Rice and grains
Baqlah with Spinach and Chard
Baqlah is a well-known southern Lebanese dish built on greens cooked with coarse bulgur. In this version we make it with spinach and chard, for a delicious, nourishing, and healthy meal.
Total time65 min
Prep35 min
Cook30 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyHard
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Recipe tags
Rice and grainsLevantVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeBoiledVegetables
Recipe story
Introduction: Baqlah is a well-known dish from southern Lebanon, built on cooking green vegetables with coarse bulgur. One of the most famous varieties is Baqlah bil Khabeza, but here we prepare it with spinach and chard. It’s tasty, nutritious, and healthy! Try it
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Ingredients
- 1 kg spinach (green)
- 1 kg chard (green)
- 1 large onion
- Fennel or whole anise seeds
- Salt
- 1 cup coarse bulgur
Method
- Wash the spinach and chard and chop them finely...
- Put the chopped onion in a pot over the heat, sauté it for a while until it lightens in color, then add the chopped chard and spinach.
- If fennel is not available, you can add slightly crushed whole anise seeds.
- Add salt to taste to the mixture and stir until the ingredients wilt.
- When the vegetables have wilted, add the coarse bulgur with the required amount of water, cover the pot, and leave them on low heat until they are cooked.
