Bessara Recipe

• 200 gm Dried Fava Beans
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Lemon Juice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Cumin (ground)
• ½ tsp Sweet Paprika
• ½ tsp Hot Paprika
• Little Cilantro (chopped)

• Keep the fava beans immersed in water for a whole night. Then peel it off.
• Take the beans with 5 cups of water and get it to boil on high flame. Later, boil it on medium flame until it is cooked. Strain the beans storing 2 tbsp bean stock.
• Grind the boiled beans with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, bean stock and spices into smooth paste. Pour it back into pan and heat it.
• Serve it hot with the top up of chopped cilantro.