Āsh & soup
Ash Shalgham
آش شلغم
The pattern above is ornament, not a photograph of the dish.
- Hands-on time
- 25 min (Estimated)
- Plan ahead
- 8 h
- Makes
- 4 servings (Estimated)
- Kind
- Āsh & soup
- Where it is eaten
- Eaten across Iran
- Serving
- 350 g
Cooking time is not documented in the source, so it is not shown.
Plan ahead. Soak dried legumes in advance; Soak rice before cooking (traditional method)
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.
Soak the dried legumes in advance and drain before cooking.
Cook the soaked legumes and grains until partly tender.
Combine with water or stock in a large pot.
Add herbs, noodles, meat, or the dish-specific ingredients at the appropriate stage.
Simmer gently, stirring regularly, until thick and fully cooked.
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 dish belongs to the broader Iranian culinary repertoire and is prepared across the country with family and regional variations. Its cultural identity is tied more to home tables, gatherings, or everyday cooking than to a single local origin.
Nutrition
| Energy | 380 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrate | 53 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: IR0063 · Evidence: B (Officially supported)
Open the source page https://visitiran.ir/fa/type/persian-foods