Eggplant Bulgur Pilaf (Patlıcanlı Bulgur Pilavı)

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This is a perfect summertime dish as well as is peculiarly expert alongside mutual frigidity refreshing yogurt, or every bit a side dish for ruby meat. Traditionally this recipe is made alongside white rice, as well as eggplant cubes are deep fried. I decided larn healthier as well as lighter as well as hence I made a twosome of changes. To produce got a certified Turkish eggplant rice, purpose white rice as well as deep nipper cubes of eggplant until golden brownish alongside vegetable, corn, or canola oil.

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2 cups of bulgur (I chose to purpose fine bulgur, exactly it'll live on dandy alongside coarse bulgur, too)
iii 1/2-4 cups of water
1 big American eggplant or 2 regular size ones, peeled inwards stripes as well as diced
four tomatoes, diced
1 onion, chopped finely
2 banana peppers, chopped
1 ruby pepper, chopped
2 tbsp pino nuts
1 tbsp currants
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 bunch apartment leafage parsley, chopped
tabular array salt & pepper

-Brush olive stone oil on a shallow oven pan (use aluminum foil to avoid a mess) , seat diced eggplant on it, as well as bake for 20-25 minutes at 375F.
-Heat 2 tbsp olive stone oil inwards a pot (it's easier to laid bulgur alongside non-stick pots). Add onions as well as stir for a twosome of minutes. Add pino nuts, ruby as well as light-green peppers, as well as currants. Stir until peppers are cooked as well as nuts are golden brown.
-Add diced tomato plant as well as laid for 4-5 minutes.
-Add bulgur, stir constantly for a twosome of minutes.
-Add water. Start alongside iii 1/2 cups of water. Cover as well as laid on low-medium until bulgur soaks water--this volition produce got roughly 20-25 minutes. Some bulgur would live on fine alongside a bulgur to H2O ratio of 1 to 1 1/2, some alongside 1 to 2. So depository fiscal establishment tally if the bulgur is cooked; if non add together the residuum of the water. Cover as well as laid on low.
-After you lot plough it off, embrace the exceed of the pot alongside a build clean kitchen towel or a newspaper towel. Put the chapeau dorsum on as well as permit residuum for ten minutes.
-Fluff the pilaf alongside a serving fork. Add eggplant as well as parsley. Mix good as well as serve.

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