Wednesday 29 April 2015

Healthy scrumptious bulgur Pancakes

Bulghur (also known as bulgar, bulgur, burghul) is a kind of dried cracked wheat which still has a lot of its fiber intact so it can be very filling and very easy for the body to digest. Although it recently started gaining popularity in healthy food circles, it has always been common in Middle Eastern and Indian Cuisine.

It can be eaten in several ways, e.g. steamed and eaten with stew, prepared like a hot cereal (e.g oatmeal), cooked like jolly or fried rice.
Today it will be prepared as pancakes. If you are feeling adventurous, you can switch or add to the ingredients e.g add mashed bananas or honey.

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp Overnight Soaked Bulghur (Simply put 1Tbsp of bulghur in half a cup of water and keep in the fridge overnight)
1 Egg
Half a cup of milk (liquid milk, if using powder simply measure after you have mixed it)
2 Tbsp Whole Wheat
A pinch of salt
A pinch of ginger powder (optional)
A pinch of any ground pepper (cayenne, cameroun...optional)
1 Tbsp Sugar (Honey can be used if worried about Sugar)
Cooking Spray
*Baking powder can be added also, I didn't add any in this one as I wanted the pancakes to be dense    like traditional Nigerian pancakes





 PREPARATION
 Mix all the dry ingredients together.




Mix in the egg and milk.
 Mix in the bulgur


 You should have a mixture that looks like this.


 Spray your pan. Use a non stick pan and place on heat.


 If you like a wide pancake pour in half of your mixture under low heat.


 When air bubbles start to form gently flip over with a spatula.


 In less than a minute it should be ready as the other side cooks real quick.


Serve with any fruits of your choice.



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