DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Ful Medames
Also known as: فول مدمس
Egyptian mashed fava beans with cumin, garlic, lemon, olive oil and fresh garnishes.
About Ful Medames
Suzy Karadsheh's Egyptian ful reflects the fava-bean meals she knew growing up in Port Said. The beans form a creamy, substantial base beneath a generous dressing of olive oil, garlic and lemon.
Ground cumin gives the beans a warm, earthy character. Fresh chilli adds heat, while parsley and diced tomato bring a fresh contrast to the rich bean mixture.
Partly mashed beans retain some texture within the soft base. Warm pita and a selection of cucumber, green onions and olives are suggested accompaniments to the bowl.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ful Medames
Suzy Karadsheh's Egyptian ful with her offered dried-fava preparation.
- Dried fava beansBase
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- Jalapeño chilliSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- Lemon juiceSeasoning
- Extra virgin olive oilFinish
- ParsleyGarnish
- TomatoGarnish
- CucumberAccompaniment · Optional
- Green onionsAccompaniment · Optional
- OlivesAccompaniment · Optional
- All-purpose wheat flourAccompaniment · Optional
- Active dry yeastAccompaniment · Optional
- SugarAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried fava beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actually offered full original dry-fava branch34/40/107, not mandatory canned shortcut. Broader driedfava candidate; cultivar unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main dryfava soak/boil and simmer plus own optional pita dough; shared main-required water remains required.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main and own optional pita shared; required main seasoning.
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Jalapeño chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual main88 gives jalapeno as an offered hotpepper example; named choice, no union all chillies.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Extra virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main dressing and optional own pita dough/bowlcoat shared; main required.
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual main fresh tomato garnish, shared optional serving tomato remains required by main.
- Cucumber (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main95-99 optional serving suggestion, side-only parentoptional.
- Green onions (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main optional side, not mandatory additional chopped onion variation.
- Olives (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main optional serving side, exact olive cultivar/product formula unknown.
- All-purpose wheat flour (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Optional own pita175 all-AP branch over part-wholewheat;184 explicitly remaining same flour for dust. Inner required, whole side optional.
- Active dry yeast (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own pita175, innerrequired; optional bread parent.
- Sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own pita175, innerrequired; optional bread parent.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Egyptian Cuisine
- Chadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Djiboutian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Egyptian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Palestinian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Syrian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Coptic CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Damascene CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Sudanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- South Sudanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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