Name: Green Rice with Fresh Fava/Broad Beans (Timman Bagilla)
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 2 lbs (900 g) fresh fully grown fava/broad beans in the pod; or 1 lb (450 g) frozen fava beans or giant lima/butter beans, thawed; 2 cups (16 oz/450 g) rice, washed in a fine-meshed sieve, drained, then soaked for 30 minutes in 3½ cups (860 ml) cold water (do not drain); ¼ teaspoon turmeric; ½ cup (1 oz/30 g) fresh dill, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried dill weed; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1½ teaspoons salt; ⅓ cup (2 oz/60 g) raisins, optional Meat (see note on suggested cuts)

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Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

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Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

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Dill and shelled fresh fava beans will give rice a fresh and appealing green color. When they are out of season, use frozen fava beans or lima/butter beans. The dish is usually cooked with meat to make a hearty main meal. Lamb, veal shanks or chicken are all delicious with this kind of rice. An option is to leave out the meat and serve it with yogurt sauce.

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