{"id":14847,"date":"2013-05-28T23:26:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T03:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=14847"},"modified":"2014-10-30T13:58:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T17:58:39","slug":"cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-bulgar-pilaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-bulgar-pilaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracked Wheat Chicken Pilaf &#8211; Bulgar Pilaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14848\" alt=\"cracked wheat chicken pilaf-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-001.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-001.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-001-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delicious and filling cracked wheat or bulgar pilaf&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t get it why do rain always triggers the craving for fried snack in me??? Today it was all about heavy rainfall, it wasn&#8217;t drizzling or pouring it was more like waterfall. The rain was a bit mild during the day, as I started my drive back to home the rain got heavier and crazier. I witnessed a few car crashes in the downtown and also ambulance rushing to save those injured ones. Aren&#8217;t we all risking our lives every single day???<\/p>\n<p>Cracked wheat is raw wheat that&#8217;s broken into tiny pieces. Bulgar wheat on the other hand, is cracked wheat too, however the wheat kernels are steamed and toasted before cracking it. I used cracked wheat to make this pilaf, you could use bulgar instead. This is a very easy to make one pot dish, it tastes delicious and is quite filling too. I first cooked chicken and mixed veggies, added the spices and then combined the cracked wheat to it. You get to enjoy this dish in less that 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14849\" alt=\"cracked wheat pilaf\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-pilaf.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-pilaf.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-pilaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-pilaf-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cracked-wheat-chicken-pilaf-001.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Cracked Wheat Chicken Pilaf &#8211; Bulgar Pilaf<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">5 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped small- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mixed veggies, cut very small- 2 cups (use frozen mixed veggies: carrots, beans, corn)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cooked chicken- 1 chicken breast diced and cooked with ground pepper and salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garam masala- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Kashmiri red chili powder- 1 tsp (for more spice add regular chili powder)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Fennel powder- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 2 1\/2 cups + some more<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cracked wheat or bulgar wheat- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 2 handful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Dice the chicken into small pieces, combine with 1\/2 tsp ground pepper and salt, cook covered till chicken has cooked well. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a non-stick saucepan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add onions and a couple of pinches of salt, saute till onions turn translucent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the mixed veggies, saute till it turns golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cooked chicken, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add garam masala, cumin powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, fennel powder and coriander powder, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you want it to be spicy add 1\/2 tsp of regular chili powder as well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add water and let it come to a slight boil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cracked wheat to the boiling water, combine well into the water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover and let cook till the cracked wheat turns tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cilantro, combine well. Cook for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If the water has dried off, add more water little by little till the wheat has cooked well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Don&#8217;t add too much water as the wheat would be over cooked and will turn mushy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">When the wheat has cooked to perfection, remove the pan from the heat and keep covered for 10 minutes. The pilaf will be set well as it cools down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1682<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delicious and filling cracked wheat or bulgar pilaf&#8230; I don&#8217;t get it why do rain always triggers the craving for fried snack in me??? Today it was all about heavy rainfall, it wasn&#8217;t drizzling or pouring it was more like waterfall. The rain was a bit mild during the day, as I started my drive &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741,877,27,91,85],"tags":[743,742,730],"class_list":["post-14847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cracked-wheat","category-high-proteinlow-carb","category-indian-cuisine","category-main-dish-for-lunch-or-dinner","category-quick-fix-meals","tag-bulgar","tag-cracked-wheat-2","tag-pilaf","course-main","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}