Ful Medames Recipe (Egyptian Fava Beans)

Ingredients

• 2 Cans Fava Beans ((3 Cups))
• 1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 1/2 Teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Green Chilli / Jalapeno
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Onion
• 1 Cucumber
• Handful of Parsley
• 1 Lemon

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse the canned fava beans well and drain. Combine the drained beans, ½ cup of water, required salt, paprika and cumin powder to a pan.

2. 2

   Mix everything together and let it cook for about 7-10 minutes on a medium flame.

3. 3

   Turn off the flame. Gently mash the beans using a potato masher.

4. 4

   Do not mash completely smooth. Add more water to adjust the consistency. Keep it aside.

5. 5

   To make the sauce, crush jalapeno and garlic together using a mortar and pestle.

6. 6

   Add a pinch of salt and freshly squeezed lemon juice.

7. 7

   Gently crush to combine everything. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, finely mince garlic and jalapeno mix them with lemon juice.

8. 8

   Pour the prepared sauce onto the warm beans mixture.

9. 9

   Mix everything until well combined. Add more water and mix if you want to thin it out.

10. 10

    Transfer it to serving bowls and top them with chopped tomato, cucumber, onion, and parsley. Drizzle olive oil on top and serve with pita bread or any other flatbread that you like.