Foul Medames

Name: Foul Medames
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 600g cooked fava beans or broad beans; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped; 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; warm pita bread to serve; hard-boiled eggs to serve

Egyptian stewed fava beans with lemon, cumin and olive oil — a breakfast eaten across the Arab world.

Total time

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

600gcooked fava beans or broad beans

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbsplemon juice

2 tspground cumin

1 tspchilli flakes

4 tbspextra virgin olive oil

1 handfulfresh parsley, chopped

2ripe tomatoes, diced

warm pita breadto serve

hard-boiled eggsto serve

Instructions

Warm fava beans in a pan with a splash of water.

Mash roughly — some whole beans are good.

Add garlic, lemon juice, cumin and chilli.

Cook 5 minutes stirring well.

Season generously with salt.

Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil.

Scatter with parsley and diced tomatoes.

Serve with warm pita, hard-boiled eggs and olives.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

146

Protein

1.2g

Fat

14.2g

Carbs

5.3g

Fiber

1.3g

Sodium

9mg

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