Bajilla

Name: Bajilla
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1kg fresh fava beans, in pods; 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 1 lemon, juiced; Salt, to taste

باجلة/bah-JEE-lah/

Also known as: Iraqi Fava Beans

About this dish

Simmered fresh fava beans in their pods, seasoned simply with dill and lemon, a beloved Iraqi snack.

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Ingredients

🫘1kg fresh fava beans, in pods

🌿2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped

🍋1 lemon, juiced

🧂Salt, to taste

Method

Serves 4

Trim the ends of the fava bean pods.

Boil the pods in salted water until tender.

Toss with fresh dill and a squeeze of lemon.

Serve warm in the pod, to be squeezed out by hand.

Enjoy as a simple snack.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bajilla is a traditional Iraqi snack, made from young fava beans still in their pods, commonly sold by street vendors.

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