So… are you tired of eating, hearing about and reading about fried food yet?
Ok, we know Hanukkah is not over yet and we still have a few more days to go but... we’re ready to take a little break from the whole oil thing. Are you?
If you agree, you'll probably love this recipe. To lighten things up a bit we’ve decided to “cheat” a little… In a good way.
How? Well, we’re taking our mom’s classic recipe for bulgur wheat patties (one of our favorite treats as kids which she usually fries) and we’re baking them instead. So the whole oil and frying theme is still there even though we’re not technically frying anything... Kind of like a recipe makeover. Get it? 
Surprisingly, this lightened up version is even better than the original. And we're not just saying that, even our mom agrees!
After all, that's what makeovers are all about, aren't they?
Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Vicky and Ruth
Easy Entertaining - Bulgur Wheat Patties With Spicy Tahini Sauce
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine bulgur wheat
- 1 cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp hot paprika
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling
- ⅓ cup flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, soak bulgur wheat in 1 cup of water for 20 minutes until the water has been absorbed.
- With your hands squeeze any water left on the bulgur wheat.
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Add the rest of the ingredients to bulgur wheat and mix until mell combined
- Using your hands, form patties 8 medium or 16 small patties
- Arrange patties on lined baking sheet. Drizzle each one lightly with olive oil and bake at 375F for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Serve with Tahini Sauce.
Notes
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FREEZE THE PATTIES DO SO ONCE THEY ARE COOKED.
- Category: Appetizer or Entree
- Cuisine: Kosher / Middle Eastern
Spicy Tahini Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- ½ cup tahini paste
- ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tsp sriracha (or to taste)
Instructions
- prepare the spicy tahini sauce. In a small bowl, mix tahini paste, salt with lemon juice with a spoon until it thickens. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time and mix until well incorporated (for thinner sauce, add more water, but remember that sauce will thicken slightly when refrigerated). Add sriracha and refrigerate until ready to use
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Kosher / Middle Eastern
the wicked noodle (@thewickednoodle) says
I love that you lightened these up! And the spicy tahini sauce sounds like a perfect match!
mayihavethatrecipe says
Thanks!! All the spices make these so tasty that don't even need to be fried! And the tahini sauce makes it even better 🙂
Adina says
So yummy! I make these a lot for dinner because my husband loves them so much! Thanks for the recipe!
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you! Our mom made these all the time for us when we were kids... and we used to fight over them. So glad your family is enjoying this recipe as well!
Michelle says
Mine were cruncy like under cooked rice. What did I do wrong?
Vicky & Ruth says
Hi Michelle, did you soak the bulgar wheat long enough? Also we used fine bulgar wheat, if you used a coarser bulgar wheat you might need to soak it longer in hot water. Let us know if this helps!
Leah borenstein says
Can you use any type of gluten free flour for these such as chickpea
chelsea says
I couldn't find fine bulgur wheat so I used the regular stuff. I soaked it ALL DAY and still they turned out like crunchy, under-cooked rice. Second Pinterest flop this week. Getting real tired of this..
Vicky & Ruth says
Hi Chelsea, so sorry this recipe didn't work our for you. It should have worked with regular bulgur wheat as well. Since we cannot always find fine bulgur wheat either we sometimes use Bob's Red Mill Bulgur wheat and it gets soft just by soaking it hot water. We will have to redo this recipe to see if there is a mistake in the instructions. Hope you had a great summer.