POUNDED WHEAT

Ingredients
  2 1/2 glasses of bulgur
  5 large onions
  2 large tomatoes
  7 tablespoons margarine
  1 1/2 glasses of meat broth
  salt, black pepper

Preparation :
Heat the margarine slightly in a saucepan. Grate the onions. Wash and dry the bulgur with a napkin. Put the onions and bulgur into the saucepan and saute over moderate heat for about 20 minutes until the onions turn golden. Pare and mince the tomatoes and heat the broth. Put the tomatoes, broth, 1/3 tablespoon of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of salt into the saucepan, cover and cook till the bulgur absorbs the water. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stir and serve.

PLAIN PILAF WITH TOMATOE SAUCE

Ingredients
  2 glasses of rice
  3 glasses borth, chicken stock or water
  2 tablespoons margarine
  salt
Tomato sauce
  2 large very ripe tomatoes or 2 ½ tablespoons of     unsalted tomato paste

Preparation :
Boil the rice with 2 tablespoons of salt into a bowl and pour in enough warm water to cover the rice. Set aside for 20-25 minutes. Drain and wash salt awau. Put the brith, chicken stock or water into a saucepan with the margarine and ½ tablespoon of salt, and bring to the boil. Add the riceand cook first on high then on medium heat until the rice absorbs the water. Put a cloth napkin under the lid, put the lid on and simmer for 5-10 minutes over a very low heat. Stir and serve.

Rice with tomato sauce :
If tomatoes are preferred, pare the to,atoes and mince them. Put into a separate pan and cook for 6 minutes till the tomatoes become like puree. Add the tomatoes or the tomato paste to the broth or chicken stock or water and cook exactly like plain rice.