Egyptian Fava Bean Dip (foul Mudammes)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) can cooked fava beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked fava beans
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin (but season to your own taste!)
• 1 dash cinnamon (but season to your own taste!)
• 1 dash clove (but season to your own taste!)
• 1 dash turmeric (but season to your own taste!)
• 1 dash cayenne (but season to your own taste!)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or to taste)
• salt
• 1 small potato, peeled and cooked, added when onion is cooking (optional)

Recipe

• 1 first, cook onion in vegetable oil until limp.
• 2 add garlic and cook a little.
• 3 add large chopped tomato and cook until it just starts breaking apart.
• 4 add spices and lemon juice and stir.
• 5 add fava beans and salt to taste.
• 6 leave on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• 7 put in blender and puree until smooth.
• 8 place in serving dish and drizzle generously with olive oil.
• 9 eat with carol's pita bread (warm crusty french bread is good too).