# Syrian-Aleppo Fava Beans

A luxurious and delicious Syrian-Aleppo style fava bean dish, distinct from other types of fava beans, prepared with tahini.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cans canned fava beans
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup tahini
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 lemons
- 2 cloves garlic
- for garnish parsley
- for garnish pomegranate
- for garnish tomato
- for garnish olive oil

## Instructions

1. Strain and rinse two cans of fava beans.
2. Place the fava beans in a pot, add water, and let them boil for ten minutes.
3. Mince two cloves of garlic with some salt using a mortar and pestle.
4. Cut and squeeze two lemons into the mortar.
5. In a bowl, add one cup of tahini.
6. Add the lemon and garlic mixture, and salt.
7. Mix well.
8. Add water from the cooked fava beans to the tahini and stir.
9. Add a little cumin and mix.
10. Add the fava beans.
11. Mix together.
12. Transfer to a serving dish.
13. Garnish with paprika, cumin, parsley, pomegranate and tomatoes.
14. Drizzle with olive oil.

## Equipment

- pot
- colander
- mortar
- pestle
- bowl
- whisk
- spoon

## Tips

- Use ONLY tahini in the Aleppo version of this recipe
- Don't use yougurt

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKH487BiGY9/?igsh=M25uNjB6aW0yamlh
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/00438d97-db0b-4be6-8156-c2be41a63e3b
- Extracted: 2025-05-29

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