Byesar – Puree Of Dried Beans

The night dews of affliction and disappointment may fall thickly upon it – the storms of sorrow may beat heavily against it – the winds of adversity may howl fearfully around it – but, like those fabled lamps of which we read, that, century after century, illumined the sepulchers of the east – burning with calm and steady light, amid the desolation of all earthly things – unchanged and unextinguishable; so does this joy – this living spark struck off from the great source of light and life – outlive all deaths, all changes, until it accompanies the freed spirit of the believer in whom it dwells, back to those abodes of joy from whence it came.

John MacDuff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

225	g	Dried haricot beans, or
		broad beans
3		Cloves garlic, peeled and
		minced
		Olive oil
1 1/2	t	Cumin
1	t	Paprika
1/4	t	Cayenne
1	t	Parsley, chopped
1	t	Ground coriander
3	T	Lemon juice, 3 to 4
1/2		Red onion, chopped
1/4	t	Thyme, marjoram or oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak the beans the night before in 3-4 times their volume of water.
Discard any floating beans.  The next day drain, skin and cover with
fresh water. Cook gently with  the garlic and cumin seeds, until the
beans are tender (about 2 hours,  depending upon the age and quality of
the beans). Drain.  Puree the beans in a food processor, adding the
garlic, cumin,  paprika, cayenne, parsley, coriander, lemon juice and
chopped red  onion. Stir in enough olive oil and add a little water to
give the  puree a soupy consistency. Sprinkle with salt to taste and
mix well.  Heat just before serving with a little more olive oil and a
sprinkling of chopped thyme or marjoram.  Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1107 Calories From Fat: 507 Total Fat: 57.3g Cholesterol: 58.8mg Sodium: 2005.1mg Potassium: 1759.3mg Carbohydrates: 106.7g Fiber: 32.8g Sugar: 1.6g Protein: 48g