Free Recipe Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans)
Recipe Type: Free Vegetable Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 8
Ingredients for Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans) Recipe
1 lb Dried sm. fava or pink beans
1/4 c Olive oil
Lightly salted water 1/2
ts Cumin, ground
1/2 c Red lentils
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Green onions, chopped
Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans) Preparation
Sort and rinse dried beans. Place in a large saucepan and add lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer over low heat 2 1/2 hours. If necessary, add more water to keep beans covered. Add lentils and cover. Simmer 30 minutes longer or until lentils and beans are tender and mixture is thick but not soupy. Stir in lemon juice, olive oil, cumin, salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve hot, sprinkling each serving with a portion of green onions. *The Egyptian national dish is eaten for breakfast or any time of day with green onions and bread. Source – Middle Eastern Cooking by Rose Dosti, HPBooks.
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