Michael Mina’s Ful Medames Recipe from My Egypt

Michael Mina’s Ful Medames Recipe from My Egypt

www.finedininglovers.com

Try Michael Mina’s recipe for ful medames, a creamy Egyptian fava bean dish from his cookbook My Egypt, served with tahini, pickles, and warm flatbread.

Keywords

  • ful medames
  • Michael Mina recipe
  • Egyptian recipes
  • fava bean recipe
  • Middle Eastern dips
  • My Egypt cookbook
  • Egyptian street food
  • tahini
  • lentils
  • vegan recipes
View full recipe on www.finedininglovers.com

Keep recipes from your favorite sites together, ready for your next meal. Create a free account or sign in to save this recipe using the Save Recipe button above. For the cooking instructions, visit the original recipe at www.finedininglovers.com.

Share this recipe:

Cooking tools:

  • Food mill
  • Kitchen scale
  • Dutch oven
  • Potato masher
  • Pot
  • Skillet
  • Stove
  • Can opener
  • Colander
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Spatula
  • Ladle
  • Serving bowl
  • Paring knife

Ingredients

  • Fava beans: 2 cans (454 g drained and rinsed)
  • Dried red lentils: 90 g
  • Water: 700 ml
  • Fine sea salt: 1.5 tsp (divided. plus more if desired)
  • Ground cumin: 1/2 tsp
  • Aleppo pepper: 1/2 tsp (plus extra for garnish)
  • Ground turmeric: 1/4 tsp
  • Freshly ground black pepper: 1/4 tsp
  • Extra virgin olive oil: 2 tbsp (plus more if desired)
  • Medium yellow onion: 1/4 (finely diced)
  • Garlic cloves: 5 cloves (minced)
  • Limes: 2 (cut into 6 wedges)
  • Cilantro: chopped
  • Roma tomatoes: 2 (seeded and diced)
  • Aleppo pepper: to taste
  • Tahini: 65 g (well stirred)
  • Extra virgin olive oil: optional
  • Baladi bread or pita bread: enough to serve
  • Pickles or eggplant: mixed
  • Arugula leaves: optional

Ready to cook this?

Turn these ingredients into a shopping list you can check off as you shop.

Free account required. Already a member? You can sign in on the next step.

More Like This