making kacang pool these days reminds me of my late grandfather - this was one of his favourite dishes and we used to explore food spots around Singapore to try different versions of the dish. as he got older into his 80s, this dish was particularly practical as it was ideal for his weak, aging teeth - the soft fava beans were easy to consume and didn’t require much biting or chewing.
it’s been increasingly difficult to find Kacang Pool at hawkers these days and so my family and I make this at home. it is especially divine eaten for breakfast, leaving us energised and charged for the day. we always serve it with a sunny side up and the combination of runny yolk with mushy fava beans makes it so decadent!
while Kacang Pool traces its origins from the Middle East through Arab traders in the region, the dish has embedded itself in the local food culture in the past century and is a popular staple within the Malay communities, with the recipe being adapted to suit local taste.
now, if you haven’t tried making this yet, it’s probably time you should. not only that it’s high in fibre, it’s also relatively EASY to prepare and requires a short cooking time since the canned beans are already parcooked.
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get ingredients for this recipe here!:
ghee
star anise
cinnamon
meat curry powder
cooked fava beans ‘ful medammes’
baguette
banh mi bread
sourdough
for more recipes of Singaporean breakfast dishes, check these out!:
Lontong with Sayur Lodeh - a hearty breakfast vegetable stew
in Singapore, we do breakfast like no one else! other than our beloved kaya toast, there’s a plethora of breakfast options that one can get from hawkers/coffeshops in the early hours of the morning, from a simple but delectable wanton mee to the doughy and delicious prata with curry!
dry mee siam - the dish that can feed a village!
whenever people ask me what my favourite dishes are growing up, my mom’s Dry Mee Siam comes instantly comes to mind.
