Ingredients:
To prepare meat:
- 1 kg meat, cut into large cubes.
- 1 tsp. black pepper, beads
- 4 cardamom
- 4 cloves
- 1 tsp. cumin, beads
- 2 Cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tbs. salt
To prepare Freekeh:
- 4 cups Freekeh
- 2 tbs. ghee
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 1 tbs. all-spice
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon, crushed
- 1 tsp. cumin, crushed
- 1 tbs. salt
- ½ tsp. black peppers
- One cup and half peas
- ½ cup pine, fried
- 6 cups hot water
Direction:
1- Wash Freekeh many times and soak in hot water for half an hour.
2- To prepare meat: In a large saucepan, place meat, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, cumin, Cinnamon, bay leaves, onion and salt. Add water and let boil until meat cooked well. Reserve stock after refining.
3- To prepare freekeh: In a large saucepan, heat ghee, add onion, sauté until soft and smooth on a medium heat. Then add peas, simmer for several minutes. Keep some peas for garnish.
4- Add freekeh over onion and peas, softly simmer until all ingredients combined well.
5- Add all-spices, Cinnamon, cumin, salt and black peppers. Pour over stock and allow to cook on medium heat.
6- When freekeh finely cooked, serve in a large platter. Place meat and peas over and sprinkle pine on top.
