🥗 KISIR Recipe from Turkish Cuisine

Ingredients Needed for KISIR

•  2 cups fine bulgur (kısırlık bulgur)
• 1 cup hot water (should be half the amount of bulgur used)
• 1 tea glass of oil (approx. 1/2 cup or 100 ml)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon pepper paste
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 5 spring onions (scallions)
• 7-8 pickled gherkins (small pickles)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Half a teaspoon black pepper

Instructions for Making KISIR

• First, place the fine bulgur in a deep bowl and pour the hot water over it, mixing briefly.
• Cover the bowl and set it aside to allow the bulgur to swell. Waiting for about 20-30 minutes will be sufficient.
• Finely chop the parsley, spring onions, and pickled gherkins and set them aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan, add the tomato and pepper pastes, and sauté them well.
• Take the well-softened bulgur and place it in a deep mixing bowl.
• The recipe mentions sautéing onions and paste in a pan, but the ingredients list does not include an onion. Assuming the previous step (4) is the intended sautéing step: Add the sautéed paste (and oil mixture) from the pan to the wet bulgur.
• Add the black pepper and salt, and knead the mixture well.
• After the sauce and bulgur are thoroughly mixed, add the lemon juice.
• Mix well, then add the chopped greens (parsley, spring onions) and the gherkins. Give it a final good mix, and your Kısır is ready!

We recommend consuming it with fresh greens, pickles, and Ayran (a traditional Turkish yogurt drink).

Enjoy your meal!