Bissara

12 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 kg crushed, dried beans (, , fool madshoosh)
  • 3 onions
  • 10 -15 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup dill
  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 cup coriander leaves
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon mint powder
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon dry molokhiya (optional)
  • hot chili (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Place crushed beans, garlic, dill, parsley, coriander and 2 onions on heat with plenty of water.
  2. 2
    Boil until well cooked, about 60-90 minutes.
  3. 3
    Press in juice extractor or whirl in blender, then pass through a fine wire sieve
  4. 4
    Return to heat add cumin, mint, salt, optional, and cook for a further 7-10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Slice remaining onion very thinly and fry to a golden brown color.
  6. 6
    Remove the onions, strain the oil into the bissara and pour into a shallow serving dish.
  7. 7
    Decorate with the fried onion.

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