Foul Mudammas

Foul Mudammas

Egyptian stewed fava beans

🥘 Ingredients

Masala Base

  • garlic cloves (6g, minced)
    2 cloves
  • olive oil (30ml)
    2 tbsp
  • salt (1g)
    1/4 tsp
  • tomato (150g, diced)
    1
  • yellow onion (150g, diced)
    1

Cook Stew

  • chickpeas (cooked)
    400 g
  • cumin (2g, ground)
    1 tsp
  • fava beans (cooked)
    800 g
  • lemon
    1 medium
  • salt
  • tahini (120g)
    1/2 c
  • water (120ml)
    1/2 c

Serving

  • cherry tomatoes (quartered)
    4 tbsp
  • cucumber (diced)
    4 tbsp
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • flatbread
    4 pieces
  • parsley (10g, chopped)
    4 tbsp

Masala Base

  1. 1
    Heat olive oil in a skillet with a pinch of salt .
    olive oil: 2 tbsp (30ml), salt: 1/4 tsp (1g)
  2. 2
    Add yellow onion and fry until softened, about ⏱️ 7 minutes .
    yellow onion: 1 (150g, diced)
  3. 3
    Add tomato and fry together until the tomatoes darken and the mixture starts to thicken.
    tomato: 1 (150g, diced)
  4. 4
    Add garlic cloves and fry for ⏱️ 1 minute until fragrant.
    garlic cloves: 2 cloves (6g, minced)

Cook Stew

  1. 1
    Add fava beans to the skillet and season with cumin to taste. Add water if the mixture is too thick.
    fava beans: 800 g (cooked), cumin: 1 tsp (2g, ground), water: 1/2 c (120ml)
  2. 2
    Cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes until the fava beans start to soften. Mash half of the beans directly in the skillet to make a thick sauce.
  3. 3
    Add chickpeas . Let everything stew together. Taste and adjust with more salt and cumin if needed.
    chickpeas: 400 g (cooked), salt, cumin
  4. 4
    Stir in tahini , remove the skillet from the heat, and mix well.
    tahini: 1/2 c (120g)
  5. 5
    Stir in the juice of lemon to taste.
    lemon: 1 medium

Serving

  1. 1
    Serve with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil , parsley , cherry tomatoes , and cucumber . Serve with warm flatbread .
    extra-virgin olive oil, parsley: 4 tbsp (10g, chopped), cherry tomatoes: 4 tbsp (quartered), cucumber: 4 tbsp (diced), flatbread: 4 pieces