Morocco · Middle East & North Africa

Bissara

Bissara (placeholder image)
Split fava bean soup with cumin, paprika and olive oil, a cold-morning street breakfast.
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Bissara

60 minTotal
4Servings
2/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 300 g dried split fava beans
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1.5 L water
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 80 ml olive oil
  • salt
  • bread

Instructions

  1. Soak beans 2 hr (optional).
  2. Simmer beans and garlic in water 45 min until falling apart.
  3. Blend smooth, thinning with water.
  4. Season with salt and half the cumin.
  5. Serve topped with oil, cumin and paprika, with bread.