Muceddere – Bulgur with green lentils dish
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5
4 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Additional Time
10 mins
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Servings
6
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Turkish
Muceddere – Bulgur with green lentils dish
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Muceddere or “Müceddere” as we write in Turkish, is a meal on its own, full of flavor and nutritious. But I wanted to serve it with mom-style Turkish köfte. I completed the menu with tarhana soup and seasonal salad. For the dessert, I made another recipe from both Ottoman times and famous in the Southeastern part again called “Astarlı Sütlaç” A two-layered pudding: first rice pudding and topped with “zerde” rose water and saffron-flavored rice pudding.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup green lentils washes and cook with 2 cups of water until somewhat done drain the access water if any.
- 1+1/2 cups bulgur wheat thick
- 1 big onion
- 1/3 cup olive oil or a mix of olive oil and vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp black pepper red pepper flakes (pul biber), paprika, EACH
- 2 tsp salt or more
For the topping
- 1 big size onion
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1-2 tsp pul biber
Instructions
Cook The Bulgur:
- Wash, drain and cook 1 cup green lentils in 2 cups of water until it is cooked but still keeping its shape. Drain if there is any access water and set aside.
- In a medium-size pan saute 1 diced big onion in about 1/3 cup olive oil.
- Add thick bulgur and saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, seasonings, and salt and stir for 2 more minutes.
- Pour 3 cups of hot water, stir. Then add drained cooked green lentils. Close the lid and simmer until the water is absorbed and the bulgur is fully cooked for about 10-15 minues. If the bulgur is still hard you can drizzle more hot water and continue to cook a bit more. Turn of the heat and rest for 10 minutes.
Sautéd Onion Topping:
- Muceddere pilav is topped with sauteed onion and pul biber for extra flavor
- Dice 1 big onion, sauté with 1/4 cup olive oil for about 5 minutes on medium heat until it gets colors. Add pul biber, and cook for 30 more seconds.
- Pour over rested müceddere pilav and gently mix until corporated.
Notes
- How To Complete The Muceddere Pilav Menu:
- You can serve the muceddere pilav as it since it is a very nutritious and hearty meal like this. But I wanted to serve Turkish kofte on top of it. I also made a seasonal salad with some carrots, red cabbage, and fresh mint I had at home. It is even more simple to make it with a handy food processor like this. Please refer to my video for details.
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