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Bulgur Pilaf with Chickpeas

This is filling comfort food which fits easily with other dishes. You find it in Turkey and in Arab countries.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups water or chicken or meat stock (page 143) (or you may use 2 meat or chicken bouillon cubes)
3 cups coarse-ground bulgur, washed in cold water and drained
4 tablespoons butter or sunflower oil
A 14-ounce can chickpeas, drained
Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring the stock to the boil. Pour in the bulgur and cook, covered, on low heat for about 15 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the grain is tender.

    Step 2

    Stir in the butter or oil, the chickpeas, and salt and pepper, and heat through.

  2. Variation

    Step 3

    Garnish with 1 large sliced onion fried in oil till caramelized and brown.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
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