Ful madames

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Ful Madames, Recipe Board, Pita Bread, Recipe Boards, Dinner Idea, Arabic Food, Pita, Thai Red Curry, Nom Nom

Pronounced "fool", and spelled numerous ways, this Egyptian dish makes a great deal of food for very little money. I baked some pita bread to serve with it, though any pliable flat bread would probably be great. Just as there are numerous spellings, there are numerous recipes where the only common ingredient seems to be dried fava beans-after that, it seems to be a matter of local style and personal tastes. Is this "traditional?" Heck if I know, but probably not. There was a small Middle…

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Egyptian Breakfast Recipe: Ful Medames Egyptian Breakfast, Ful Medames, Lentil Dishes, Doner Kebab, Middle Eastern Dishes, Egyptian Food, Middle Eastern Recipes, Arabic Food, African Food

A trip to Cairo wouldn’t be complete without trying the ancient Egyptian breakfast staple, ful medames. To make the dish, the ‘fūl’ or beans are warmed and gently flavoured with cumin, onion, tomato, garlic and parsley. The richly flavoured beans are often accompanied by a colourful array of sides: smoky griddled flat breads, creamy tahini sauce with a lemony kick, hard boiled eggs for sustenance, and refreshing chopped tomato and cucumber salads. Ful medames was a famed Egyptian breakfast…

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