Fava bean freekeh

H Bilbeisi
H Bilbeisi @cook_5053849

This is a filling dinner with freekeh, a Middle Eastern rice replacement. It is a whole wheat product. Fava beans is another Arabic vegetable. The combination is outstanding. This has about 310 Kcal per serving.

Fava bean freekeh

This is a filling dinner with freekeh, a Middle Eastern rice replacement. It is a whole wheat product. Fava beans is another Arabic vegetable. The combination is outstanding. This has about 310 Kcal per serving.

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Ingredients

50 minutes
10 servings
  1. 3 cupscoarse freekeh
  2. 500 gramsfrozen fava beans
  3. 3 tablespoonsolive oil
  4. 100 gramsfinely ground beef
  5. 100 gramalmonds
  6. 15 gramsbutter
  7. 1TBP olive oil
  8. 15 gramssalt
  9. Black pepper
  10. 5 gramsCurcumin
  11. 5 gramsMixed spices
  12. 5 gramsGround cinnamon
  13. 5 gramsGround cardamom
  14. 1 literwater
  15. 1 cubechicken broth or vegetable broth
  16. 1medium onion finely chopped
  17. 1 tablespoonvegetable oil

Cooking Instructions

50 minutes
  1. 1

    Remove any debris from the freekeh, wash it and squeeze out excess water.

  2. 2

    Add salt and spices over the freekeh in addition to the 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a bowl. Let the spiced freekeh sit with olive after mixing for 10-15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Chop medium sized onion, fry in a tablespoon of vegetable oil, the add the Fava beans. Add the chicken broth cube. When you feel that the onion turns transparent, add the freekeh.

  4. 4

    Turn the ingredients over medium heat, add the water. Cover the pan. Lower the heat, and leave covered for 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Fry the minced meat in butter and a tablespoon of olive oil. The meat is optional on top of the plate.

  6. 6

    Boil the almonds, peel of the brown layer, separate into halves, then fry in oil or roast in a pan. The almonds are for garnish.

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