Chickpea And Fava Bean Soup (Palestine And Jordan)

Directions

1. A warm vegetarian country-style Arab soup.
2. Bring the fava beans and water to a boil in a large pot. Cover and cook over medium heat for an hour and a half, then add in the potatoes and cook for a further 25 min.
3. In the meantime, heat the oil in a frying pan and saute/fry the onions till they begin to brown. Add in the garlic and coriander and stir fry for 3 min. Add in the contents of the frying pan with the remaining ingredients to the fava beans and bring to a boil. Simmer over a medium heat for 30 min. Serve piping warm.
4. THE FAVA BEANS should be the small Egyptian type about the size of a pea. They can be found in Middle Eastern stores in the large cities of North America. Navy beans may be substituted; in fact, though not traditional, they make an equally delicious soup.