Ful Masala
Sauteed Beans are my favorite during these wintry seasons. One such dish that I usually prepare when Fava beans are available in the market is Ful masala.
Ful (fool) in Arabic are called as Fava beans or broad beans in English. Ful-Roti was my favorite combination during my stay in Saudi Arab. Most of the restaurants in Saudi sell Ful and we enjoyed it along with Tameiz, a kind of delicious bread sold in the Saudi markets. My friend had posted the recipe for Tameiz sometime back on her blog.
Cooked Ful /Fava Beans
Dried Fava beans are available in Walmart Supercentres, and usually at many middle-eastern grocery shops.
These beans have a meaty texture and a distinct taste. I sometimes add the puree of fava beans to curries as it adds body, thickness and nutrition to gravy curries.
Ful Masala – Fava Beans in a Tomato-Garlic Sauce
Ingredients:
- Extra Virgin Olive oil – 2 tbsp
- Yellow Onion – 1 cup, finely sliced
- Garlic – 1 tbsp, finely chopped
- Roasted Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Tomato puree – 3/4 cup
- Tomato Ketchup – 3 tbsp
- Fava beans – 1 can
- Cilantro – 1 tbsp (for garnish)
Ful Masala – Fava Beans in a Tomato-Garlic Sauce
Method:
- Drain and rinse the fava beans if you are using canned fava beans, and keep aside. If using dried fava beans, wash and soak them in surplus water overnight in a cool dark place. Drain the water. Using fresh cool salted water, pressure cook them until soft. Keep aside.
- Pour oil into a nonstick kadai or wok at medium high heat. As it warms up, add the onion and let it caramelize until nicely golden brown in color.
- Add garlic and saute for a few minutes. Add cumin powder, red chilli powder and salt. Pour the tomato puree and tomato ketchup. Mix well. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the fava beans and gently mix with the tomato sauce. Cover the lid and let cook for 3 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve warm.
Suggested Accompainments: Enjoy Ful along with Tameiz, Pita bread, or your regular Roti or Rice.
Cheers,
Mona
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January 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Love the cute pair of cooked beans,nice shot.Bowl of spicy beans is perfectly in tune with the cold season.Hope you are keeping warm:)
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Yummy! lovely colours! i have bookmarked this recipe.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
though i have never tried these, but the way u describe them mona, makes me think that they are pretty yum!
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hi Mona, nice recipe and new dish to try !!
Very lovely pic of the two beans ,must say!
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Hey Mona, so nice to see foul on your blog today. I just bought some yesterday, n absolutely love them. I like to drizzle some tahini on the top and a squeeze of lime to finish it off. Not to mention some fresh khabbus from the bakery …yum …my mouth is watering. Think i’ll make it tomorrow. 🙂
Oh, Kate, I love ful-salad too, yummy-yummy! ~Mona
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 pm
YUM!! Mona, I have been looking for these Fava beans forever, I wanted to make Falafel with it. They look so pretty. Great dish, thanks! 🙂
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Yet again I have learnt something new from your blog. Thanks Mona!
January 24th, 2009 at 12:46 am
stunning colours, very autumn-y.
Approx. how long does it need to pressure cook?
Rashmi, Soak the dried beans overnight, and presuure cook for approx 20 minutes. The timing may differ depending on the size of pressure cooker and the amount of water, etc. ~Mona
January 31st, 2009 at 2:22 am
Yum… ful one of my favorites beans.
love you recipe & I’ll give it a try soon,thank you for sharing :)& thanks for mentioning my recipe 😉
Take care
December 17th, 2009 at 11:53 am
As salam alaikum Mona.i’d like to know if you have tried d receipe for tameez.how does it come out?indeed,the pleasures of tameez-ful wen i was in Saudi are incomparable even thoh oh-so-simple.
WaAlaiKumAsSalaam Fatima, I haven’t yet tried it, but inshallah I plan to. ~Mona