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Baghali Ghatogh (Fava Bean and Dill Stew)

One serving has 289 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (86%), manganese (58%), folate (48%), riboflavin (41%), phosphorus (38%) and choline (36%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Baghali Ghatogh (Fava Bean and Dill Stew)
Photo: Rye-96, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (275 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, egg

Ingredients

  • 150 g Fava beans, fresh
  • 15 g Dill, fresh
  • 8 g Garlic, raw
  • 1 g Turmeric
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 10 g Ghee
  • 1 g Salt
  • 40 g Water
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Heat the ghee in a pan and cook the crushed garlic gently 1 minute without browning.
  2. Add the fava beans, turmeric and water, cover and simmer 10-12 minutes until the beans are tender.
  3. Stir in most of the chopped dill and season with the salt and pepper, simmering a few more minutes until the sauce reduces slightly.
  4. Make small wells in the mixture and crack the egg into them (or beat and pour it over), cover and cook over low heat 4-5 minutes until the egg is fully set and cooked through.
  5. Scatter with the remaining dill and serve hot straight from the pan with bread or rice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy289 kcal14%
Carbohydrates22.5 g
Water217 mL
Fiber7.1 g24%
Protein15.9 g33%
Tryptophan0.18 g
Threonine0.62 g
Isoleucine0.76 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine1.1 g
Methionine0.26 g
Cystine0.26 g
Phenylalanine0.71 g
Tyrosine0.57 g
Valine0.89 g
Histidine0.38 g
Fat15.9 g
Monounsaturated4.8 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated8 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol212 mg
Calcium112 mg11%
Copper0.21 mg23%
Iron5.4 mg30%
Magnesium76.3 mg25%
Manganese1.1 mg58%
Phosphorus267 mg38%
Potassium612 mg13%
Selenium18.4 µg33%
Sodium546 mg
Zinc1.8 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.3 mg27%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.45 mg41%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.6 mg19%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.27 mg21%
Folate (vitamin B9)190 µg48%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.45 µg19%
Choline152 mg36%
Vitamin A249 µg36%
Vitamin C64.8 mg86%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)41 IU7%
Vitamin E0.86 mg6%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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