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Āsh & soup

Ash Barg

آش برگ

IR0475 Evidence: B — Officially supported Where it is eaten: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

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Hands-on time
25 min (Estimated)
Plan ahead
8 h
Makes
4 servings (Estimated)
Kind
Āsh & soup
Where it is eaten
Provincial
Serving
350 g

Cooking time is not documented in the source, so it is not shown.

Ingredients

Quantities below make about 4 servings (Estimated)

  • local leaves 150 g
  • legumes 140 g
  • grains 150 g

Quantities and nutrition on this page are estimates unless the source gives measured values.

Plan ahead. Soak dried legumes in advance

How this kind of dish is made

The source documents this dish but not a method specific to it. The steps below describe how dishes of this kind are generally made.

  1. Soak the dried legumes in advance and drain before cooking.

  2. Cook the soaked legumes and grains until partly tender.

  3. Combine with water or stock in a large pot.

  4. Add herbs, noodles, meat, or the dish-specific ingredients at the appropriate stage.

  5. Simmer gently, stirring regularly, until thick and fully cooked.

  6. Adjust seasoning and serve with fried onions, mint oil, kashk, or the traditional garnish.

Cook's notes

Stir frequently as the mixture thickens to prevent scorching. Add quick-cooking ingredients such as noodles, kashk, or tender herbs at the appropriate late stage.

Background

This item is associated with Bakhtiari culture and the pastoral and nomadic life of the Zagros, where dairy, meat, saj breads, and mountain herbs are important.

Nutrition

Serving: 350 g · Estimated
Energy380 kcal
Protein19 g
Fat10 g
Carbohydrate53 g

Where this comes from

Official documentation strongly supports the dish or geographic attribution, but all recipe fields are not traceable to one dish-specific official recipe page.

Record: IR0475 · Evidence: B (Officially supported)

Open the source page https://visitiran.ir/fa/type/persian-foods