Name: Ful medames
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Egypt
Ingredients: 2 cups dried fava beans, soaked overnight (or two 15-oz cans cooked); 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp salt; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 small onion, chopped; Chopped parsley; Hard-boiled eggs; Warm pita or baladi bread

Where it comes from

Ful medames is a national breakfast dish in Egypt and is also enjoyed in Sudan and throughout the Middle East. Street carts and breakfast shops serve it from large pots, and every cook has a favorite topping.

Explore the cuisine of Egypt, Sudan.

Recipe

Make Ful medames at home

Serves 4Time 2 hours 30 minutes, plus soaking

Ingredients

2 cups dried fava beans, soaked overnight (or two 15-oz cans cooked)
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
2 tomatoes, diced
1 small onion, chopped
Chopped parsley
Hard-boiled eggs
Warm pita or baladi bread

How it's made

Drain the soaked fava beans and boil in fresh water for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until very soft.
Drain, reserving a cup of the liquid.
Mash about half the beans coarsely with a fork, leaving the rest whole.
Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin and salt, adding bean liquid to make it creamy.
Warm through for 5 minutes.
Spoon into bowls and top with tomato, onion and parsley.
Drizzle with more olive oil and serve with eggs and bread.