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Fatayer bil ful (fava bean turnovers)

Dough turnovers filled with a purée of fava beans cooked in oil with onion, seasoned with cumin and lemon. Filling and inexpensive, it is an everyday turnover, much appreciated as a snack.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Épices

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

508 kcal per serving

Protein
18.7 g
Carbohydrates
62.1 g
of which sugars
2.8 g
Fat
18.7 g
Fiber
6.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Make the dough with the yeast, lukewarm water, flour, salt and oil. Knead for 8 minutes and let it rise for 1 hour.
  2. Cook the chopped onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Roughly mash the fava beans with a fork and mix them with the onion.
  4. Add the cumin, lemon juice, salt and pepper, then let cool.
  5. Divide the dough into 12 balls, flatten and fill the centre with the filling.
  6. Fold the edges into a triangle, pinch and arrange on an oiled tray.
  7. Bake at 220 °C for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden. Serve warm.

Variations and tips

With what's available. Canned fava beans can be replaced with dried fava beans soaked and cooked long until tender.

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Original Ecomely recipe.