
Everyday meals
Foul Bayd (fava beans with eggs, Arabic: fūl bayḍ)
Fava beans gently cooked with eggs that break up into creamy pieces, seasoned with cumin and olive oil. It's a typical family breakfast, served with bread.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
254 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 16.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 14.3 g
- of which sugars
- 2 g
- Fat
- 12.9 g
- of which saturated fat
- 2.6 g
- Fiber
- 4.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onion and crush the garlic.
- Sauté the onion in olive oil for 5 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and cumin.
- Add the drained beans and a little water, then simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
- Roughly mash some of the beans with a fork to bind the mixture.
- Add the whole eggs and stir gently, or let them cook in the sauce with the lid on for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
- Serve hot with a drizzle of olive oil and bread.
Variations and tips
Vegan version. Replace the eggs with crushed fresh tomatoes and a pinch of smoked paprika.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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