Name: Fresh Fava/Broad Beans Simmered in Olive Oil (Bagilla Khadhra bil-Zeit)
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 cups (18 oz/510 g) fresh fava/broad beans, jacket and skin removed; or 3 cups frozen lima/butter beans, no need to skin; or 1 lb (450 g) fresh fava/broad beans in pods; ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice; 1 cup (250 ml) yogurt; 2 cloves garlic, whole and unskinned; ¾ teaspoon salt; 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; ¼ cup (½ oz/15 g) fresh dill, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed; ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil; ¼ teaspoon chili powder, or to taste; ½ teaspoon each black pepper, cumin, and coriander; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 garlic clove, grated

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

The season for fresh fava beans is short, so make the most of them while you can. When they are not available, use the frozen variety or even frozen lima/butter beans. When fresh fava beans are still tender and young at the beginning of their season, use the whole pod with the beans inside. Just cut off both ends and pull off any strings from both sides.