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Nohutlu Pilav Recipe (Turkish Chickpeas With Rice)

This nohutlu pilav recipe - rice with chickpeas - is cheap & filling. It can be made extra tasty and into a complete meal with the addition of shredded or pulled chicken.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 165 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

  • 1 cup long grain rice (approx 200g)
  • 400 grams tinned chickpeas (drained & rinsed)
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 small green capsicum pepper (finely chopped )
  • 2 cups hot water (or chicken stock)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (for cooking)
  • salt & pepper (to season)
  • shredded or pulled chicken (to serve (optional))
  • pickled chilli peppers (to serve (optional))

Instructions

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  1. Gently sauté your onion and capsicum in the olive oil in a saucepan.
  2. When the onion starts to sweat, add your rice and stir around for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Now add your chickpeas and salt & pepper to season.
  4. Using the same sized cup as you did for your rice, add two cups of hot water or chicken stock to your rice.
  5. Turn the heat to high, give your mixture one stir and bring to the boil.
  6. Once your rice and chickpeas are at boiling point, cover with a lid and turn the heat to low (we leave a slight gap to allow some steam to escape).
  7. Meanwhile, if you are serving your rice and chickpeas with chicken, pull or shred a handful of cooked chicken and keep to one side.
  8. After 8-10 minutes, check your rice and chickpeas to see if the water has absorbed.
  9. Remove from the heat, place your chicken over the top of your nohutlu pilav and replace the lid.
  10. Leave to stand for 5 minutes with the lid on.
  11. To serve, you can either mix the chicken into your rice and chickpea pilaf or you can remove the chicken before stirring your pilaf. You can then serve the chicken either over the top of your nohutlu pilav or on the side.
  12. Top your rice and chickpeas with pickled chilli peppers.

Notes

  • If you omit the chicken or chicken stock, our nohutlu pilav recipe is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
  • When served with chicken, rice pilaf with chickpeas is known as tavuklu nohutlu pilav.
  • To make you nohutlu pilav recipe extra rich, use butter rather than olive oil.
  • The calories for our nohutlu pilav are approximate and don't include the optional serving of chicken.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 165kcal (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 165

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 165kcal 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.