Fava beans or ful in Arabic. Ful Medames or ful mudammas (my spell checker keeps wanting to change ful to fun) are slow-simmered [dried] fava beans stirred with olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice. It’s a common dish throughout the Middle East. In Egypt, ful medames is practically the national dish, sold in restaurants, ful … Continue Reading
Sometimes a recipe starts with a particular finished dish in mind, but more often than not it starts with a lone ingredient. An ingredient I’ve read about and must try, an ingredient I discovered at the farmers’ market or dining out. And, sometimes, an ingredient that simply finds me; such was the case with black … Continue Reading
I just want to crawl up with a good book and a soul-warming, comforting bowl of moong dal, and hibernate until the weather turns warm. Something about Indian dal that is so appealing and soothing — the complex combination of spices, chiles, and herbs completely resonates with me. This moong bean (split and hulled/skinned) dal … Continue Reading
It’s mid-October and the lure of fall (and pumpkin) is strong, but I’m not quite ready to bid farewell to some of my summer faves — eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes, the holy trinity of summer vegetables. They’re still abundant at my local farmers’ markets, so was eager to take advantage of them, as in a … Continue Reading
I recently contributed a piece on Indian Dal (dal = Indian legumes) to another site. This gave me an excuse to head to my favorite Indian grocer, Patel Brothers, and stock up on an assortment of dal — toor dal, chana dal, mung (moong) dal, urad dal, masoor dal…into the cart they went, all in the name of … Continue Reading
