Ful medames is an Egyptian dish, typically eaten for breakfast, made with fava beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, parsley and a bit of chilli. Basically, a whole lovely mix of wonderful flavours, all in one bowl. It is best eaten warm, on a bed of freshly made homous. HEAVENLY!
I made a batch recently, slightly differently from the typical recipe, but with the same tasty result. I used small split fava beans, which I soaked overnight then cooked in my pressure cooker, in water with a generous amount of olive oil. I’ll be honest, I overcooked them slightly, so I didn’t need to partake in the usual mashing of the beans as they were already pretty mushy! As such, when I added the cooked fava beans to their dressing, they soaked up the flavours perfectly.
In a large bowl I mixed several tablespoons full of lemon juice with cumin powder, crushed garlic, salt and a touch of cayenne pepper. I added the cooked fava beans to this and stirred well then left it all to develop for a few hours. It was basically a big bowl of mushy yellowy beans so not very photogenic at this stage, it got prettier as I pimped it…
With some of the mixture I added some steamed chunks of sweet potato and mashed them slightly with the ful medames – again, not wholly a pretty dish, but…OMG! the flavours!!!!!!! sweet potato and lemon juice go so well together, add in the garlic and cumin, and wow!!!! But then I also stirred in some tahini…that took it to a whole new level of amazing!
This is my version of comfort food – grab a spoon and dig in!
The addition of chopped coriander was my attempt at making it picturesque π
Another portion of my ful medames formed a part of this dish of wonder…
At the bottom of the dish is my homemade homous, sprinkled with sumac; the next layer was some of my warm ful medames; topped with a dip made of peas, coriander, parsley, quark, goats cheese, cumin and lime juice. Does that not sound amazing?? It really was!
I ate the last of my ful, with mashed sweet potato and topped with some of my falafel mixture..
An absolutely flavour overload!!
What do you think? Can I tempt you??
I was tempted already on the first photo, just got more and more smitten by the whole thing…
I ADORE sumac! I think I would love a bowl of your last concoction with the falafel mixture which has been tempting me ever since you posted about it π
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Thank you πππ I can’t tell you just how good it all tasted! It’s basically a page full of my favourite flavours!
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Oh wow Elaine so delicious, I’ve nevefr heard of this dish before but I love it and atop a bed of hummus. That is irresistible.
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Thank you ππππ ful is lovely, definitely worth a try x
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So many times, my mouth waters when I look at your cooking! It’s amazing!!
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Yay! Success!!! Thank you ππ
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Humus, fresh coriander, sweet potatoes….tempted for sure! were your ears burnign yesterday? You were being talked about in person!!!! You will have to wait a few more days to discover how come….!
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Oh goodness….that sounds ominous, I hope it was for good reason??!!
And thank you, I hope you like the dishes π
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Your blog is full of idea generating posts Elaine! Kudos And a very happy birthday β€οΈ
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Thank you very much ππππ
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Happy Birthday!! β€
Have a fantastic one.
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Thank you xx
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Whoa! What a bowlful of flavor! Ha, did I already say that on another post??? π
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Probably! Thank you ππ
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Great post I have seen fava beans in my local whole foods store – will have to try them!
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Go for it!
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A Birthday!??? Well then….Happy 29th Birthday to you….x
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Ha ha! I thank you…I am a very happy 45 π
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You do not look that I say 29!!! (I am 33) x
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Thank you βΊοΈ and you’re right, I don’t look 45, but then, what does 45 look like?? Either way, I’m happy to be exactly where I am and who I am, whatever my age x
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Yes and that is a great attitude Elaine-I just turned 33 but feel 23-that’s a big family keeping you moving non stop-LOL. Many more Birthdays to us both!!! x
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Absolutely!!!! Every one of my years represents experiences and all brings me to now, that’s all worth celebrating!
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Yes, I do agree…Hoping its a great day for you! x
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Thank you, and you xx
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Awesome it looks! π
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Thank you π
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Your blog title should have been “FOOD PORN” π Love all your creations in the kitchen, and it seems like you infuse so much color and depth in all your dishes.
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Thank you, I’ll take that as a huge compliment xxx
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I am in Germany with my grand nephew who is a vegetarian at 10 . He says your dish looks delicious. Happy Birthday !
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Please thank you for him, that’s a true compliment.
And thank you xx
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Wow Elaine, this dish just jumps off the page and sounds so delicious. I could snack on it any time.
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Thank you πππ
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Yes!! Consider me tempted! It looks very tasty indeed. π Yum!
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This is something new to me…looks so delightful Elaine… Happy B’day. ..
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Thank you ππ
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You can definitely tempt me xxx
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Yay!!! βΊοΈππ
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Oh my, I love this!!!! yumm
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Thank you π I know it’s not very traditionally made but it tasted good!!
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It sounds so delicious! you are always creative!
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Thank you xxxx
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Xxx
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Looks delicious, i love the colours
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Thank you ππ
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