Super Quick Lebanese Fool Medammas


Fool medammas is such a tasty & healthy dish, but when making it the traditional way from scratch it can be a bit time consuming. Here, you can use canned fava beans for a much quicker (but still tasty) version. Fool medammas is a very poular breakfast dish, served with fresh bread - perfect for suhor during ramadan. It also makes a nice light lunch if served with bread & a good salad or you can serve as part of a series of appetizers (like a mezze platter).

Steps


Rinse & drain the canned fava beans.
Place in a saucepan with the water & bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat & simmer covered for 10 minutes , then add the garlic & chilli if using & cook a few more miuntes or until the beans are nicely softened.
Remove from the heat & drain.
Mix the lemon juice & salt in a serving bowl.
Add the fava beans along with the parsley & mix well to coat.
Drizzle the olive oil over the beans & serve with fresh bread.

Ingredients


fava beans, water, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, fresh parsley, chili flakes