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Fava Bean Rice

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A flavorful rice dish cooked with fava beans, meat, and spices, offering a hearty and satisfying meal.

01:15:00 total

Serves 6

medium

Meat Main Course

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Ingredients

  1. vegetable oil - watch the video to see
  2. onion - 1 (medium, chopped)
  3. ground meat - watch the video to see (optional)
  4. fava beans - watch the video to see (ends removed, cut)
  5. seven spices - watch the video to see
  6. salt - to taste
  7. caraway seeds - watch the video to see (washed)
  8. basmati rice - 2 cups (washed, not soaked)
  9. water - watch the video to see
  10. ghee or butter - 1 spoonful (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare Beans: Remove ends and any tough threads from fava beans, cut, and wash.
  2. Cook Onion and Meat: In a pot with vegetable oil, fry the chopped onion until wilted. Add ground meat if using, and fry until well cooked.
  3. Add Beans and Spices: Add cut fava beans to the pot, sprinkle with seven spices, and stir over low heat. Cover the pot and let cook.
  4. Add Rice: Add washed caraway seeds and basmati rice to the pot. Stir with the beans, add water, and cook until the rice is done.
  5. Finish and Serve: Optionally add a spoonful of ghee or butter. Serve the fava bean rice hot.

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