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Zealousideal-Top4701 OP t1_j4amfv5 wrote

Reply to comment by LilAnge63 in [Homemade] Ful Mudammas (Egyptian Fava Beans) by Zealousideal-Top4701

I lived in Egypt about 15 years. My husband is Egyptian. I know almost all Arabic cuisine. Ful takes a lot of time to cook, but making the dish itself is quite easy; you put the cooked beans into a blender, put some spice like cumin, coriander and salt. Also add a small piece of garlic and also you can put some tahini. Mash the beans until they have a fine consistency, then put it in the bowl. After it's in the bowl, you can chop up half a tomato (or as much as you like) and add it in. Then to finish it off you can add spices to the top, a squeeze of lemon (or as much as you like also) but most importantly add olive oil or linseed oil.

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LilAnge63 t1_j4j0tnq wrote

Thank you so much! I will pass this recipe on to her. I can’t wait to try it myself!

When you cook the beans do you add anything at all to the water or are they just cooked in plain water and then the flavour is added afterwards? I am assuming that when you say “it takes a long time cook” you are referring to the initial cooking of the fava beans? How long does this part normally take?

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Zealousideal-Top4701 OP t1_j4l4vbf wrote

Firstly, you have to soak the beans in water for about 12 hours (I usually let it soak for the night). And yes, I do add some stuff with it, like chickpeas, lentils, carrots, onions, garlic, lemon (with its skin), tomato and coriander seeds. Then I cook it in the pressure cooker for about 4 hours. After the beans are cooked, follow the recipe I gave above.

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LilAnge63 t1_j4tnkta wrote

Thank you very much. I will pass this in to her and so he will be very surprised and happy! I really appreciate you sharing your recipe!

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