Ethiopian Ful

Name: Ethiopian Ful
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: 400g tinned broad beans, drained; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tomato, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 1 lemon, juiced

Warm mashed beans with tomato, onion and chilli, topped with a squeeze of lemon. A hearty breakfast.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.88 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

3 servings

Ingredients

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400 gtinned broad beansdrained
1onionfinely chopped
1tomatochopped
2garlic clovescrushed
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspground cumin
1green chillifinely chopped
1lemonjuiced

Method

1
Fry the onion in half the oil over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft.
5 min
2
Add the garlic, cumin and chilli and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato and cook for 3 minutes.
3
Tip in the beans and 4 tbsp water. Warm through for 5 minutes, mashing about half the beans with a fork.
5 min
4
Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
5
Spoon into bowls and finish with the rest of the oil. Serve with warm flatbread.

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