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Dried split fava beans (foul mudammas) soak overnight with bicarbonate of soda
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Dried split fava beans (foul mudammas) soak overnight with bicarbonate of soda

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Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)

Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight

Spinach is wilted briefly with salt, drained, squeezed dry

A soft yeasted olive-oil dough rises for 45 minutes

Pita breads are torn into pieces and toasted (or fried) until crisp and crunchy

A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp

The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions

Dried chickpeas soak overnight with a teaspoon of baking soda

A thick batter of gram (chickpea) flour, rice flour, ajwain, turmeric, chilli powder and salt mixes with cold water to a…

Dried chickpeas soak overnight with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda

A Cambodian banana flower salad, the kind of bright herby starter that opens a Khmer meal

Dried split fava beans (sold as "split foul" or "ful asfar" at Egyptian or Middle Eastern shops) soak overnight (never…

Diced onion and garlic sweat in sunflower oil