Kishk, Lamb & Kale Soup

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
The Jewelled Kitchen

By Bethany Kehdy

Published 2013

  • About

This dish celebrates the basic ingredients available to a villager in rural areas of Lebanon as well as in Syria, Palestine and Egypt during the winter months. Kishk is a fine powder made from bulgur that has been fermented with yogurt or water and left to dry in the sun for several days. Kishk can be found in some Middle Eastern grocers and can also be found under the Greek/Cypriot name trachana, which is usually served with grilled/broiled halloumi. Trachana is usually sold in a coarser g