Secrets to Perfectly Boiling Fava Beans

Ingredients

• Half a kilo of fava beans (suitable for ful medames)
• Two tablespoons of yellow cracked lentils
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Method

1. Cover the fava beans with clean water and soak them for 12 hours or overnight with half a teaspoon of baking soda
   Timers: 720 min
2. The next day... wash the beans and place them in a pot over the heat, covering them with clean water, of course, to just above their level. Add another half teaspoon of baking soda, half a teaspoon of turmeric, half a teaspoon of cumin, and the cracked lentils
3. Lower the heat after boiling and let the beans simmer until tender.... They won't need much time because of the baking soda
4. When the fava beans are cooked, discard the cooking water and cover the beans again with clean water. Add the remaining turmeric and cumin, along with 1 teaspoon dried coriander
5. Let them boil again for just 10 minutes
   Timers: 10 min
6. After boiling the fava beans, you can make them with tahini.. this is the method for Fava Beans with Tahini
7. Seasoning the fava beans will take only minutes.. and this is the tastiest way to make Ful Medames