This is one of my favorite growing up dishes. The flavor is excellent; it is warming and filling. I still don’t think I make it as well as my Mom does, but I try! The photo above is of the Great Northern beans I finished soaking this morning (see How to Cook Dry Beans). The photo below is of the finished beans in the tomato sauce.
As a side note, I love to use my pasta pot for cooking beans. Draining is simple — just pull out the insert over the sink. Voila! Beans are easily separated from the water. Rinse right in the pasta insert also.
Fasooli (Fuh-SOO-lee)
Arabic White Beans & Rice
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, chopped or crushed
- 3 cups cooked great northern beans or navy beans
- 1 can tomato paste
- 3 cups filtered water
- 3 cups brown rice, cooked
- 2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil. After a few minutes, add garlic. Stir frequently. Let onions saute until transparent and soft.
In a 4 cup measuring cup, mix tomato paste with water until smooth.
Add great northern beans, spices and tomato paste/water mixture to pot. Taste, adjust seasonings if necessary. Simmer to heat all ingredients thoroughly.
Turn off heat. Serve over warm brown rice.
Delicious served with stewed lamb meat, or chicken chunks.
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Wardeh,
That sounds very good, I think I will make it tomorrow for dinner, its supposed to be a stormy day, and that sounds like comfort food. I would love to see more “ethnic” foods.
love,
Tiffany
I made this for dinner tonight and even my 2 year old ate it!
I served it with chicken, and I didn’t have a can of tomato paste, so I put a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes in the food processor and added a little less water than was called for. It turned out great! Thank you!
Wardeh,
I made this for dinner a few nights ago and we loved it! I’m so glad that you linked it in the eCourse.
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Thanks so much for the recipe. I will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks again
I was a bit wary of this recipe, seemed like it was too simple or not enough spices….But it was delicious and both of my girls ate it without complaining about eating beans for dinner. everyone was satisfied and enjoyed it. Thank you, Wardeh for all of the wonderful content you provide!
I was looking for Middle Eastern Bean and Rice dish to make for Pot Luck. I notice that Halal meat often tastes really bad. Do you know of source of good meat that is Halal? I wast thinking of adding lamb to Bean and Rice dish.