Cooking in progress....

• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring 2 cups of water to boil along with the salt and pepper. Stir in the bulgur and return to a boil. | 2. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Let stand an additional 5 minutes before removing the lid. | 3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, then add the red onion, garlic and ginger. Cook for several minutes over a medium heat, stirring often. | 4. Add the tomato and stir until almost all of the liquid evaporates. | 5. Stir in the cumin, coriander, cayenne and turmeric. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the spices become aromatic. | 6. Add the garbanzo beans and ½ cup water. Cover and simmer over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until a thick sauce develops, about 15 minutes. | 7. Combine with the cooked bulgur, then stir in the green onions, parsley, cilantro and lime juice. | 8. Chill several hours or overnight. | 9. To serve, place 2 lettuce leaves on each serving plate and mound the salad on top. Garnish with lime wedges. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garbanzo bean	2	cups	cooked	1512.0	251.8	81.88	24.16
water	2 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	pinch		0.3608	0.0919	0.0149	0.0047
bulgar wheat	1	cup	uncooked	-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
red onion	3/4	cup	minced	48.0	11.208	1.32	0.12
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
ginger	1	tablespoon	grated	17.42	3.7242	0.467	0.2205
tomato	1		chopped	32.76	7.0798	1.6016	0.364
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
coriander	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.682	0.4949	0.1113	0.1599
cayenne	1/8	teaspoon		0.7155	0.1274	0.027000000000000003	0.0389
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon		2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
green onion	2		minced	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
parsley	1/2	cup	minced	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
cilantro	1/3	cup	minced	1.2267	0.1957	0.1136	0.0277
lime juice	1/4	cup		15.125	5.0941	0.2541	0.0424
red leaf lettuce	8			-	-	-	-
lime wedge	4			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.