Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 4
- Dried fava beans, soaked overnight400 g
- Garlic4 cloves
- Lemons2
- Olive oil80 ml
- Ground cumin2 tsp
- Tomato, diced2
- Parsley6 sprigs
- Chilli flakesto taste
- Saltto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Drain the soaked beans, cover them with fresh water three fingers above and bring to the boil. Skim.
Drop to the lowest possible heat and cook covered for three or four hours, until the beans start to collapse. Top up the water as needed.
Mash about half the beans in the pot with a masher, leaving the rest whole.
Stir in the crushed garlic and season. Divide between bowls.
Into each bowl: olive oil generously, lemon juice, cumin, tomato, parsley and chilli to taste. Serve with flatbread.
