Open a cooking school! 🤠🏆💪🏽🕺🏽

Great recipe. Akis and other chefs who associate with him, (won’t name out of respect for Akis’s channel, but you know who they are.) are the best chefs. Something has happened to food over the past decade. Food has become garbage. Everything is over-cooked, seasoned the same and covered with some crappy sauce that makes it all taste the same. Akis and chefs like him take food back to what it should be. He lets the ingredients speak for themselves rather than covering them all with some overtly-potent bull-crap sauce. And i love the use of raw ingredients in some of his reciped. Why the hell do Americans need to grill and fry every single thing in their meal, cook it twice over and cover it in some mayonnaise-based sauce? It gross. People like Akis need to keep this real food alive! I am dark-skinned person who practices Levantine cuisine. Akis’ use of ingredients and his method of preparing and cooking the food is simply proper! Like Akis’ said, “This food is simply the best food!” I suggest Americans try it. Quit cooking everything three-times over and coating it with salt, mayonnaise and sauce. This is real food, where the natural flavor of ingredients and seasoning is brought to fruition. Akis is great chef!

Traditionally we cook it all night, for more than 12 hours, in a woodoven to became thick

I NEED to try this, chickpeas are my favourite legume too! and this looks similarly delicious to Spanish chickpea stew, which is thickened with almonds and olive-oiled bread (and of course Spanish olive oil is the best in the world. haha jk)

i was waiting for him to start screaming "THIS IS SPARTA" half way into the video. Besides that, amazing recipe. Thanks. :)

This dish is SO delicious, simple and fresh! I recently became a vegan and I love one-pot-meals, so I'm constantly searching for stews with legumes, particularly chickpeas. (Also, I happen to love Greece and Greek food - I've been to Greece twice and definitely want to visit again). The only change I made was with vegetable stock in stead of chicken stock. σας ευχαριστώ!

I lived in Rhodes, Cyprus and Thessaloniki in the 50s and 60s and had this dish made pretty much the same way with very little differences. It's amazing. I love chickpeas and anything with dill and lemon. I learned to make this dish from one of the employees at the embassy in Thessaloniki who taught me how to make other Greek dishes as well. Kaló fagitó. Thank you Akis for demonstrating how to make this amazing dish.

We in India also cook Chikpeas. It is called 'CHOLE'. It is served with flat Indian bread called' KULCHA'. It is most popular street food in New Delhi, perhaps as iconic as 'HOT DOG' in New York.

I love that you’re speaking English now! My partner is Greek and I understand a few words (especially food) so I can generally follow along... but this is much easier thank you!!

This was amazing! My family claims they don't like chickpeas, but went back for multiple servings of this. Will definitely make again, thank you!

I just finished making and eating this. This was SO DELICIOUS OMG. I could have eaten so much but had to pace myself, haha. So easy and with the easiest ingredients. I had it with some orzo at the side to make it more filling for my weekend lunch as I was so hungry and it was so so delicious. But even without, it is so SO good! By itself it’s really amazing. Especially the dill and the slices of lemon...once you squeeze more as you’re eating only adds this amazing acidic thing to cut through and brings life to every bite. And it’s so creamy without the use of dairy?! And I love me some dairy! Haha. Can’t wait to make this again, and again, and again! Anyway, thanks for this wonderful recipe! Especially during my 4th or 5th week in lockdown, this meal cheered me up and it was so easy and fun making it ☺️

Zest and juice of two lemons? I don't dare to put that much lemon, lol. I'm making it with zest of 1/2 lemon and juice of 1, we'll see how it turns out. EDIT: it turned out absolutely delicious, thank you for this very healthy and yummy recipe. It was plenty lemony for me with what I put in, although I had only a little over 400 grams of chickpeas to make it with.

You should not recommend to eat chickpeas raw. A raw chickpea contains a protein that is poisonous. Boiling it for about 20min decomposes it and makes it safe to eat. The canned version of it is already preboiled by the way. Nice recipe though, very tasty!

Mr. Lemon and Mrs. Rosemary, lol. Except for chicken stock all sounds good.

@Akis: Thank you so much. I grew up in Germany where my parents owned restaurants. One of their friends was Greek and had a restaurant as well, called Olympus. I grew up loving Greek food. Thank you so much for bringing traditional Greek dishes to so many. This is just awesome. Thank you!

Found my dream man!

This looks amazing, and I will definitely try it! Greek cuisine is my absolute favorite. So healthy, fresh and delicious!

Not sure if veggies can be sexy but I know Akis is ♥️

I'm legit not sure if I'm watching the cooking or watching his fine self but all I know is, yes 💖

Akis! I made this recipie already 30 times. Sprinkled with feta at the end. Used Italian olive oil. Used greek olive oil. With different types of onions. With and without blending... BUT! It always ends up incredibly tasty warmy winter dish... it's a magic :)

This Revythada has become a staple in my diet. It is so rich and zesty, fresh thyme and rosemary make this dish come alive. Thank you again Akis.

I love chickpeas almost as much as I love Akis. Such a dreamboat! And such a great chef.

If you have any doubt, put some olive oil! XD hahaha greek people might pee olive oil

Thank you for this recipe! Magic on every level.

i love you akis! love your food and repics much love from israel

Im very happy to see you :) and you always make exactly what i like 👌your are my favorit since years ❤️ Greetings from Amsterdam (Holland) ✌️

This has become one of my regular recipes, I cook this at least every other week. Thank you!

I love chickpeas and it’s a cold, snowy day perfect for a nice bowl of warming soup or stew...thank you!

Used this as inspiration to make a red lentil soup today, absolutely delicious. The lemon hit just made it, a new favourite!

