Bessara
Serves: |
4 |
Recipe Type: |
Veg. |
Preparation Time: |
10 M |
Cooking Time: |
20 M |
Difficulty: |
Easy |
Ingredients:
- 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)
Cooking Instructions:
- 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.