Ful medames
فول مدمس
Slow fava beans, lemon, cumin, oil — Egyptian breakfast that is also lunch, and not a hummus.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: فول مدمس.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 1 hr 30 min
- Total
- 9 hr 40 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- Mild
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Ful is dried fava beans simmered until they collapse, then dressed with lemon, cumin, garlic and oil. You mash them at the table. Canned ful is how cities eat on a Tuesday. Chickpeas are a different pot.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Simmer soaked beans until very soft (or warm canned ful). Mash roughly with lemon, cumin, garlic, oil and salt.
90 min
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Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Fava → Canned ful or chickpeas
Name what you used.
Tips
- True ful is fava. Chickpeas are the grocery emergency — still a breakfast mash, not ful.
- A boiled egg and pickles are the rest of the plate.
History & culture
The national breakfast. Street carts, home pots, pita.
A very old Nile staple. The name is the beans.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Miansari66 via Wikimedia Commons (CC0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ful%20Medames.JPG
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Ful medames take?
9 hr 40 min all in — 10 min prep, 1 hr 30 min cook, 8 hr rest. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 bowls. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
Mild.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Wheat. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian, Vegan.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Saucepan.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1 tsp.
What can I use instead?
Fava → Canned ful or chickpeas. Name what you used.
Any tips from this recipe?
True ful is fava. Chickpeas are the grocery emergency — still a breakfast mash, not ful. A boiled egg and pickles are the rest of the plate.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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