Lentil Ful Medammes
Lentil ful medammes is a variation of the traditional Egyptian dish ful medammes, which typically uses fava beans. In this variation, lentils are used instead of fava beans. This dish is hearty, flavorful, and often served for breakfast but can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Here’s a recipe for you to try:
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup dried green lentils
- 3¼ cup water
- 1 onion
- 1 handful garlic scapes or 3 cloves of garlic
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp each cumin, chilli flakes, black pepper, oregano
- salt to taste
Tomato and Parsley sauce
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1 handful parsley finelly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ of one lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
Instructions
- In a large pot heat up olive oil and add chopped garlic scapes and onion. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Add dried lentils and cover with water.
- Add all the spices and mix. Simmer the lentils for about 30 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile mix all the sauce ingredients and le it sit.
- When the lentils are cooked with the hand blender blend half of the mixture and mix well.
- Serve the lentils on a deep plate and add the tomato and parsley sauce on top.
- Enjoy with pita or any other fresh bread. Enjoy!