Curried Fava Beans

While wondering the jungle that is Whole Foods I noticed some fava beans (broadbeans) in the bulk isle. Of course I bought them! Did I know what to do with them? Well that's a different question!

For some reason the idea of fava bean paste came into my mind. Yet, plain paste is boring! It needed some spice. Well thank goodness I've got a pantry filled with that. Blending Mediterranean and Indian cuisines to make something surprisingly delicious- life doesn't get better then that.

Curried Fava Bean Paste

Ingredients (serves 3)

• 1 cup of dried fava beans
• 3 chopped onions
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp of ground corriander
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric
• 1/2 tsp of paprika
• 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1.5 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Soak fava beans in water for about 2 days
• The cook them for about 1 hour or until the skins start cracking open
• Peel the skin (it's pretty tough to chew on)
• Mash or food process the fava beans
• Fry the onions and garlic
• Add in all the spices and blend
• Add in the blended fava beans and fry along with onions
• Add in EVOO and balsamic vinegar
• Adjust for salt and pepper
• Eat immediately or wait till the next day for the flavours to intensify

You might think I'm crazy for adding in the balsamic vinegar, I though it'd be weird too. However, it was actually nice plus any acid is great to help absorb iron from these iron filled beans :D

Another update is the Facebook Page that I've been working on for the blog. With already doing 5 posts per week, I never really finished all my Europe travel stories. I never managed to do a post of Verona, Venice, Rome, Assisi, Pisa, Fluorence, Nice, Carcassone, Barcelona, Zaragoza, and Madrid. Well never fear! I've put up quite a few pics on that facebook page for you guys to check out :P