Fava bean puree - bissara (morocco)
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Large dry fava beans; soaked overnight |
| And drained | ||
| 3 | Cloves garlic; crushed | |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| ½ | cup | Olive oil |
| 8 | cups | Water |
| 5 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cumin |
| 1 | teaspoon | Paprika |
| ½ | teaspoon | Chili powder |
| ½ | cup | Chopped parsley |
Directions
Place the fava beans, garlic, salt, 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, and water in a pot; then cook over medium heat until the beans are tender.
Place the beans in a food processor and process until smooth, then return to the pot. Add the lemon juice and cumin, and cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Spoon onto a serving platter. Pour the remaining olive oil evenly over the top; then sprinkle with the paprika and chilli powders. Garnish with the parsley and serve.
*Hanneman >FROM THE LANDS OF FIGS AND OLIVES, Habeeb Salloum and James Peters. 1995. Paperback 1997: Interlink Books. ISBN 1566561590 Recipe by: FROM THE LANDS OF FIGS AND OLIVES, Salloum and Peters (97)* By Kitpath <phannema@...> on Jun 12, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.