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Jireesh

Kuwaiti cracked wheat soup

• 1 C uncooked dry cracked wheat

• 4-1/2 C water

• Zest of 1 lemon or lime

• 4 small tomatoes, diced

• 1 onion, diced

• 1/4 C fresh cilantro, chopped

• 1 tsp. ground cumin

• Salt & black pepper to taste

• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1 C cooked chicken breast, chopped

• 1 pkg. (1.79 oz.) Knorr chicken noodle soup

• Lemon juice

Place cracked wheat in a cooking pot; add water and soak for ninety minutes to two hours. Simmer over low heat for about one hour; stir in lemon or lime zest. Place tomatoes, onion, cilantro and spices in a blender or food processor; mix thoroughly. Add mixture to cooking pot with cracked wheat; simmer for about thirty minutes. Add soup packet and cooked chicken; simmer for another thirty minutes. If mixture appears too thick, add more water to desired consistency. Add a squirt of lemon juice just before serving.

 

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