Name: Shulbata (Bulgur Pilaf with Chickpeas)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 1 green chile pepper, such as serrano, chopped; 1 teaspoon store-bought or homemade Baharat Spice Mix; 2 red bell peppers, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried mint; ¼ cup (60 milliliters) olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 3 tomatoes, grated on the large holes of a box grater; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 medium onions, chopped; plain whole-milk yogurt; 3 cups (720 milliliters) boiling stock or water; 1½ cups (375 grams) Cooked Chickpeas for Salads and Stews; 1½ cups (210 grams) coarse bulgur, rinsed

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

On the Hummus Route

By Ariel Rosenthal , Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander

Published 2019

About

There are many variations of this hearty Arab dish. This vegetarian version is borrowed from the Druze kitchen, and is particularly good served with yogurt.

Ingredients

¼ cup (60 milliliters) olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and bell peppers and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chile pepper, grated tomatoes, tomato paste, mint, baharat, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Add the chickpeas and bulgur and mix well.
Pour in the stock or water, stir, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce

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