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Soaked whole wheat berries cooked in water until tender, with cooked chickpeas and white beans, sugar and cinnamon; raisins and dates go in off the heat, and nuts are sprinkled on top. Based on the recipe itself here, with no verified source.

⏱ 53 minMake ahead: 8 hr

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Soak the wheat overnight in water. Drain.
    ⚙ SoakingBowl
    💡Soak in plenty of water, well above what's being soaked: legumes and grains swell and drink water, and whatever sticks out stays hard. Drain well before continuing.
  2. 2
    Cook the wheat in the water over medium heat for about 40 minutes, until it softens.
    StovePot
  3. 3
    Add the hummus and beans.
  4. 4
    Add the sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and salt and cook another 10 minutes.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Remove from the heat and add the raisins and dates.
  6. 6
    Pour into individual bowls and cool at room temperature.
    Serving bowl
  7. 7
    Before serving, sprinkle the walnuts, pistachios and roses on top.
580calories
19 gprotein
104 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 13%● carbs 71%● fat 16%

Per serving (413 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Serving bowl · Also works: Bowl (None)

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Cooked chickpeas · Cooked white beans · Cinnamon · Cardamom · salt · Raisins · Dates · Walnuts on top · Pistachios on top · Dried roses on top
  • Soaking time: overnight
  • Heat for cooking: medium
  • Wheat cooking time (minutes): 40
  • Cooking with the sugar (minutes): 10
  • Serving dish: into individual bowls
  • Where to cool: at room temperature

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