🇰🇼 Kuwait cuisine · #11

Bajella

Bajella
Time60 min
Serves6
Ingredients5

Dried broad beans boiled with salt and cumin — a popular Kuwaiti breakfast and snack.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil the beans in salted water for an hour.
  2. Drain.
  3. Sprinkle with cumin and pepper.
  4. Serve hot with lemon.
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