Bulgur with Peas and Mint

Bulgur with Peas and Mint
 Prep Time : 5 mins
 Cook Time : 20 mins
 Serves: 1
 Recipe Category: Lunch-Bulgur


   Ingredients needed

•    Bulgur Wheat- 1/2 cup
•    Water - 1 cup
•    Onion - 1 medium size
•    Green chilli - 2 slit
•    Ginger garlic paste - 3/4 tsp
•    Fresh or frozen Peas - 1/3 cup
•    Fresh Mint leaves - fistful
•    Fresh Coriander leaves - fistful

   For the seasoning

•    Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
•    Bay leaf - 1
•    Cloves - 2
•    Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

   For garnishing

   Pecans or mixed seeds


Preparation

• Finely chop onions and par boil peas (if using fresh ones) with a little salt.
• Bring 1 cup of water to rolling boil, remove from heat and add bulgur to it with 1/4 tsp of salt. Stir, cover and let it stand for 20 minutes. Drain any excess liquid, fluff it with a fork and keep it aside.
• Method
• In a pan, heat oil, add bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon. Saute for a few seconds and add finely chopped onions.
• Saute until onions turn transparent. Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw flavor goes.
• Add peas, coriander leaves, mint leaves, salt needed and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the cooked bulgur, mix well and cook for another 2 minutes. To make it more nutritious, I have topped it with chopped pecans. You can also top it with mixed seeds. That's it. Filling, nutritious and delicious bulgur peas pilaf is ready.
• Enjoy it with onion raitha or cucumber raita or carrot raita.

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