Wheat berries recipe, Egyptian Belila

Method5 steps · about 8 hr 35 min

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   Step 1: In a deep bowl add the wheat berries (1 cup) and cover with almost 4 cups of cold water. Let it soak overnight. Note1

   Uses 1 cup Wheat berries (washed thoroughly with cold water.) · almost 4 cups cold water for overnight soaking

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   Step 2: Drain wheat berries, and place in a pot, add the remaining 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.

   Uses 2 cups fresh water for cooking · drained soaked wheat berries

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   Step 3: Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until wheat berries soften and split open. Check the water level as they cook and add hot water as needed to keep them from drying out.

   Simmer Wheat Berries · 30 minUses hot water, as needed while wheat berries cook · wheat berries in cooking water

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   Step 4: Drain keeping about 1/4 cup of water in the pot to keep the wheat berries moistened.

   Uses cooked wheat berries with 1/4 cup retained cooking liquid

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   Step 5: Serve the cooked wheat berries with hot milk and your choice of sweetener, fresh or dried fruit, nuts, and optional rose water or another listed flavoring.

   Uses milk, as needed for serving · Rose water (cinnamon, orange blossom water, vanilla, nutmeg or any extract you like.) · sweetener of choice, to taste for serving · fresh or dried fruit, as needed for serving · nuts, as needed for serving · cooked moistened wheat berries