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Broad beans with cumin

Broad beans with cumin

Appetizers

A simple and delicious Belgian appetizer recipe featuring dried broad beans, cumin, and spices, perfect for a tasty snack.

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Recipe from Grondin, ChronosLibre, Mutatis mutandis and 5 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Enjoy these broad beans with cumin as an appetizer. They are tender and flavorful, making them perfect for a casual dinner with friends.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 min
  • Cook time1 min
  • Total2 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodoven baking
  • Estimated cost$15.67 $2.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $15.17
  • $0.29
  • $0.16
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the broad beans for 24 hours in a solution.
  2. In this process, cover the potatoes with cold water and let them cook until they are soft in the center (check with a fork).
  3. Add the salt, cumin seeds, chopped chili peppers, and olive oil. ≈ 3 min
  4. Simmer over low heat for at least 3/4 of an hour.
  5. Rinse the broad beans, then sprinkle them with red pepper, cumin powder, and a little olive oil. ≈ 2 min
  6. Let it cool and serve as an appetizer.

The bill

Broad beans with cumin

  • 1 kg of dried broad beans$15.17
  • ground cumin$0.29
  • Mild or spicy red pepper (depending on preference)$0.16
  • salt$0.05

Total$15.67

that's $2.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of dried broad beans
  • 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds
  • ground cumin
  • 1 cayenne pepper
  • Mild or spicy red pepper (depending on preference)
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • salt

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