Receta Egyptian Puree Of Broad Beans And Herbs ( Bessara)

Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Strain and rinse the beans.
- Place in a pan preferably a pressure cooker with plenty of water and bring to the boil.
- Boil for 34 min and drain.
- Cover with fresh water by about 2.5cm and cook till done.
- In a pressure cooker this would take 10-15 min otherwise it will take about 1 hour.
- Fold in the herbs cover and simmer for s min.
- Strain reserving some of the liquid.
- Combine the beans with the chillies garlic cumin 2 Tbsp. of oil and 34 Tbsp. of the reserved liquid in a food processor and process to a smooth paste.
- Season to taste with salt.
- If too dry add in a little more of the cooking liquid.
- Empty into a medium sized pate dish cover and chill.
- Just before serving heat the remaining oil in a non stick pan and fry the onion briskly till golden brown and crisp.
- Spread over the pate and serve with fresh bread.
- This is one of the ancient Arab dishes to be found from Egypt to Cyprus to North Africa under slightly different names such as byesar.
- Serves 4