And although they are often overlooked by their more popular cousins, fava beans are more versatile than other legumes, since ...

They are also good for flavouring meat stews or lamb dishes. Egyptian ful medames is a dish of cooked broad beans (a small dried variety called ‘ful’) flavoured with garlic and lemon.

I have used broad beans here as they are in season now. Try to get the smaller pods if possible, as they will be more tender and you won't have to double skin them. This dish somehow manages to be ...