It looks delicious ❤... i love your recipes, thank you very much ... we fell in love with Athens and your Kitchen Lab ... so we will be back soon to visit the beautiful city again and enjoy your amazing brunch ...Greetings from Vienna ❤❤

Add coconut milk, it's amazing taste

Love eating this when I'm in Paros. Now I'm going to make it for myself tomorrow. Brilliant. You explain things so well. ThanksX

I made this and added a green bell pepper and 2 potatoes as well. Wonderful dish truly remendous flavour.

Thank you looks delicious. Greetings from Yerevan.

OH yes YUM!!! I LOVE GARBANZO TOO!!!!

I am guessing this is what Zeus looked like.

Сhickpeas! I`m absolutely falling in love with hummus. Mmmm...So I`ll try this appetizing dish definitely. And, Akis, ur greek yogurt cheesecake - crazy delicious!!! 👏Thank u, Akis for ur sexy skillful hands! 😘Greetings from Russia 😉

You are completely right chef Akis. This recipe is a-mazing. My comfort food used to be junk food, but now I need to make this once a week. So healthy, so delicious. Thank you for sharing this!

Chickpeas are v. good for you and healthy, i ❤ them whether soup or hummus dips. I found Akis channel searching for Zucchini fritters, and could not believe how much Greek food is such a big influence here in Australia. All these yummy foods Akis makes are in the cafe culture here, and popular because they are so healthy, quick to prepare and make, and popular with families too.

Pressure cooking chickpeas will reduce the cooking time by half, however I like this method. Cooking something in open bowl is always more healthy.

God, the food is sexy, the guy is sexy, the kitchen is sexy... wow! Recipe looks great! I love the fresh herbs set up. Maybe you could install a camera above your counter and stove? I just subscribed... and shared. EVERYthing looks yummy. ❤️

He really likes throwing his knife and even the spoon around huh? Do that inside a restaurant kitchen, you'll be yelled at. Thumbs up on the content though, miss eating Greek chickpea soup with former colleagues.

I have been watching this video for weeks. I have been so curious as to what it would taste like. There are so few ingredients so I was not expecting much but it smelled so good while it was simmering. OMG!!! SO GOOD!!!! Thank you for this.

Hello from Canada Enjoying your recipes 😍👍tried already some. Greetings from Toronto 😍❤👍

I don't know what kind of lemons you have there, but juice of 2 lemons completely destroyed the dish & I had to put double or tripple the amount of water to save it.

That looks great. Good job, Greeks.

uhm aki, chickpeas (as well as beans) are poisonous when not cooked... so please do NOT eat them raw ;-) i cannot believe u do not know this....

"sexy, nice chickpeas" LOL

Mi hijo la preparó aquí en Guadalajara y le quedó buenísima. Excelente. Estuvo e Grecia hace 2 meses.

This really is beautiful, I made it and it’s unbelievable. One of the best dishes I’ve tasted 👌🏾

Amazing recipe Akis. What wine would you pair with this chickpea stew?

Wasn’t sure about this at first but holy moly, once you get into it it’s absolutely outstanding

I have made this recipe before and it was delicious! I making it again tonight. Yum Yum~Efharisto! Akis

i hope Akis is not going to be upset ... sorry, i am going to use canned chickpeas, know it's not going to taste the same, yet, i am a busy guy...

Do all Greeks call food "sexy"? I will never look at chick peas the same again.

I made it with vegetable stock to make it vegan. SOOO delicious! Thank you Akis!

I made this and it turned out great. Simple and tasty and quite Laymooonie ;-). Personally, I would go with half the recommended quantity of lemon juice next time and add more if needed. Thanks for sharing.

Akis is a terrific showman and chef and shows how enthusiastic he is about the food he makes. Thank you chef, it’s just great.

this guy is the most wholesome Spartan I've ever seen

This is a Greek dish, but we have this is in Turkey, too. Many do not want to admit, however, Turkey and Greece are so similar that it is really difficult to tell the difference sometimes

Chick peas . Super food . Dont buy English baked beans full of salt and sugar. Use chick peas . Just had a good quality tomato sauce .much healthier and a lot cheaper

That was amazing how he cooked this dish, he don’t even mention cream or another thickening stuff like another European do!

Good LORD this man is a GREEK GOD!!! 💗💗💗💗😉😉😉👌👌👌😘😘😘😍😍😍

Dear Akis, It’s because I know you’re always ahead of the curve, I think you should try to eliminate your use of plastic cling wrap. Featuring traditional recipes is great but you also have a platform to educate others. All the best!

I just forgot that I came here to cook sexy chickpeas soup.... enjoying the (view) food, I mean 😆

if you continue to treat your knives like this, you will ruin them or have to sharpen them mre than usual. Great recipe though!!!!!!

Are the 600g of chickpeas in the recipe dry or after being soaked for 6 hours?

This is so good! I did use vegetable stock though. Nevertheless will definitely make again!

I am in love! Greek God and loves to cook! :-))

Just in time for Great Lent, thank you!

Chickpeas are supremely nutritious and filling and adapt to many different types of flavouring from different cultures. Most animals, including birds, can have them too which makes them an ideal staple for emergency supplies for people and pets during these uncertain times. Pre-cooked cans and jars are best (in case water is in short supply or if fuel for cooking might be a problem). This recipe is definitely going on my list.

Great looking stew my friend.👊🏻 greetings from England.

¡¡Joder!! Se me hace la boca agua. Gracias por la receta y las indicaciones. ¡¡Demasiado apetecible!!

OUH YEAH, GREEK RECIPE!! THANKS!!

And don't be cheapy, add a good amount of chickpeas! Hahaha.... nice as always! : )