• Do you want to make warm, delicious, comforting, nutritious iconic Persian soup,  Aash Reshteh, also known as Persian Noodle and Bean and Herb Soup?!   Join the Beats as they walk through their recipes including short-cuts and techniques, and a fun modern take on blending American and Persian cultures - making and eating it for the Western calendar new year on January 1st of the Gregorian calendar (vs the traditional time aash reshteh is enjoyed, the Persian New Year Norouz/Norooz which falls on the first day of spring in March).   Ingredients: Noodles: Persian Reshteh, reshteh is Farsi for the special noodles that go in this soup - reshteh noodles are long, a bit flat, and slightly saltier and starchier than Italian pastas  Can be found in Persian or Middle Eastern markets or ordered online Italian linguine, fettuccine, or spaghetti can be substituted for reshteh noodles Herbs  Fresh - parsley, cilantro, dill, mint Dried - Mint, dill  Used both in the soup as one of the primary ingredients as well as part of the topping (fried onions with dried mint, garlic and turmeric) Vegetables Onions Spring onions Leeks Spinach (optional) Spices Turmeric is the main flavor note Cinnamon (in Beata’s recipe version)   Kashk  Fermented dairy product Texture is thicker than yogurt;  flavor is salty and a little umami Used drizzled on top as part of the garnish and/or mixed into the soup Beans Use cooked dry beans, frozen beans/peas, or canned beans Lentils  Chickpea /garbanzo  Red beans or kidney  White or cannellini beans  Blackeyed peas Clever blending of cultural traditions - use black eyed peas, a southern new year’s tradition, in this soup to serve on American new year, Jan. 1st   Garnish or topping for the soup Kashk Fried onion, fried mint Modern options:  yogurt, vinegar, lemon juice   Episode 12, 3 Persian Soups Episode  Norooz Part 3:  Persian New Year Siz Dah Behdar   All Modern Persian Food episodes can be found at: Episodes Co-host Beata Nazem Kelley blog: BeatsEats – Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food! Co-host Bita Arabian blog: Oven Hug - Healthy Persian Recipes | Modern Persian Recipes   Bita’s recipe for Aash Reshteh | Persian Noodle Soup   Beata’s short-cup recipe: Ash Reshteh | Persian Noodle Soup Beata’s traditional recipe: Asheh Reshteh – Persian Noodle Soup – Original Recipe Post   Podcast production by Alvarez Audio
  • Release date: 2023-10-11
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