Bigilla - Spicy Bean Paste

Preparation time 25 minutes - Serves 4

Ingredients

500 g dried broad beans
1/2 cup garlic olive oil
1 lemon
1 small red chili pepper
6 garlic cloves
Tabasco sauce
1 soupspoon oregano and mint fully chopped
salt

Method

Soak the beans for 24 hours, changing the water at least three times.
Boil the beans for one and a half hours.  Drain off excess liquid, and mash the beans.
Add the garlic, garlic olive oil, lemon juice, red chili, parsley and salt.

Serving suggestion

This puree may be served cold or hot, as a snack with on bread or a dip.

Nutritional Tips

This is  traditional Maltese dish, 100%Mediterranean. 
Products such as broad beans provide carbohydrates, proteins, and fibre and have a very low fat content.
Garlic and olive oil add a touch of health to the dish since garlic contains multiple properties (duertic. anti bacterial, digestive, antithrombotic and anticarciogenic