Bulgar Pilaf with Chickpeas & Dukkah
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Crispy meets crunchy when golden chickpeas go in for a roasting tossed with dukkah spice mix, and together they make a sensational topping for harissa spiked bulgar wheat, brimming with juicy raisins, sweet fried onion and fresh parsley.
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567 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 heaped tbsp dukkah
  • 1 onion
  • A large handful of flat leaf parsley
  • 25g raisins
  • A pinch or 2 of harissa powder
  • 150g bulgar wheat
From your kitchen
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 300ml boiling water
You'll need
  • Roasting tin
  • Medium pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Drain the chickpeas and tip them into a roasting tin. Add 1 heaped tbsp dukkah, ½ tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt. Shake the tin to roll the chickpeas around in the spices and oil. Slide the chickpeas into the oven and roast for 15 mins.

  • 2.

    While the chickpeas roast, fill your kettle and boil it. Peel and finely chop the onion. Place a mediumsized pan on a medium heat and add ½ tbsp oil, the onion and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 5 mins till the onion looks glossy.

  • 3.

    While the onion fries, slice the stalks off the parsley and then finely chop the stalks (keep the leaves for later).

  • 4.

    Tip the raisins into the pan with onion. Add the parsley stalks and a pinch of harissa (it’s spicy, so use as much of as little as you prefer). Cook, stirring, for 1 min.

  • 5.

    Tip in the bulgar wheat and stir, then pour in 300ml boiling water and stir again. Pop a lid on the pan (or use a baking tray if you don’t have a lid), bring to the boil then turn the heat off and let the bulgar wheat sit in the pan for 8 mins till the bulgar is tender and has absorbed all the water.

  • 6.

    While the bulgar soaks, finely chop the parsley leaves. When the bulgar is tender and the water has been absorbed, fluff it up with a fork. Stir in the parsley, then taste the bulgar and add a pinch more salt or harissa if you think it needs it. Divide between 2 warm plates and top with the roast chickpeas and dukkah to serve.

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