Egyptian Ful Moudamas

This Egyptian ful moudamas recipe from scratch is made with red lentils, dried fava beans, dried chickpeas, garlic, carrots, and tomatoes.

Soak the dried beans overnight or for a minimum of 6 hours with a teaspoon of baking soda.

Drain the beans. In a large pot, add the soaked beans, carrots, garlic, and tomatoes.

Add water to cover the beans at least 2". 

Bring the beans to a boil, the reduce to medium low heat covered. Cook for about 4 to 5 hours. Add water throughout the cooking time and frequently stir the beans.

The beans are done cooking when you can squish them easily. If there is a lot of liquid in the pot, drain all but about 2 cups.

Blend the ful moudamas with a hand immersion blender. 

Blend to the consistency of refried beans.

Add chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, ground cumin, lime, crushed garlic, tahini, and salt. Mix together. Drizzle with olive oil.