Rice and Fava Beans Flavored with Dill

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Beans

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup rice, rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh fava beans
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
• 1 teaspoon Ibzar (Arabian Gulf Spice)
• Salt, to taste
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, for garnish

Ibzar (Arabian Gulf Spice)

• 4 tablespoons cumin
• 4 tablespoons black pepper
• 4 tablespoons ground coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace

Instructions

Beans

1. \Melt butter in a saucepan and saute onion over medium heat for 10 minutes.
2. Add garlic and rice and stir-fry for an additional 3 minutes.
3. Stir in fava beans, dill, 1 teaspoon ibzar, salt and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 25 minutes; then turn off heat and allow to steam for 30 minutes longer.
4. Place on a platter and garnish with pine nuts and serve.

Ibzar (Arabian Gulf Spice)

1. Combine all ingredients and store in a tightly covered container.

Attribution

Posted by Tiffany at Recipe Goldmine 11/30/2001 12:09 pm.

Source: Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East and North Africa by Habeeb Salloum