Green Rice with Dried Split Fava/Broad Beans

Name: Green Rice with Dried Split Fava/Broad Beans
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: ½ cup (1 oz/30 g) fresh dill, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried dill weed; ⅓ cup (2 oz/60 g) raisins, optional; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 ½ cups (9 oz/250 g) dried split fava/broad beans soaked in cold water for a few hours, then drained; ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons oil; 2 cups (16 oz/450 g) rice, washed and soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, then drained; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; Meat (see note on suggested cuts)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

If fresh fava beans are hard to come by, they may be replaced with dried shelled and split fava beans, available at Middle Eastern grocery shops.

Ingredients

1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons oil
1 ½ cups (

Asia
Iraq
Stew
Main course

Method

In a heavy medium pot, sauté onion in oil until it starts to change color, about 7 minutes. Add drained fava beans, dill weed, and turmeric. Stir for a few minutes. Add 3¾ cups (875ml) hot water, bring to a quick boil, then reduce heat to medium, and let beans boil gently, covered, until they are almost done, about 5 minutes. Do not let them overcook. Test by biting into o