Egyptian Fava Beans (Ful Mudammas)

By The Mediterranean Dish · 15 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. In a cast iron skillet or saucepan, add the fava beans and ½ cup water. Warm over medium-high heat.
2. Season with kosher salt and ½ to 1 teaspoon ground cumin. Mash the fava beans with a potato masher or fork.
3. In a mortar and pestle, smash the hot peppers and garlic. Add the juice of one large lemon and stir to combine.
4. Pour the garlic and hot pepper sauce over the fava beans. Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil.
5. Top with the chopped parsley and diced tomato, plus a few slices of hot pepper if you like.
6. Serve with warm pita bread, sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, green onions and olives.

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