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Moroccan Bissara - Fava Bean Spread

Bissara is a traditional Moroccan fava bean spread seasoned with garlic, cumin and turmeric - a popular street dish served with Moroccan bread

⏱ 1 hr 10 minMake ahead: 8 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Soak the beans overnight in water.
    ⚙ SoakingBowl
  2. 2
    Drain the beans, transfer to a pot with the water and bring to a boil.
    ColanderStovePot
  3. 3
    Turn down the heat and simmer 45 minutes, until the beans is completely tender.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  4. 4
    Reserve ½ cup of the cooking water and drain the beans.
    Measuring cupColander
  5. 5
    Grind the beans In a blender with the garlic, cumin, turmeric, paprika, salt and black pepper.
    ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorBlender
    💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
  6. 6
    Add the olive oil, lemon juice and cooking water and blend a smooth paste.
    BlenderorFood processor
  7. 7
    Transfer to a flat plate, pour the olive oil over it and sprinkle the cumin and paprika.
    Plate
454calories
23 gprotein
52 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 19%● carbs 45%● fat 36%

Per serving (166 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
  • Measuring cup · Also works: Kitchen scale (None) · Glass (for drinking/serving) (Regular glass (about 240 ml), less precise)
  • Plate · Also works: Serving platter (None)

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