Bulgur with Chicken

Ingredients

• chicken
• 1 large onion
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• a pinch of seven-spice blend (or baharat)
• a small pinch of cinnamon
• salt
• hot pepper (to taste)
• coarse bulgur
• 1 can whole chickpeas
• Recipe and preparation of Bulgur with Chicken from a cook and friend of Shoutabkhin Today:
• Naima Ibrahim
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• For more of Naima’s great recipes try fried shrimp with rice and vegetables

Method

1. Boil the chicken with aromatics after skimming off any foam.
2. Remove the bones and set the chicken aside.
3. Sauté the finely chopped onion in a little oil until it softens, then add the tomatoes cut into small cubes and sauté until they soften.
4. Add tomato sauce with the spices and salt, and stir.
5. Add the coarse bulgur after washing and draining it, cover it with water, and add the cooked chickpeas and pre-cooked chicken. Usually 1 cup of coarse bulgur needs 1 to 1¼ cups of water.
6. Reduce the heat after boiling, cover the pot, and let the bulgur with chicken cook.
7. Bulgur with chicken is very delicious served with salad and yogurt.
8. Naima Ibrahim
9. For more of Naima's wonderful recipes, here is fried shrimp or prawns with rice and vegetables