Freekeh فريكة‎ Pilaf

1 cup freekeh  فريكة‎

2 cups stock(vegetables,chicken or meat)
2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
1 small onion diced
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Lebanese 7 spice
1 bay leaf
2 cardamom pods
1 teaspoon salt

How2:

In a bowl clean the freekeh.
In a pot add butter followed by onions,saute until soft on med-low heat.
to this pot add freekeh,pine nuts,raisins, saute to toast the freekeh a bit. add spices.
mix well add stock,salt. bring up to a boil just like you would cook rice.
cover cook on low heat until the stock evaporates and the freekeh is tender.
allow it to rest for about 15mins so that its not mushy.
serve as is or use in other recipes.
Note:This pilaf is a base of many recipes I make and will be posting even if you didn't use any of the nuts or dried fruit the basic 1 cup-2cups stock applies for freekeh  فريكة‎ grain.