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Bissara (Fava Bean Soup)

Name: Bissara (Fava Bean Soup)
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 200g Dried fava beans, peeled; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Paprika; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Salt; 700ml Water

Soup

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Fava beans simmered until silky and finished with olive oil and cumin — a Moroccan breakfast staple.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Dried fava beans (or sometimes chickpeas) are simmered soft and blended into a silky soup, a Moroccan breakfast and light-meal staple. Traditionally scooped up with bread (khobz), it's a nourishing, warming bowl found at both street stalls and home tables on cold mornings.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A cold winter morning in Fez: steam rising off bissara at a street stall, slurped alongside bread by workers on their way to start the day.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Dried fava beans, peeled 200g
Garlic 2 cloves
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Paprika 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 700ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the fava beans overnight.
Simmer the beans, garlic, and water in a pot for about 40 minutes until soft.
Blend until smooth using a blender or immersion blender.
Season with cumin and salt.
Ladle into bowls and drizzle generously with olive oil.
Sprinkle with paprika and cumin to finish.

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