Freekeh
Ingredients
1 large onion
2 Tablespoon olive oil
200g Freekeh
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Salt and pepper (to taste)
1 teaspoon baharat
300ml water or good-quality vegetable or chicken stock
100g slivered or sliced almonds
Directions
• Dice the onions and place with the olive oil in a large heavy-based pot, sauté on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the onion is soft and brown.
• Meanwhile, soak the freekeh in cold water for 5 minutes. Drain in a sieve and rinse well under cold running water. Drain well. Add the freekeh and spices to the onions. Stir well. Add the water
or stock and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir well. Cover and bring to the boil, reduce the heat to a bare minimum and leave to simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and leave it covered for 5 minutes.
• Finally, remove the lid and let it cool down a little, about another 5 minutes.
• Fry the almonds until golden brown.
• Stir in half of the fried almonds.
• Transfer on to a serving plate and garnish with the remaining almonds.
