FUL MEDAMES
The traditional Egyptian breakfast of dried fava beans is also the national dish, eaten at all times of the day, in the fields, in village mud-houses, and in the cities. Restaurants serve it as a mezze, and it is sold in the streets. Vendors put the beans in large, round, narrow-necked vessels, which they bury through the night in the dying embers of the public baths. Ful medames is pre-Ottoman and pre-Islamic.
Provided by Claudia Roden
Categories Bread Salad Sauce Garlic Breakfast
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- As the cooking time varies depending on the quality and age of the beans, it is good to cook them in advance and to reheat them when you are ready to serve. Cook the drained beans in a fresh portion of unsalted water in a large saucepan with the lid on until tender, adding water to keep them covered, and salt when the beans have softened. They take 2-2 1/2 hours of gentle simmering. When the beans are soft, let the liquid reduce. It is usual to take out a ladle or two of the beans and to mash them with some of the cooking liquid, then stir this back into the beans. This is to thicken the sauce.
- Serve the beans in soup bowls sprinkled with chopped parsley and accompanied by Arab bread.
- Pass round the dressing ingredients for everyone to help themselves: a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil, the quartered lemons, salt and pepper, a little saucer with the crushed garlic, one with chili-pepper flakes, and one with ground cumin.
- The beans are eaten gently crushed with the fork, so that they absorb the dressing.
- Optional Garnishes
- Peel hard-boiled eggs-1 per person-to cut up in the bowl with the beans.
- Top the beans with a chopped cucumber-and-tomato salad and thinly sliced mild onions or scallions. Otherwise, pass round a good bunch of scallions and quartered tomatoes and cucumbers cut into sticks.
- Serve with tahina cream sauce (page 65) or salad (page 67), with pickles and sliced onions soaked in vinegar for 30 minutes.
- Another way of serving ful medames is smothered in a garlicky tomato sauce (see page 464).
- In Syria and Lebanon, they eat ful medames with yogurt or feta cheese, olives, and small cucumbers.
- Variations
- A traditional way of thickening the sauce is to throw a handful of red lentils (1/4 cup) into the water at the start of the cooking.
- In Iraq, large brown beans are used instead of the small Egyptian ones, in a dish called badkila, which is also sold for breakfast in the street.
TA'AMEYA (EGYPTIAN FALAFEL)
Falafel, or ta'ameya as we call it in Egypt, is an all-time favorite street food. In most parts of the Middle East, falafel is made with ground chickpeas. However, in Egypt, we make it with dried fava beans. They are best served with pita bread, tomato, onions, and tahini sauce.
Provided by Gamila Salem
Categories World Cuisine Recipes African North African Egyptian
Time 8h28m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place fava beans in large bowl and cover with several inches of water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
- Combine soaked fava beans, red onion, parsley, cilantro, dill, garlic, coriander, salt, and cumin in a food processor; process to a dough-like consistency.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add sesame seeds; cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large plate.
- Shape fava bean mixture into balls. Roll in sesame seeds to coat.
- Fill a large saucepan 1/4 full with oil; heat over medium heat. Fry fava bean balls in batches until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 9.8 g, Protein 10.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 359 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
EGYPTIAN FOOL (FAVA BEANS) TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST
This is a very common food here in Egypt. Due to its cost, which is extremely low, it is a popular dish for many. With this recipe you can enjoy a traditional Egyptian breakfast in the comfort of your home! There is a LONG way to make this too, using dried fava beans and soaking and then cooking, this recipe makes it A LOT easier and in my opinion is even better! Enjoy!
Provided by cooking in cairo...
Categories Breakfast
Time 15m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop up a small onion with a bit of oil and sauté in small pot until tender, remove from heat.
- Open can of fava beans and dump into pot, along with juices, do not drain.
- Take a potato smasher and smash up the fava beans. I leave a few whole, but basically smash up most of them.
- Add salt, ground cumin and cayenne pepper to your liking.
- Squeeze juice of lemon into pot.
- Add a splash of olive oil.
- Heat just to boil and then that's it.
- Spoon some beans into a flat bowl, splash some oil on top of them. I like to add the following garnish, but you can leave garnish out and just eat that way they are just as yummy too.
- This is something I do sometimes to this dish as well-MY SPECIAL GARNISH. 1. Chop a few slices of red onion fine. 2. Chop a small (or half) green bell pepper finely. 3. Chop a handful of black olive slices finely. 4. Chop a small tomato finely. 5. A little bit of chopped parsley 6. Drizzle of tahina.
- Okay now you add all these finely chopped veggies around the bowl edge and finish off with a drizzle of tahina in middle of bowl. Looks beautiful! Then i mix all together and eat it mixed up!
FOOLL MUDAMMES (FAVA BEAN EGYPTIAN BREAKFAST)(فول مدمس)
Traditional breakfast in the middle east. This is my mom's recipe, my (and my husband's) favorite. You can make it at night and heat the next morning, keeps well in the fridge. I do not use oil to cook the onions, to lower the fat, and it tastes just as good!
Provided by najwa
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oil, add onion and cook for about 4 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, spices and salt, cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add fava beans, and mash it on low heat.
- You can mash it finely or leave some fava beans whole.
- Cover and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Serve with pita bread.
- You can drizzle some olive oil, tahini, lemon, or a combination on it before serving.
- I like hot chili peppers as well.
FUL MEDAMES - EGYPTIAN FAVA BEANS
From Saad Fayed, Ful medames is a popular breakfast dish in Egypt. It is served usually with a fried egg and pita bread. The pita bread is sometimes used as a scoop for the fava beans. Ful medames dates back to ancient Egypt. Overnight soaking of beans not included in times.
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Soak beans overnight in water.
- Drain, and cover with fresh water in large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and simmer on low for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until beans are tender.
- Drain and place in medium bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Beans and remaining ingredients can be mashed together, or the beans can be left whole and gently mixed with remaining ingredients.
- It is more commonly served mashed together.
- Serve hot with a fried egg and pita bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 704, Fat 16.2, SaturatedFat 2.3, Sodium 23.1, Carbohydrate 100.1, Fiber 42.6, Sugar 9.8, Protein 44.6
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