Ful medames

Name: Ful medames
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 400g can fava beans (available online) or broad beans; 1 small onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 100ml olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 large, ripe tomatoes roughly chopped (or 200g can of chopped tomatoes, if tomatoes aren’t in season); ½ lemon juiced; 2 tbsp tahini

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:35min

Try this brilliant Egyptian recipe from the head chef of London restaurant Ombra. Made using fava beans, it’s mashed into a chunky purée along with garlic, lemon and tahini

Updated at: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:04:02 GMT