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Kısır is a Turkish salad made with bulgur, tomatoes, and chili peppers.

Kısır is a Turkish salad made with bulgur, tomatoes, and chili peppers.

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Fin bulgur cooked in boiling water, mixed with sautéed onions, tomato paste, chili paste, chopped vegetables and herbs, lemon juice, sumac, and pomegranat…

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Recipe from Brightt11, Vikiçizer, Joseph, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Kushari is a popular Egyptian dish, similar to Turkish bulgur salad. The bulgur is cooked until it takes on the color and flavor of the sauce, and it is often served on a bed of lettuce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$10.23 $1.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.49
  • $0.21
  • $0.34
  • $0.32
  • $0.38
  • $0.41
  • $6.83
  • $0.05
  • $0.28
  • $0.92

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Rinse the bulgur and spread it in a dish to about two finger-widths thick. Pour boiling water over it until it is about one finger-width deep, cover, and let it stand.
  2. While this is happening, grate the onion or chop it into small pieces and sauté it in the olive oil until it becomes translucent. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the tomato concentrate and the chili paste, then cook for a short time, before removing the saucepan from the heat.
  4. Finely chop the tomatoes, green chili peppers, new onions, fresh garlic, and lettuce, and add them to the mixture with the spices. ≈ 8 min
  5. Squeeze the lemon, then mix it with the cooled bulgur, mixing thoroughly.
  6. Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kısır is a Turkish salad made with bulgur, tomatoes, and chili peppers.

  • ½ package of fine bulgur (approximately 250g)$0.49
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 1 medium-sized tomato$0.34
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • 1 tablespoon of hot pepper paste$0.38
  • 2 new onions$0.41
  • 3 to 4 lettuce leaves (optional)$6.83
  • 1 fresh garlic stalk$0.05
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • ½ cup of olive oil$0.92

Total$10.23

that's $1.71 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • ½ package of fine bulgur (approximately 250g)
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 medium-sized tomato
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon of hot pepper paste
  • 1 long green chili pepper
  • 2 new onions
  • 3 to 4 lettuce leaves (optional)
  • 1 fresh garlic stalk
  • Spices and condiments: thyme, dried mint, sumac, pomegranate molasses, nigella…
  • 1 lemon
  • ½ cup of olive oil

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