Boulgour and meat stew

Still rainy season now in Siem Reap, and it rains every day, it is quite cool even during day time. When the weather is like this, I feel like something really hot and liquid for lunch. I checked the cook book that we bought from Zanzibar and decided to try a new dish, Boulgour and Meat stew.
To make it the way I like, modified form the recipe, I added turmeric powder as I love the flavor from turmeric, on the other hand, it is a very healthy spice.

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:
200g boulgour
200g chicken
2 tomatoes chopped
1 small onion chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
1tsp grated ginger
t tsp ginger paste
2-4 green chillies (depends on how spicy you like)
1 tsp black peppercorns
2 tbsp crisp fried onions
mixed spieces (I used 9 spices mixed powder which sold at the supermarket here)
salt to taste
1tsp of turmeric (optional)
chopped mint or coriander to garnish

Method:
Cover the boulgour and soak overnight at room temperature. Saute the chopped onions until they are soft. Add the chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger paste, salt, turmeric powder and the chicken with some water until tender. Put to one side. Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the grated ginger, whole black pepper, salt, soaked boulgour and cook with sufficient water. Continue boiling, stirring frequently, and adding water if necessary until the boulgour is very soft. Now add the cooked meat together will all the sauce and cook over a medium heat, stirring vigorously so the meat is mixed thoroughly and the mixture has the consistency of thick porridge. Serve very hot on a bowl. Garnish with crisply fried onions, mixed spices and chopped mint.

It tastes perfectly in a rainy day!