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minus-squareTheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI’ll try that next time for sure. My last batch of fava beans got too soft, so I just blended em to thicken the curry, but I like the texture better when they’re whole.
minus-squaresatanmat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI’m not saying there’s a trick, but I’ve heard other people having issues if you don’t use enough water. 2x water to beans works for me. Rinse the beans, to get any dust and crud off … if there’s an inch of beans then fill it so that an inch of water on top of that
I’ll try that next time for sure. My last batch of fava beans got too soft, so I just blended em to thicken the curry, but I like the texture better when they’re whole.
I’m not saying there’s a trick, but I’ve heard other people having issues if you don’t use enough water.
2x water to beans works for me.
Rinse the beans, to get any dust and crud off … if there’s an inch of beans then fill it so that an inch of water on top of that