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Lebanese Whole Grains Stew
1/2 C garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1/2 C pinto beans
1/2 C grilled wheat grain (Freekeh)*
1/4 C lentils
1/4 C brown or white rice
1/4 C Burghul (cracked wheat)
1 large potato, peeled & cubed
2 large onions, finely minced
3 TBS coconut oil (sub with vegetable oil)
2 TBS olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
Water
Soak the wheat, pinto beans and garbanzo beans in separate water containers overnight. Make sure the containers have plenty of water; the grains may triple or even quadruple in size. The following day, empty the water and rinse beans.
In a large cooking pot, bring twelve cups of water to a boil. Decrease heat to low. Allow water to boil over low heat for about twenty minutes. Add the garbanzo beans; allow to boil for another twenty minutes over low heat. Add the pinto beans; allow to boil for another twenty minutes over low heat.
Mince onions; fry in a skillet with coconut oil (or vegetable oil) for about twenty to thirty minutes, or until onions are lightly browned. Peel and rinse potato, cut onto 1/2-inch cubes. Rinse rice and lentils in cold water; strain. Add rice, lentils, onions, cubed potato, olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to cooking pot with beans; mix well. Simmer for about thirty minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.
*Note: Grilled wheat grain (Freekeh) can be found in most Middle Eastern specialty stores. Freekeh is made from grilled or roasted green wheat.
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