Bulgur (Cracked Wheat) Pilaf with many Vegetables

Bulgur pilaf is a national dish of Turkey, and goes wonderfully well with jajik. Bulgur is a form of wheat, boiled and pounded. You will probably find it at the market as "cracked wheat". Don't worry what to cook for dinner, Bulgur Pilaf is easy and nutritious.



Ingredients

• 1 cup of bulgur


• 1 middle size onion, finely chopped


• 1 middle size tomato, peeled and finely chopped


• 1 middle size carrot, scraped and finely chopped


• 1/2 an aubergine, peeled and finely chopped


• 2 green peppers, finely chopped


• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped


• 5-6 stems of parsley, stems removed and finely chopped


• 1 tablespoon of red pepper paste


• a pinch of ground black pepper


• 1 and a 1/2 cups of hot water


• 1 tablespoon of butter


• salt

Directions

1. Wash the bulgur in a strainer and strain.


2. In a pot, add the butter, finely chopped onions, carrot, peppers, aubergine, and tomato and cook for 5 minutes.


3. Next add the bulgur, red pepper paste, chopped garlic and parsley, ground black pepper, salt and lastly 1 and a 1/2 cups of water. Stir once and close the lid. Cook for 20 minutes.


4. Turn off the heat and lay a piece of kitchen paper over the pot and close the lid again. Wrap up in a blanket and let it brew for 15 minutes.


5. Meanwhile don't forget to make a jajik dish to go with it!

Don't ask questions! It's too hot to answer!

• Normally you the ratio of plain bulgur to water is 1 cup of bulgur to 2 cups of water when cooking. However, we used 1 cup of bulgur to 1 and a 1/2 cups of water in this recipe because we have the vegetables.


• When you are going to stir fry the vegetables, add the onions last.


• Never stir fry the paste!