Name: Susa Noodles Soup with Fresh Herbs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: Servings: 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 10 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled; ½ pound Persian noodles or linguine noodles, broken in half; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and chopped; ½ cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 1 tablespoon unbleached flour, diluted in 2 cups water; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons dried mint flakes, crushed; 1 fresh beet, peeled and diced in ½-inch pieces (optional); ½ cup chopped fresh dill; 4 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced; ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh chives or scallions; 6 cups washed and chopped fresh spinach or 3 pounds thawed frozen spinach, chopped; ¼ cup dried chickpeas; 1 teaspoon turmeric; ½ cup kidney beans or black beans; ½ cup lentils; 10-12 cups water; 1 cup sun-dried yogurt (whey) or sesame paste, or ¼ cup rice vinegar; 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

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Ingredients

½ cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee
4 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
10

Method

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and stir-fry for 10 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic, salt, pepper, turmeric, chickpeas and kidney beans and stir-fry for another 1 minute. Pour in 10 cups of water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, partially co

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