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Foul Ethiopian

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Foul Ethiopian

A fava bean stew mashed with spiced butter, lemon and jalapeño — an Ethiopian breakfast staple. Frying the garlic and jalapeño in niter kibbeh, the Ethiopian spiced butter, before the beans go in is what infuses that distinctive spiced-butter flavour straight through the dish.

Total time
20 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Ethiopian
Vegan

Ingredients

400gcanned fava beans (ful medames)
2 tbspniter kibbeh or olive oil
1jalapeño, minced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
juice of 1lemon
1 tspcumin
saltto taste
coriander and tomatoesto serve

Instructions

1

Warm fava beans in their liquid.

2

Drain most liquid. Mash roughly.

3

Heat niter kibbeh in a pan. Fry garlic and jalapeño 1 minute.

4

Add beans, lemon juice and cumin. Stir and heat 5 minutes.

5

Serve topped with coriander and diced tomatoes alongside injera.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
10
Protein
0.4g
Fat
0.2g
Carbs
2.3g
Fiber
0.6g
Sodium
2mg

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