Bulgar Pilaf with Golden Roast Chickpeas
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Total: 20 mins
Crispy meets crunchy when golden chickpeas go in for a roasting tossed with dukkah spice mix. This cracking combo makes a sensational topping for harissa-spiked bulgar wheat folded with juicy raisins, sweet fried onion and fresh parsley.
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555 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp dukkah
  • 1 onion
  • A large handful of flat leaf parsley
  • 25g raisins
  • 1 tsp harissa paste
  • 150g bulgar wheat
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  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 300ml boiling water
You'll need
  • Roasting tin
  • Medium pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Baking tray (optional)
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 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 till golden.

  • 2.

    While the chickpeas roast, fill your kettle and boil it. Peel and finely chop the onion. Pop a medium pan on a medium heat and add ½ tbsp olive 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, roughly chop the parsley leaves and stalks. Tip the raisins into the pan, along with most of the parsley (keep a few pinches back for garnishing), and 1 tsp harissa paste (it’s spicy, so use as much of as little as you prefer). Cook, stirring, for 1 min.

  • 4.

    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 it's tender and has absorbed all the water.

  • 5.

    When the bulgar wheat is cooked, fluff it up with a fork. Taste the pilaf and add a pinch more salt or harissa if you think it needs it. Divide between 2 warm plates or bowls and top with the roast chickpeas and remaining parsley to serve.

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