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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 8 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Place fava beans in large bowl and cover with several inches of water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain. | 2. Combine soaked fava beans, red onion, parsley, cilantro, dill, garlic, coriander, salt, and cumin in a food processor; process to a dough-like consistency. | 3. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add sesame seeds; cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large plate. | 4. Shape fava bean mixture into balls. Roll in sesame seeds to coat. | 5. Fill a large saucepan 1/4 full with oil; heat over medium heat. Fry fava bean balls in batches until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fava bean	2	cups	split	1023.0	174.87	78.36	4.59
red onion	1		quartered	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
parsley	1/2	cup		10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
cilantro	1/2	cup		1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
dill	1/2	cup		153.72	27.8057	8.0539	7.3282
garlic	3	cloves		13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
coriander	1 1/2	teaspoons	ground	8.046	1.4847	0.33399999999999996	0.4798
salt	1	1/2 teaspoons		-	-	-	-
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
sesame seed	1	cup		1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.