Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You need a good load of carbs to kick-start your day and get you going. But you also need something to sustain you till lunch.
There are a number of breakfast preparations that can help you achieve this balance. I am an eggs fan and like to eat them any which way. But still need to fill the carbs requirement.
Fava beans or Ful, as it is called in Egypt and bordering areas, caught my attention as it had all the ingredients of a healthy, sumptuous breakfast.
Egyptian Fava Beans: Ful Madames Recipe
Ful Medame Ingredients
1 cup dry Fava Beans
1 large Onion finely chopped
8 medium garlic cloves
1/2 tbsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/4 tsp Cumin powder
1/4 Cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp Paprika
2 Tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 boiled Eggs
1/2 cup Parsley
1/4 tsp Salt or as needed
Ful Medame Recipe Method
1. Soak Fava beans overnight for 12 hours and pressure cook
2. Heat 1 tbsp Olive oil and fry the Onions until translucent
3. Add Garlic and saute for a minute
4. Add the Fava Beans and the dry spices to the mixture
5. Add the chopped Tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes, until the Tomatoes soften
6. Remove from heat in a bowl and cover with the parsley and sliced eggs
I love to read and watch murder mysteries and who gets better than Agatha Christie’s Poirot in kicking your gray cells. There is something really relaxing about eating a big breakfast on a Sunday. Add watching TV or a movie that early in the day and you are on a mini vacation.
Death on The Nile begins on a steamer cruising down the rive Nile. As most of her mysteries, there are a bunch of characters packed on the steamer and have enough motivation to commit the murder. And to complicate the plot there are some other suspicious incidents and a second murder. The movie also explores on-shore locations and highlights the culture and tourist location in Egypt.
Aaaahh. . .
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