How to make bigilla

500g dried broad beans

Soak 500g of dried broad beans in water for 12 hours

Prepare some fresh parsley

Chop the parsley

Prepare approximately 5 cloves of garlic. You may choose to add or reduce the amount depending on your likings

Boil the beans in water and some salt until they become soft. This will take around 20-30 minutes

Put the beans, parsley and garlic in the mincer

Pass the mixture through the mincer for the second time using a narrower grinding hole plate

Add vegetable oil until the mixture becomes softer

Add a tablespoon of red pepper paste. Mix everything well

Serve with some traditional maltese bread with tomato spread and traditional maltese water crackers 'galletti'