This simple and delicious recipe for kisir, a traditional bulgur recipe, was created by Turkish food writer Ayfer Unsal, and adapted by Oleana Chef Ana Sortun for the 2012 Oldways Culinary tour in Gaziantep and Istanbul. Ana first tasted this kisir when Ayfer organized a pot luck lunch in 1996, with almost 20 home cooks from Gaziantep.
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons pepper paste (substitute tomato paste if you are unable to find pepper paste)
2 cups fine bulgur
1 onion, finely chopped
1 head of lettuce, washed and finely chopped
1 cup chopped parsley
6 scallions or green onion
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon Aleppo or Maras pepper (or hot pepper flakes)
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried mint
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
Salt to taste
Recipe courtesy of Ana Sortun and Ayfer Unsal. Content courtesy of Oldways.
Janet S says: Interesting flavor. Because it can be served hot or cold it makes a good pot luck choice. I didn’t taste the mint so might try fresh instead of dried.
Tess—Oldways says: So happy you enjoyed it, Janet! That’s a great idea!
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