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Bulgur Pilav - Healthy & Delicious Turkish Dish
This simple dish is made within 30 minutes and packed with good-for-you ingredients!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
6
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion (chopped)
- 3 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 cup bulgur wheat
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can diced tomatoes (roughly 400g / 14oz can)
- 2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tsp cumin
Instructions
- 1
In a medium saucepan, heat up olive oil on medium heat.
- 2
Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add peppers and garlic. Fry on medium-high heat for further 2 minutes.
- 4
Then add bulgur, seasoning, tomato paste and chopped tomatoes. Stir well & fry for 2 minutes.
- 5
Then add hot broth. Bring to boil, cover, and let simmer for 15 minutes until the bulgur has softened, but still remains chewy.
- 6
Once cooked, let the dish stand for 5 minutes. Then serve with fresh parsley.