Fool Medames
(Egyptian Beans) Recipe

Origin: Egyptian Period: Traditional

This dish, also known as Fool Mudammas is a classic Egyprian lentil dish. Traditionally it is made with pink Egyptian lentils but red lentils can be substituted.

Ingredients

450g dried broad (fava) beans or pink beans
90g red lentils
3 tbsp lemon juice
60ml olive oil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
100g spring onions, chopped
salt and black pepper to taste

Fool Medames
(Egyptian Beans) Preparation:

Method:

Sort through and rinse the beans then place in a large saucepan and add lightly-salted water to cover. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover and cook on low heat for 2½ hours. If needed top-up the water to ensure that the beans are covered at all times. Add the lentils, cover and simmer for a further 30 minutes, until both the lentils and the beans are tender and the mixture has thickened. Stir-in the lemon juice, olive oil, cumin, salt and freshly-ground black pepper. Tip into a serving bowl and garnish with the chopped spring onions.

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Fool Medames(Egyptian Beans) Recipe

Origin: Egyptian Period: Traditional

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