Description
Ful Medames is a classic Egyptian breakfast dish featuring creamy fava beans simmered in a flavorful tahini-based sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans (15 oz each) fava beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Pita bread, for serving
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the drained and rinsed fava beans, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, warm water, cumin, coriander, and salt. Stir well to mix.
- Heat the bean mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through and the flavors have melded, about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the chopped parsley.
- Serve the Ful Medames warm, with pita bread on the side.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Egyptian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg