bulgur

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14:57 Oct 23, 2009
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Additional field(s): Agriculture, Cooking / Culinary
English term or phrase: bulgur
Definition from U.S. House of Representatives:
Wheat that has been parboiled, dried, and partially debranned for later use in cracked or whole grain form.

Example sentence(s):
  • With fine bulgur, she made kisir, a Turkish salad subject to varied interpretations. Unlike Lebanese tabbouleh, the parsley salad with a little bulgur in it, kisir is all about the grain. Some cooks add walnuts, pistachios, cucumbers, lettuce or purslane to the softened bulgur. Hearst Communications Inc.
  • Today, bulgur wheat is being rediscovered as an industrial ingredient with key functional properties, including the provision of texture, dietary fiber, calorie reduction and binding properties in the formulation of meatless frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable products. Virgo Publishing, LLC
  • Bulgur is a good source of insoluble fiber which helps to maintain colon health and may reduce the risk of colon cancer. Why not substitute cooked bulgur with a little cinnamon and honey for your regular bowl of cereal? xomba.com
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5دلیا
Quamrul Islam


  

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دلیا


Definition from http://www.crulp.org/oud/viewword.aspx?r:
ہ ہ ہ

1. دلا ہوا اناج، جو، جوار، گیہوں وغیرہ کا دانے دار آٹا جو بجائے پسینے کے چورا کر لیا گیا ہو، موٹا پسا ہوا غلہ۔

2. گیہوں، جو یا جوار وغیرہ کے دلے ہوئے دانوں کی پتلی حریرے کی طرح پکاؤی ہوئی غذا جو حسب ضرورت میٹھی، نمکین، مرغن یا سادہ ہوتی ہے۔

Example sentence(s):
  • "اسے پیس کر روٹیاں پکاتے ہیں یا ایک قسم کا دلیا تیار کرتے ہیں۔" ( 1924ء، جغرافیۂ عالم، 16:1 ) "پھر ان کا قافلہ سستانے کے لیے رک جاتا بچہ دلیا اڑاتا مزے سے ڈنڈے سے چوہوں کے بل ٹٹولتا۔" - Online Urdu Dictionary  
  • جو تھی قسمت کی سیاہی وہ کہاں ٹلتی ہے کھیر بھی آئی میرے سامنے دلیا ہو کر - article in the Urdu daily Nawa-i-Waqt  

Explanation:
The term "Bulgur" comes from Turkish, and the Arabic برغل also refers to the same thing, in addition to its similar sounds.

Wikipedia defines it as "a cereal food made from several different wheat species".
For more on Bulgur, please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgur
Quamrul Islam
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