Bulgur + Lamb Pilaf

Savar Pilau-ye Kordi

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

  • About

I’m calling this a pilaf because the combination of ingredients makes it quite different from the classic Persian polow. Bulgur was very popular in medieval Persian cooking, but over time it was replaced with rice. Bulgur is created by removing the wheat husk, then steaming, drying, and crushing the berries. Don’t confuse bulgur with cracked wheat. Bulgur is pre-steamed and needs very little cooking, whereas cracked wheat must be cooked in stock or water. Cooking with bulgur continue

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