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Termis (Lupini Beans)
Ingredients
  • 1 pound or any quantity really dry lupini beans
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Cumin optional
Instructions
  1. First, you’re going to need to soak the beans in water for 24 hours (make sure you cover the beans well because they’re going to swell up as they soak). After that you’re going to boil the beans for around 30 minutes.
  2. Rinse the beans under cold running water.
  3. Put them in fresh, well salted water (like you’re salting water for pasta- so not too much and not too little) and leave them for around 4 hours. This is to get rid of the beans’ bitter taste.
  4. Change the salted water again and taste. You want no trace of bitterness in the termis. If it still tastes a bit bitter, change the water one more time.
  5. Add more salt to taste and put it in the fridge for up to one week. Make sure all the termis is covered with water and if it tastes too salty simply rinse it off and change the water again decreasing the amount of salt.
  6. I hate cumin but lots of people like to add it to their termis to give it a kick. You could also think up of various other spices to add, I won’t stand in your way.