Foul, pronounced as ‘fool’, is a popular street food that is spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This recipe does differentiate from country to country but today I’ll be showing you the Yemeni way of making it. Personally, I’ve never been a huge fan of foul, beans in general actually but I do enjoy this recipe. This is a dish that has been passed down from generation to generation. My mom makes this as breakfast and I make it for dinner, you can make this for whatever meal you would like. You can also customize this dish to what you like by either making this chunky or make it more liquid-y, you can also make it spicier. Definitely try this recipe out, customize it to your liking and tell me how you like it down below!
Yemeni Foul
Total Time: 20 minutes Serves: 12
Ingredients:
- Oil
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 tomato
- 1 jalapeño
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 cans of Tazah Fava Beans
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 1/2 tsp curry
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- Salt, to taste
Directions:
- Slice your onion. Dice your tomato, jalapeño, and cilantro. Peel your garlic cloves and then smash them.
- In a skillet, add in some oil along with your sliced onions on medium-low heat. Let them get transparent.
- Add in your diced tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro, and smashed garlic. Mix them around.
- Once everything is mixed together, add in your fava beans and stir them in.
- Close the skillet and let this sit for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, add in your seasonings such as curry, cumin, and salt. Stir everything together and let this sit for 10 minutes.
- Once 10 minutes are up, you’re ready to eat this with some delicious bread and some tea, if you would like!
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