Ful medames stew

Ingredients

• Olive or vegetable oil

• 2-4 garlic cloves, sliced

• 1 tomato, diced (or 1 tsp tomato paste)

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 can fava beans (preferably Egyptian/Sudanese kind with cumin, no chickpeas)

• Salt + pepper

• 2-3 eggs

• 1-2 TBSP apple cider vinegar or lemon juice

• 2 TBSP tahina

• Arabic bread or any flatbread (e.g. tortillas)

• (Optional) Herbs to garnish, roughly chopped (coriander / parsley / mint)

• (Optional) 1 Chilli, sliced

Steps

• In a saucepan fry on medium heat for 1-2 minutes the oil, garlic, tomato, cumin seeds and coriander powder

• Add the can of fava beans, including the water, if present. Add salt + pepper and water to cover, if neccessary.

• Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes

• Boil eggs for 6 minutes then put immediately in icewater

• Once stew has simmered mash half of the mix

• Add tahina + vinegar / lemon juice then taste

• Add a bit of water until slightly thinner than yoghurt

• Serve - garnish with a bit of tanina, then herbs + chilli

Ful medames salad

Ingredients

• ½ red onion, diced

• Herbs, handful roughly chopped (parsely / coriander / mint)

• 2 tomatoes or 1 can corn

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 TBSP olive oil

• 2 TBSP vinegar

• Salt

Steps