Burghul Pilav

Bulgur Pilavi

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

  • About

When dressed with a little olive oil instead of butter, this burghul pilav also works as a cold salad in summer.

Ingredients

  • 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil
  • 2

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic and chilli flakes to taste, and season with salt. Sauté for 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft. Add the tomato paste and burghul, and continue to cook, stirring, for I further 5 minutes. Pour the boiling water over the burghul in the pan. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and continue cooking for 10 minutes