Bagilla bil dihin
Bagilla bil dihin, from above
Non vegEggIraq

Bagilla bil dihin

Broad beans and bread soaked in their broth, topped with an egg fried in sizzling ghee. Baghdad mornings.

30 minTime
24 gProtein each
mildSpice
Baghdad mornings2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBagilla, khubz, dihin and a fried egg.
The original
545kcalsame
24 gproteinsame
10 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Cooked fava beans (fava beans)600 g boiled broad beans with some cooking liquid (from 250 g dried)
Pita breadIraqi khubz or pita, torn
Ghee3½ tbsp
Egg4
Lemon juice1½ tbsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp
Saltto taste
Black pepperpinch

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Warm the beans in their cooking liquid with salt.
  2. 2Tear the bread into bowls and ladle over the beans and plenty of liquid.
  3. 3Heat the ghee until very hot and fry the eggs with crisp edges.
  4. 4Slide an egg onto each bowl, pour over the hot ghee, and finish with lemon, cumin and pepper.
Serve it like this

Serve in deep bowls, egg on top and ghee poured over, with spring onions, pickles and tea.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Bagilla bil dihin: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Coconut chutney10 min
On the side Jeera aloo30 min
A little snack Kubba halab120 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
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