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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (147g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 broad beans
Calories 206
Calories from Fat 175		(84%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 19.5g	29%
	Saturated Fat 3.4g	16%
	Monounsaturated Fat 13.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 5mg		1%
Sodium 44mg		1%
Potassium 277mg		7%
Total Carbohydrate 7.0g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 1.2g	4%
	Sugars 4.8g
Protein 2.3g		4%
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Mehmet's Broad Beans

Recipe #91234 | 15 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Surfsider
May 14, 2004

This recipe has a most romantic source. A few years ago my husband and I chartered a small gulet to explore the coast of Turkey. Our captain, cook and guide was Mehmet. We moved around the Gulf of Fethiye, looking at ruins and swimming by day, mooring each night in a different place. One night, Mehmet cooked these beans and gave me the recipe. I'm very happy that I can share it with you.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 k broad beans, single peeled
1 onion
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
1 (400 g) can peeled tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup yoghurt
salt & pepper

Directions

1
Fry the onions in the olive oil, and add the garlic for the last few seconds.
2
Add the beans and tomatoes and cook uncovered until the beans are tender.
3
Add water towards the end if necessary.
4
When the beans are cooked, add yoghurt off the heat and in small amounts at a time.
5
Add the tomato paste.
6
Re-heat gently, season and serve as a side dish, or cool and serve as a salad.

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From: Cornelle

On Oct 8, 2009

Wow, what a delicious dish! My son brought home some broad beans from the vegetable farm at school, and I looked here on Recipezaar for what to do with them. I couldn't resist the addition of a little chilli and a pinch of cumin. We served it with rice. Lovely!!

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From: JoolsUK

On Jun 25, 2007

This was very tasty and reminded me of my last visit to Turkey (oh for a bit of their hot sunshine right now!). I made the recipe exactly as listed except I added a handful of diced peppers to add a bit more colour and a teaspoon of paprika (my personal preference).

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From: Chef #538808

On Jul 16, 2007

This was great! We had had something similar in Turkey with chillis and cumin, so to cook I added 2 chillis, one chopped and left one whole and a bay leaf. To serve I garnished the dish with freshly ground cumin. We served it as a main meal on rice - fantastic, thanks Mehmet!

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From: zainab23

On Mar 7, 2006

Wow, this recipe is amazing. It is one of the best things I have eaten from recipe zaar. It is so simple and tasty. I served with pita bread.

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