Noah’s Dessert

Name: Noah’s Dessert (Aşure)
Yield: Serves 10 or more
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 oz/60 g currants, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 2 oz/60 g currants, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 2 tablespoons cornflour, slaked with a little milk; 1 lb/450 g sugar; 4 oz/120 g sultanas or raisins, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 4 oz/120 g dried apricots, halved, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 4 oz/120 g sultanas or raisins, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 4 oz/120 g sultanas or raisins, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 1 tablespoon pine nuts; 2 oz/60 g walnuts, sliced; 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds (optional); 1 tablespoon currants; 4 fl oz/125 ml rose-water; 2 tablespoons cornflour, slaked with a little milk; 2 oz/60 g dried apricots, sliced; 2 oz/60 g dried figs, sliced; 8 oz/225 g barley, soaked for 24 hours in 4 pints of water; 2 oz/60 g short-grain rice, washed and drained; 8 oz/225 g barley, soaked for 24 hours in 4 pints of water; 2 oz/60 g chickpeas, soaked for 8 hours, cooked and drained; 4 oz/120 g dried apricots, halved, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes and drained; 2 oz/60 g haricot beans, soaked for 8 hours, cooked and drained; 2 oz/60 g lima beans, soaked for 8 hours, cooked and drained

Aşure

Preparation info

Serves
10
or more

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

It is said that when the Flood subsided, Noah created aşure by using up all the stores of grains and dried fruit in the Ark. Following tradition, it is always made in vast quantities and distributed to neighbours, friends and relatives. In parts of Anatolia aşure is made with bulgur or döğme, a recycled wheat flour made from soaked grains that have been pounded and dried, and barley is used in Istanbul. To make beyaz aşure, a wh

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Asia
Turkey
Dessert
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Vegetarian

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