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Ashure - Turkish Wheat Pudding with Nuts and Fruit
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Ashure - Turkish Wheat Pudding with Nuts and Fruit

An ancient Turkish wheat dessert full of blessings - a tradition of plenty and abundance

⏱ 1 hr 10 minMake ahead: 8 hr🍽 8 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Soak the wheat overnight in water. Drain.
    ⚙ SoakingBowl
    💡Soak in plenty of water, well above what's being soaked: legumes and grains swell and drink water, and whatever sticks out stays hard. Drain well before continuing.
  2. 2
    Cook the wheat in the water over medium heat for about 40 minutes, until it softens.
    StovePot
  3. 3
    Add the hummus and beans.
  4. 4
    Add the sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and salt and cook another 10 minutes.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Remove from the heat and add the raisins and dates.
  6. 6
    Pour into individual bowls and cool at room temperature.
    Serving bowl
  7. 7
    Before serving, sprinkle the walnuts, pistachios and roses on top.
262calories
8 gprotein
48 gcarbs
5 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 72%● fat 17%

Per serving (198 g), of 8 servings

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🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Serving bowl · Also works: Bowl (None)

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