Description
A smoky pilaf cooked with lamb broth, bulgur, chickpeas, and 'firik'—unripe green wheat that has been roasted directly over a fire and dried.
Restaurants serving Firik Pilavı
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Firik(Roasted green wheat)
- Coarse bulgur
- Chickpeas
- Lamb broth
- Butter
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Mix 'firik' (green wheat), which has a unique smoky aroma, with coarse bulgur in a 50/
- ratio, and wash briefly under running water.
- Melt plenty of butter and lamb tail fat in a pot, add pre-boiled chickpeas, tomato paste, salt, and black pepper, and sauté.
- Add the washed firik and bulgur, pour in piping hot, rich lamb bone broth, cover, and simmer on low until completely absorbed. Turn off the heat, place a cloth under the lid, and let it rest.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense smoky aroma derived from Firik
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Irreplaceable (Firik is hard to obtain)
Pairing
All Kebabs and Ayran
Trivia
[Hardcore] Freekah is loved across the Middle East. The wild production method of roasting it by setting fires directly in the fields before harvest creates an intense BBQ-like aroma.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Mound it next to a juicy charcoal-grilled kebab, coat the smoky-smelling grains further with meat fat, and shovel it in!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy