🇪🇬 Egypt
Ful Medames
In Egypt ful is civilization: mashed with cottonseed oil, cumin, and lime, from carts that never close.
🔪 Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 15 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
4 people
✨ What makes it special
Mashed smooth with cumin, oil, and lime; endless toppings from tahina to sahawiq.
Ingredients
- 500 gcooked fava beans (or canned)
- 1 tspground cumin
- 2 limes
- 4 tbspoil or ghee
- 2 clovesgarlic
- to tastetomatoes, onion, parsley to top
Method
- 1
Warm the beans in their liquid with garlic and cumin.
- 2
Mash to your preferred texture — Cairo likes it creamy.
- 3
Season with lime, salt, and a generous pour of oil.
- 4
Top with tomato, onion, and parsley; serve with baladi bread.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 4