Green Fava Beans with Oil

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 kilo fava beans, trimmed, cut, washed and drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper paste
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 bunch fresh coriander, washed and chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Method

1. In a pot over the heat, add the vegetable oil and chopped onion and stir until softened
2. Add the chopped, washed, and drained green fava beans, then the salt, and stir a little
3. Add 1 cup of water and stir, then cover the pot, reduce the heat, and leave for about half an hour, stirring from time to time .. You can add an extra half cup of water if the water dries out and the beans are still hard
4. When the beans are cooked ... add the cumin, coriander, hot pepper paste, crushed garlic, chopped coriander, and olive oil, and stir
5. Cover the pot again for only five minutes, then remove the green fava beans from the heat
6. Serve immediately or cold, and eat with bread
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