Margat fasolia

Method

1. 1 Soak white beans for 8 hours, then drain.
2. 2 Sauté the onions with turmeric and baharat, then fry the lamb for 10 minutes.
3. 3 The Iraqi version cooks white beans with meat in a tomato sauce, unlike the Levant version which only uses beans and olive oil.
4. 4 Pour water with chopped tomatoes and tomato sauce, then add a lemon wedge.
5. 5 Add the beans and simmer over low heat for 70 minutes until they are soft but still intact.
6. 6 Simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens, then serve with white rice.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 1 hr

  Replace step 5: pressure cook for 25 minutes, then release the pressure naturally and simmer for 10 minutes until reduced.