Ash reshteh
Ash reshteh, from above
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Ash reshteh

Noodles, beans, herbs, kashk and crispy onions. Persia's soup that means new beginnings.

120 minTime
16 gProtein each
mildSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 120 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayPersian Nowruz style.
The original
351kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
120minutessame

The original ash reshteh.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Wheat noodles150 g reshteh or flat noodles
Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)⅓ cup, soaked
Chickpeas, dry⅓ cup, soaked
Whole masoor (brown lentils)⅓ cup brown lentils
Flat leaf parsley1 big bunch
Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 big bunch
Spinach1 bunch
Dill leavesa small bunch
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 bunch, for chives
Onion3, sliced
Garlic5 cloves
Mint leaves2 tsp dried mint
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tbsp
Kashk⅔ cup
Saltto taste
Water8 cups

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pressure cook the soaked beans and chickpeas with half the water for 5 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
  2. 2Fry the onions in most of the oil until deep golden. Set half aside. In a little oil, fry the garlic, then warm the dried mint for a few seconds.
  3. 3Add the lentils, turmeric, the rest of the onions and water to the beans. Simmer 20 minutes.
  4. 4Add the chopped herbs and spinach and simmer 20 minutes, then the noodles until tender.
  5. 5Stir in some kashk. Serve topped with more kashk, fried onions, garlic and mint oil.
Serve it like this

Ladle into wide bowls and top with kashk swirls, fried onions, garlic and mint oil. Serve hot.

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What goes with Ash reshteh: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Shirin polo100 min
Bread or rice Tahchin150 min
With a main Kuku sabzi45 min
On the side Shirazi salad10 min
On the side Kashk e bademjan60 min
To drink Doogh5 min
Something sweet Sholeh zard90 min
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