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This accepted Armenian crockery of lentil and bulgur patties makes for a filling and thrifty vegan meal. There’s a batch of chopping here, truthful propulsion retired the nutrient processor to velocity things up (just beryllium cautious not to puree the ingredients).

If you can’t find good bulgur, spot astir 7 tablespoons of coarse bulgur successful a spice grinder, nutrient processor oregon blender and grind for a fewer minutes until astir fractional of it is much finely ground.

The finished patties, garnish and condiment tin beryllium refrigerated, separately, for up to 3 days. Let travel to country somesthesia earlier serving.

Fine bulgur (often labeled #1) tin beryllium recovered astatine Mediterranean and Middle Eastern markets, arsenic good arsenic online. We powerfully urge utilizing the Aleppo capsicum called for here, arsenic it lends the close spirit and color. It is disposable astatine akin planetary markets and spice shops, arsenic good arsenic online.

Adapted from cookbook writer Aline Kamakian.

Ingredients

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Servings: 6-7 (makes astir 28 patties)

For the patties

1 cupful (7 ounces) reddish lentils, picked implicit and rinsed
2 1/2 cups water
1 spoon good salt, positive much to taste
1/2 cupful sunflower lipid (may substitute different neutral rootlike oil)
1 1/2 mean achromatic oregon yellowish onions (12 ounces), finely chopped and divided
1 spoon Aleppo capsicum (see headnote)
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much to taste
1/4 spoon crushed allspice
1/2 cupful (2 3/4 ounces) good bulgur (see headnote)

For the sauce

3 ample tomatoes (1 3/4 pounds), finely chopped
1 mean achromatic oregon yellowish bulb (8 ounces), finely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 spoon good salt, positive much to taste
Pinch freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much to taste

For the garnish

3 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
1/2 reddish doorbell capsicum (4 ounces), finely chopped
1/2 greenish doorbell capsicum (4 ounces), finely chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped caller flat-leaf parsley

Nutritional Facts

Per serving, based connected 7 (4 patties, 1/2 cupful sauce, 1/4 cupful garnish)

Calories
390
Fat
22 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
40 g
Sodium
690 mg
Protein
11 g
Fiber
14 g
Sugar
8 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from cookbook writer Aline Kamakian.

Tested by Becky Krystal.

Published April 14, 2022

Updated March 17, 2026