Healthy Hot Pot!

Ok Well unfortunatly I have just got a nasty cold so my aim with this dish is to give me all the goodness I need to help me get well again. So I threw lots of lovely fresh vegetables in a large pot with some chickpeas, bulgar wheat and some immune boosting ginger and garlic! Its not only lovely tasting but it fills you up, heats you up and helps your body stay healthy!


what you need:

1/2 dessert spoon chopped ginger
1 dessert spoon finely chopped garlic
1/2 red onion chopped into thin slices
1/2 a large courgette or one whole small one, cut into thick slices
1 leek chopped the same as courgettes
1 medium size red pepper
2 sticks of chopped celery
4 brocolli florets, each one cut into two or three depending on size
350ml veg stock (I use one cube and dissolve in hot water)
1/2 can of plum tomatoes
1 can of chickpeas
100ml of bulgar wheat
Your choice of seasoning and herbs to taste ( I used rosemary, ground coriander, all-round mix spice, chilli powder.. and of corse ground black pepper and a touck of salt.

1.First chop all the vegetables. Get a large sauce pan or pot, put a dessert spoon of olive oil in it, heat on high temp and start cooking the onion, garlic and ginger.
2.Once starting to sizzle turn down the heat to medium and add the rest of the chopped vegetables.
3. Stir a few times then add the vegetable stock dissolved in water, then add the chick peas and stir in the plum tomatoes making sure you squash them as you do so.
4.Add the spices and herbs of your choice
5, Add the Bulgar wheat and turn down heat jut so its simmering. Place a lid over the pan or pot and leave for about 15min, or until the bulger wheat has absorbed enough of the stock to be soft. There should still be some of the liquid left in the pot when finished. This is important you include in your servings as it contains alot of the vitamins and minerals from the vegetables!
6.when finished empty out potions into bowls, add a fresh parsley sprig. Enjoy your healthy meal!