Name: Noah’s Pudding (Aşure)
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 cup (220 grams) dry chickpeas, soaked for 8 hours and then boiled until tender; 3½ cups (700 grams) sugar; ½ cup (125 milliliters) milk; 10 dried figs, sliced into strips; 1 tablespoon (15 grams) wheat starch; 20 dried apricots, cut into small cubes; 1 cup (200 grams) navy beans, soaked for 8 hours and then boiled until tender; 2 cups (250 grams) hazelnuts, coarsely chopped; 2 cups (500 milliliters) water; 1 tablespoon (8 grams) cinnamon powder, or to taste; Zest of 3 oranges; 1 cup (100 grams) pistachios (preferably Turkish Antep), chopped; 1 cup (100 grams) walnuts, coarsely chopped; Seeds of 2 medium pomegranates; 2 cups (220 grams) pearled wheat, boiled for 15 to 20 minutes

Preparation info

20
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cuisine of Life

By Center for International Private Enterprise

Published 2019

About

As the story goes, aşure was invented when the cook in Noah’s ark gathered all of the dwindling ingredients left after floating along for several months, combining a little of this and that to create a delicious dish that was shared with everyone. Even though it was the last food left, it was shared and enjoyed by all — for that reason, aşure symbolizes sharing and is made in large batches for just that purpose. For Yelda, aşure also contains hope, as all broken things do; by sharing aşure,