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Ful medames with tomato, onion and chilli

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  • 2 whole eggs
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the eggs and set a timer for 8 minutes.
  • ½ whole red onion
  • 1 whole tomato
Dice the half red onion into small cubes. Dice the tomato into slightly larger chunks.
Slice the green chilli into rings about the same thickness as the onion.
  • 1 can canned ful
  • 1 whole green chilli
Pour the contents of the can of ful into a pot and reheat over medium heat until the sauce melts and comes to a simmer, about 5 minutes.
Add a few heaped tablespoons of each of the chopped vegetables to the beans.
  • ½ tbsp tahini paste
  • ½ tsp Aleppo pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
Add the tahini, Aleppo pepper flakes, cumin, salt and lemon juice.
  • 1½ tsp vinegar
Add the vinegar and mix to combine. Taste and adjust lemon, salt, vinegar and chilli.
  • extra virgin olive oil
Transfer to a clean bowl, add a little more onion and green chilli, make a well in the centre and fill it with extra virgin olive oil.
  • chilli flakes
Halve the boiled eggs and plate them with the ful. Sprinkle with chilli flakes.