Omani Foul
Plain canned fava beans with their liquid, tomatoes, cumin, ghee and measured lemon.
Preparation: 10 min · Cooking: 17 min · Total: 30 min · 2 servings
Ingredients
- 200 g Fresh tomatoes
- 75 g Yellow onion
- 400 g Fully COOKED canned plain fava beans INCLUDING canning liquid, total net contents
- Garlic cloves — 2
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- 15 ml Ghee
- 15 ml Fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Check total canned contents
Use a plain fully cooked 400 g-net can including its liquid, with directions permitting that liquid in cooking. This is total net contents, not 400 g drained beans plus extra liquid. For half, mix and weigh 200 g of combined contents; fourfold uses 1600 g. If the label requires draining, reconcile the formula before substituting.
If the label requires draining, reconcile the formula before substituting.
Prepare tomatoes and aromatics
Wash tomatoes and lemon, dry and chop tomatoes and onion finely. Mince garlic with clean tools. Measure lemon juice separately for finishing. No bread, dried lime, coriander or unmeasured extra salt is part of this recipe.
No bread, dried lime, coriander or unmeasured extra salt is part of this recipe.
Warm beans with their liquid
Empty measured beans AND their liquid into a saucepan. Warm gently over medium-low heat, stirring to avoid catching, first check after 5 minutes until hot throughout. Follow stricter package heating directions.
Follow stricter package heating directions.
Bean warming first check: 300 seconds
Soften onion and garlic
Heat all measured ghee in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and soften from a 3-minute first check without browning garlic black. Lower heat if necessary; no additional oil is listed.
Lower heat if necessary; no additional oil is listed.
Onion and garlic first check: 180 seconds
Cook tomatoes and cumin
Add tomatoes and cumin to the skillet. Cook while stirring from a 4-minute first check until tomatoes soften fully and release their juices. Keep the mixture moist without adding unlisted water.
Keep the mixture moist without adding unlisted water.
Tomato softening first check: 240 seconds
Combine and roughly mash
Combine hot beans with the tomato mixture. Roughly mash using a clean suitable utensil, leaving some beans whole. Simmer gently from a 5-minute first check, stirring to the bottom, until evenly hot and combined.
Simmer gently from a 5-minute first check, stirring to the bottom, until evenly hot and combined.
Combined foul simmer first check: 300 seconds
Finish with measured lemon
Remove from direct heat and stir or drizzle all measured lemon juice over the foul. Spoon into shallow serving bowls and serve hot at a comfortable temperature. Use only the listed ingredients; a photographed bread or garnish is not an extra ingredient instruction.
Use only the listed ingredients; a photographed bread or garnish is not an extra ingredient instruction.
Refrigerate within handling limits
Refrigerate shallow portions promptly within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 32°C, and keep at 4°C or colder for at most 2 days. An earlier can/component deadline and original opening time still control. Reheat only once to 74°C throughout.
Reheat only once to 74°C throughout.
Tips
- Amounts describe 2 catalogue shares, separate from piece yield. For 1 share halve EVERY measured ingredient, garnish and process-water allowance; for 8 shares multiply by 4. Do not multiply time, temperature, bread thickness or pot depth: use suitable comparable-depth vessels or successive base-size batches. Cup 240 ml, tbsp 15 ml, tsp 5 ml. Follow actual product directions/allergens. Never taste raw flour or dough; fully cook centres.
Common mistakes
- Do not confuse total can net weight with drained bean weight or reset the can opening clock by cooking again.
Substitutions
- Use only the specified ingredient states; reconcile a different product before changing liquid or method.
Storage
Refrigerate promptly in shallow containers at 4°C or colder for at most 2 days, or the earlier ingredient/package deadline. Assembly does not reset an older component clock.
Reheating
Reheat leftovers only once to 74°C throughout, stirring where practical. Follow earlier component deadlines.
About this recipe
Plain canned fava beans with their liquid, tomatoes, cumin, ghee and measured lemon.
Editorial approval does not establish independent kitchen testing. Check allergens and follow safe food handling.