Bulgur Pilaf with Green Lentil
Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavi
This pilaf is another rare recipe even in our country. So many people don’t know this pilaf, they generally cook tehm seperately, bulgur pilaf near green lentil stew. I love them, but I also love them combined in the form of a pilaf. If you have a kind of stew, this pilaf will be a perfect side dish.
Ingredients
•   1 cup bulgur
•   ¼ cup green lentil, boiled
•   2 cups water
•   2 green pepper, 1 onion
•   2 tbsp butter
•   1 tbsp olive oil
•   1 tsp black pepper
•   2 tsp salt
•   ½ tsp cinnamon
Melt the butter in a pan and add olive oil. Saute chopped green pepper and onion until soft, then add bulgur and boiled green lentil in it. Saute them for 5 minutes until bulgur gets crispy. Then pour water and sprinkle salt, black pepper and cinnamon in it and stir. Cover the pan and bring the heat to the lowest. When all the water’s gone, let it rest.
To serve it, put some in a small bowl and reverse it on a plate. You can garnish it with fresh dill or parsley. And if you have a bowl of homemade yogurt near it, you enjoy it more.
Before grilling any vegetable, pierce it with knife or fork, then put it in oven/on grill. This way, it cooks better.
Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 12:19 pm
Wow, this looks great. I think I’ll try and make this at home.
Great pics.Sound delicious!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 4:00 pm
Great pilaf recipe and I love your presentation!
Sara on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 4:57 pm
This looks like a great pilaf, I love the flavor and texture of green lentils!
Lauren on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 5:57 pm
that pilaf looks wonderful! very similar to what I ate last night!
Diana on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 7:03 pm
I bought bulgur the other day, now I have a recipe to use it in, thanks.
OysterCulture on Mon, 30th Mar 2009 7:12 pm
Two flavors that taste so good separately can only be that much better together. Can you hold off on these yummy recipes for a bit – my husband is going surfing in Nicaragua and I cannot eat these dishes by myself – I am going to be backed up with wonderful ideas! Just kidding =) As always – it looks fantastic.
lisaiscooking on Tue, 31st Mar 2009 5:52 am
It looks so delicious in your photo! This sounds like a perfect combination.
Tangled Noodle on Wed, 1st Apr 2009 8:27 pm
A great alternative to rice pilafs (which is what I’m most used to). This looks delicious and the addition of cinnamon sounds so intriguing!
Daily Spud on Fri, 3rd Apr 2009 2:04 pm
Mmm, I do like pilafs made with bulgar, this is a nice variation to try!
Mediterranean Turkish Cook on Sun, 12th Apr 2009 1:49 pm
Ne guzel mercimekli bulgur pilavini eklemissin. Pekcok Turk yemek bloglarinda gormuyorum bunu pilavi. Belki de bilinmediginden dolayidir. Hatay’da cok yapiliyor bu pilav ve ben de cok seviyorum.
Zerrin on Sun, 12th Apr 2009 2:04 pm
Nihal- Mersin’de de sık yapılan bir pilavdır bu ama dediÄŸin gibi pekçok kiÅŸi bilmez.