Syrian Ful

Name: Syrian Ful
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 2 cups fava beans, cooked; 3 cloves garlic; Juice of 2 lemons; Olive oil, for serving

فول مدمس/fool meh-dah-MES/

About this dish

Fava beans simmered and mashed with garlic, lemon, and olive oil, a hearty breakfast dish.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups fava beans, cooked

🧄3 cloves garlic

🍋Juice of 2 lemons

🫒Olive oil, for serving

Method

Serves 3

Simmer the fava beans until very soft.

Mash lightly with garlic and lemon juice, leaving some texture.

Season with salt and cumin.

Drizzle generously with olive oil.

Serve warm with flatbread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ful medames is a foundational breakfast dish across Syria and the wider Levant, valued for being filling and inexpensive.

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