🍆 Bulgur with Eggplants 🍆

Bulgur is one of the most used grains in Turkey and it comes in different ways in different recipes. It is fiber rich and nutritious. Today, I made my go-to bulgur recipe when I am looking for something quick and healthy. You can also eat this recipe cold next day as a salad, it will still taste delicious woohoo 🕺🏻

Ingredients serves for 2-3 people:

For the bulgur: • 250g bulgur (I used the big grain bulgur, you can use different bulgur versions, avoid very small grains tough, bulgur can be found in any middle eastern supermarket) • 500ml boiling water or broth • 1 small onion • 2 cloves of garlic • 200g cherry tomatoes • 2 tbsp of tomato paste • 1 tsp cumin • 1 tsp paprika • Fresh parsley, mint and dill • Pomegranate • Olive oil, salt and pepper

For the eggplants: • 2 eggplants • 3 tbsp of tahini • 3 tbsp of pomegranate molasses • Olive oil, salt and pepper

Steps:

Preheat your oven to 200C.
Cut the eggplants in disks, cover them with olive oil, season it with salt and pepper. Roast the eggplants in the oven until they are tender.
In a non-stick pot, put some olive oil and add the onions and garlic. Cook them until they are soft on medium heat.
Add the tomato paste, cumin and paprika to the onions. Cook them about 3 mins until everything comes together.
Add the cherry tomatoes to the mixture and cook them until they are soft.
Add your bulgur and mix it until bulgur is well coated with the tomato paste-onion mixture.
Add the boiling water onto the bulgur, season it with salt and pepper. When it is boiling cover the pot with the lid and turn the heat to low. Cook it until the water is all absorbed by the bulgur. Check it time to time not to burn the bulgur 🔥
In a small bowl, mix the tahini with pomegranate molasses. Coat the eggplants with this mixture with a brush or spoon.
Place the eggplants in a plate, add the bulgur. Garnish it with finely chopped parsley, mint, dill and add pomegranate. If you have any tahini mixture left, garnish your plate with it. Enjoy! 🧿

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