Isitsha sasekhishini esiyinkimbinkimbi noma… ukolweni olula? Ngemuva kwegama elingaziwa elithi "bulgur" ngumkhiqizo ongasho lutho ngokuphelele: ukolweni omisiwe ochotshoziwe nge-flavour nutty, ocebile amaprotheni namaminerali. I-Bulgur isetshenziswa kabanzi ezindaweni zokudlela zaseMpumalanga Ephakathi, eCaucasus, ePakistan nasenyakatho yeNdiya.
Ama-Groats alungiswa kalula, agcina izinto eziwusizo kakhulu kunemikhiqizo kakolweni ocolisisiwe ojwayelekile. Ngemva kokupheka, ngezinye izikhathi kungase kube nzima ukuhlukanisa nelayisi. I-Bulgur itholakala ezitolo ezinkulu eziningi zaseRussia futhi kufanelekile ukuyengeza ekudleni kwakho. Futhi ukuze siqale ukujwayelana nalokhu okusanhlamvu okumangalisayo, silungiselele izindlela zokupheka ezimangalisayo!
Ubani owathi irayisi kuphela efanelekayo pilaf? Kuthiwani ngeresiphi enemifino, amakhambi namantongomane okuthi ngisho nokugcwele ngeke kudlule?
Shisisa amafutha esitokisini esikhulu phezu komlilo ophakathi. Engeza u-anyanisi, wehlise ukushisa kube phansi, upheke, ugovuze, kuze kube nsundu yegolide, imizuzu eyi-12 kuya kweyi-18. Engeza i-garlic, upheke omunye umzuzu. Engeza i-bulgur, i-turmeric ne-cumin, upheke omunye umzuzu, ugovuze. Thela umhluzi wemifino, izaqathe, i-ginger nosawoti. Bilisa, ugovuze. Vala bese upheka phezu kokushisa okuphakathi kuze kube yilapho amanzi emuncwa futhi i-bulgur iphekwe, cishe imizuzu engu-15. Susa ekushiseni, ake ume imizuzu emi-5. Engeza i-dill, i-mint, i-parsley nejusi likalamula. Fafaza amantongomane ngaphezulu.
Isidlo esidumile se-Lebanon cuisine ngokuhlukahluka ngenani elikhulu lemifino sizobukeka sinenzuzo edilini lakusihlwa nezivakashi. Ukuze uthole isithakazelo, naka ukuthi bangaki abangani bakho abazoqonda ukuthi hlobo luni lokusanhlamvu olunikezwayo!
Hlanganisa amanzi ne-bulgur epanini elincane. Letha ngamathumba, ukunciphisa ukushisa kube phansi, ukumboza ngesembozo. Bhaka kuze kube yilapho i-bulgur ithambile, imizuzu engu-25. Uma amanzi ehlala, khipha nge-colander. Dlulisela endishini enkulu, ake upholile imizuzu engu-15. Hlanganisa ijusi kalamula, amafutha, ugalikhi, usawoti kanye nopelepele endishini encane. Engeza i-parsley, i-mint, utamatisi, ikhukhamba no-anyanisi ku-bulgur. Hlanganisa konke, sebenzisa isidlo ekamelweni lokushisa.
Ama-cranberries akufanele athathwe kancane, ikakhulukazi uma ehlanganiswe ne-bulgur. Isidlo sakusihlwa esinempilo somndeni wonke.
Shisisa amafutha esitokisini esikhulu phezu komlilo ophakathi. Engeza u-anyanisi nesilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi. Pheka, uvuselela njalo, imizuzu engu-5-8. Engeza i-garlic, isinamoni ne-spice mix. Engeza i-bulgur, hlanganisa. Engeza umhluzi, i-parsley nosawoti. Bilisa. Yehlisa ukushisa kube phansi, ikhava bese ubilisa imizuzu eyi-15-20 kuze kube yilapho i-bulgur ithambile futhi wonke amanzi ahwamukile futhi amunca. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, hlanganisa ama-cranberries nejusi lewolintshi endishini. Vala ngesembozo bese ufaka ku-microwave imizuzu emi-2. Beka eceleni. Gcoba ama-hazelnuts esitokisini esomile, uvuselela ngezikhathi ezithile, kuze kube yigolide, imizuzu emi-2 kuya kwemi-3. Hlanganisa konke ndawonye, ukhiphe iqabunga le-bay leaf. Nansi i-dessert ongayipheka uma ufuna ukumangaza othandekayo wakho. I-Bulgur pudding nayo ilungele ukwabelana nezingane! Gcoba i-bulgur ezinkomishini eziyisi-6 zamanzi amahora ama-2. Epanini elisindayo, faka i-bulgur, amanzi lapho bekufakwe khona, isinamoni bese ulethe ngamathumba imizuzu emi-5. Engeza ubisi, ama-clove, omisiwe, usawoti kanye ne-lime zest. Pheka ukushisa okuphansi kuze kube yilapho ingxube inokuvumelana kwe-pudding (cishe imizuzu engu-10), ivuselela njalo. Faka ushukela. Khonza ngokufudumele, ufafaze i-nutmeg ngaphambi kokukhonza.