Makhloota Soup (My Mother’s Recipe) Mixed Grain (مخلوطة الحبوب)

Name: Makhloota Soup (My Mother’s Recipe) Mixed Grain (مخلوطة الحبوب)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 cup of green lentils (can be substituted with brown lentil.; 400 g Canned chickpeas.; 400 g Canned white kidney beans (or any white beans); 400 g Canned White butter beans; 1/4 cup of Fine bulgur.; 8 cups of Boiled water.; 1 medium sized yellow onion, chopped into small pieces.; 6 to 8 Shallots pieces (or small onion).; 1/2 a teaspoon Ground Cumin.; 1/2 teaspoon of All spice.; 4 tablespoon Olive oil.; Salt, to taste.; 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley (Garnish).

6 steps

Prep:40minCook:30min

A winter Healthy Soup recipe from the Authentic Lebanese cuisine, made of lentils, beans, chickpeas, and coarse bulgur with onions.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:36:31 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 cupgreen lentils

can be substituted with brown lentil

400gCanned chickpeas

400gCanned white kidney beans

or any white beans

400gCanned White butter beans

¼ cupFine bulgur

8 cupswater

Boiled

1yellow onion

medium sized, chopped into small pieces

6 piecesShallots

or small onion

½ teaspoonGround Cumin

½ teaspoonAll spice

4 tablespoonOlive oil

Salt

to taste

1 tablespoonparsley

chopped, Garnish

Instructions

Step 1

We wash the bulgur, chickpea and all beans and dry them.

Step 2

Sauté the shallots in a skillet with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil until golden brown and keep it aside.

Step 3

In a large pot Sauté the chopped onion with 2 tablespoon of oil over a medium heat until becomes golden, then add the lentils and spices to it and stir the mixture for 2 minutes, then pour the boiling water on the mixture, cover it and leave it for 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 4

Add the beans, chickpeas, bulgur & fried shallots to the pot and let it boil over low heat until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes. (You can add some boiled water if necessary).

Step 5

Add a tablespoon of olive oil and stir it, pour it in a serving bowel then garnish with chopped parsley on top.

Step 6

Note: You can add more water if necessary.