How to Make Vegetarian Stuffed Artichokes Without Meat

Ingredients

• 3 dry onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups coarse bulgur
• 1/2 cup fine brown bulgur
• 1 small cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon Moroccan spice mix
• 1/2 tablespoon seven-spice blend
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sweet spice
• 1/4 cup water
• Fried pine nuts
• Frozen artichokes
• Juice of half a lemon
• Finely chop the onions and put them in a wide pan over the heat and fry them in a little vegetable oil with the assorted spices.

Method

1. Boil the frozen, cleaned and washed artichokes with lemon juice and a pinch of salt. When the artichokes are cooked, place them in a colander and set aside.
2. Add the washed and drained coarse bulgur to the onions and stir for about 4 minutes. Then begin adding the water slowly and gradually, tablespoon by tablespoon.
   Timers: 4 min
3. Stir the ingredients well and add the fried pine nuts.
4. Cover the pan and leave it closed for about 5 minutes until the bulgur swells and absorbs the liquid well.
   Timers: 5 min
5. Stuff the artichoke heads with the bulgur filling and arrange the artichokes in an oven baking tray.
6. Pour over the tray a mixture of tomato paste with a pinch of salt and the juice of half a lemon.
7. Place the tray in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes.
   Timers: 25 min
8. Serve the stuffed artichokes with white rice or rice with vermicelli, according to preference.
9. Prepare the vegetarian meatless filling: