Besara

Name: Besara
Yield: To Make A Bowlful (Will Feed 4 As A Generous Side Dish)
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling; olive oil, for frying; 1 soupçon of paprika; splash of olive oil; 200 g/7 oz. generous 1 cup dried split broad (fava) beans, soaked for 6 hours, or overnight; 1 tsp.green cumin seeds (optional); 1 large onion, chopped; juice of 1 lemon; 1 level tsp smoked paprika

Broad Bean Mash

Preparation info

To Make A Bowlful (Will Feed
4
As A Generous Side Dish)

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Salmagundi

By Sally Butcher

Published 2014

About

A versatile purée from the Maghreb – and a top comfort food to boot. Enjoy hot or cold. Again, it is rather good with a platter of raw vegetables. Pictured at bottom.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz. generous 1 cup dried split broad (fava) beans, soaked for 6 hours, or overnight
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Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Drain the broad beans. Next, heat a little oil in a saucepan and fry the onion and cumin seeds together for a few minutes, followed by the smoked paprika and most of the drained beans (keep a handful back). Stir well before adding about 500ml/18fl oz/generous 2 cups water. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the beans are mushy and most of the water