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A white plate of creamed fava beans topped with chopped parsley
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Creamy Foul Moudamas (Lebanese Fava Beans)

Lebanese fava beans are a typical breakfast comfort food called foul moudamas. Tender cooked fava beans that have been hand mashed with lemon and garlic then topped with olive oil. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine: Lebanese, Middle Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 487kcal
Author: Janelle Hama

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Fava beans canned (if using dry beans, see notes)
  • ½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • ½ small Lemon freshly squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil or to taste
  • 1 clove Garlic crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Tahini or to taste
  • ¼ cup Cooked chickpeas optional

Instructions

  • In a pot over med-high heat, heat up fava beans with its brine until completely warm. Optionally, warm up a ¼ cup of whole chickpeas separately over medium - high heat in a pot. Set aside.
    1 cup Fava beans, ¼ cup Cooked chickpeas
  • In a bowl, combine salt, lemon juice and garlic. Mash through the warmed fava beans with brine), now mash through tahini and combine everything together as evenly as possibly. The fava beans should be chunky and mash. Top with olive and optional warmed whole chickpeas. Serve warm. See serving and garnish suggestions.
    ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ small Lemon, 1 tablespoon Olive oil, 1 clove Garlic, 1 tablespoon Tahini

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Notes

How to cook dry fava beans
Step 1 - soak sorted beans in water (1 cup fava beans to 5 cups water) for 8-12 hours (the bean should be soft throughout)
Step 2 - Pour the beans and water into a pot, bring to a boil, then slow cook on low-medium heat for 10-12 hours. You may need to top up the water with warm water. The fava beans should be falling apart. Use as needed.
 
Garnishes
Chopped fresh herbs such as parsley and mint leaves
Whole tender chickpeas
Typically used spices - paprika, cumin, chilli powder
Diced fresh tomato
Variations
Use vinegar and tahini rather than lemon juice and tahini. Great with spices such as hot chilli and paprika powders.
Mix through chopped tomato, parsley, onions and radish
A spoonful of plain yogurt.
Cooked chickpeas can be mixed through any type of foul

Nutrition

Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 1181mg | Potassium: 731mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 5mg