Bissara

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 kg  crushed, dried  beans (, , fool madshoosh)
• 3  onions
• 10 -15  cloves garlic
• 1  cup dill
• 1  cup fresh parsley leaves
• 1  cup coriander leaves
• 1  teaspoon cumin powder
• 1  tablespoon mint powder
• 2  tablespoons  oil
•  salt
• 1  tablespoon  dry molokhiya (optional)
•  hot  chili (optional)

Directions

1. Place crushed beans, garlic, dill, parsley, coriander and 2 onions on heat with plenty of water.
2. Boil until well cooked, about 60-90 minutes.
3. Press in juice extractor or whirl in blender, then pass through a fine wire sieve
4. Return to heat add cumin, mint, salt, optional, and cook for a further 7-10 minutes.
5. Slice remaining onion very thinly and fry to a golden brown color.
6. Remove the onions, strain the oil into the bissara and pour into a shallow serving dish.
7. Decorate with the fried onion.