Foul Moudamas
Foul moudamas is a Middle Eastern staple made with tender fava beans mashed with garlic and lemon, then drizzled with olive oil for a rich, hearty flavor.
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 487kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fava beans canned
- 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 - these will be used to top foul moudamas at the end. 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 garnish suggestions below.½ teaspoon Salt, ½ small Lemon, 1 tablespoon Olive oil, 1 clove Garlic, 1 tablespoon Tahini
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Notes
Garnishes
Chopped fresh herbs such as parsley and mint leaves
Typically used spices - paprika, cumin, chilli powder
Diced fresh tomato and onion
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
Serving: 1cup | 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