Hummus Bil Ful

Name: Hummus Bil Ful
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 1 x 400 g (14 oz) can whole fava beans (aka ful); 1 x 400 g (14 oz) can whole fava beans (aka ful); Olive oil, to drizzle generously; ½ tsp roasted ground cumin; 1 quantity of OG Hummus; Salt; Lemon juice, to squeeze on top; Za’atar; 1 tbsp Shatta; Warm bread, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4
generously

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Red Sea Cookbook

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

About

Hummus with a generous topping of hot fava beans is quite a popular version in Egypt and Palestine and loved all over the Middle East. I make this whenever I have leftover ful followed by a chef’s kiss. It’s damn good.

Ingredients

1 x 400 g (14 oz) can whole fava beans (aka ful)
Olive oil, to drizzle genero

Asia
Africa
Egypt
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Warm the fava beans in a pan with a little olive oil. Sprinkle in the ground cumin and salt to taste.

Spread the prepared hummus on a plate or dish of your choice. Make a well and top up with the warm fava beans.

Drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon and sprinkle with za’atar. Top it up with shatta and serve with warm bread.