Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans)

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Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans)

Fool Medames (Egyptian Beans) is a traditional Egyptian recipe (also sometimes spelled Fuul or Ful Medames) for a stew of dried broad (fava) beans, typically served as a main meal accompaniment. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Egyptian version of: Egyptian Beans.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

180 minutes

Total Time:

200 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian Recipes Bean Recipes Egypt Recipes

This dish, also known as Fool Mudammas (also spelled Ful Medames or Fuul Medames) is a classic Egyptian beam dish. Traditionally it is made with either broad (fava beans) or pink Egyptian lentils and red lentils can be substituted. This is also often served for suhoor, the pre-dawn meal served during Ramadan.

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 or fried slivers of onions, to garnish
salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste

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 either with the chopped spring onions or with fried slivers of onion.