Rice with Fava Beans - Video

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• Ground meat
• A pinch seven-spice
• A pinch ground cinnamon
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Green or frozen fava beans
• 1 cup Egyptian rice, washed
• 1 1/2 cups water

Method

1. Put the oil in a pot over the heat and add the chopped onion.
2. When the onion is lightly fried, add the ground meat with salt and spices — seven-spice mix, black pepper, and ground cinnamon to taste. Let the meat and onion fry well, then add the frozen fava beans.
3. Continue mixing, then add the washed Egyptian rice and mix the ingredients well.
4. Add a pinch of salt to taste, then water, and bring the mixture to a boil; then reduce the heat and let it cook gently.
5. Transfer the fava-bean rice to a wide serving dish. Garnish with the fried ground meat and nuts such as almonds, pine nuts, and pistachios as available and desired.
6. This recipe is presented in video from the Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm kitchen.