Bulgur Pilaf

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Bulgur Pilaf

 

Recipe By : Stress, Diet & Your Heart, by Dean Ornish, page 283

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Fruits Grains And Cereals

Side Dishes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 cups bulgur

3 cups water

1 teaspoon safflower oil

1 onion -- chopped

2 tablespoons sunflower seeds

1 teaspoon crushed cumin seeds

3 tablespoons raisins or currants

1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom -- up to 1/2

1 tablespoon apple or tamarind concentrate -- (optional)

(available in Middle Eastern markets)

 

Serves 6.

 

Place the bulgur in a bowl. Bring the water to a boil and pour over the

bulgur. Allow it to sit for 30 minutes.

 

Meanwhile heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet and pour over the

onion with the sunflower seeds until tender. Add the cumin seeds, raisins

or currants, and cardamom and sauté another 2 minutes. Remove from the

heat, toss with the bulgur and the apple or tamarind concentrate (if you

wish), and serve.

 

Stress, Diet & Your Heart by Dean Ornish. Original recipes by Martha Rose

Shulman. Copyright 1982.

 

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