Ashure

Ashure, also known as Noah's Pudding, is a Turkish dessert typically served for Eid that features grains, beans, dried fruit, orange, and cloves.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 390 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 5 whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 15 cups water
• 2 tablespoons dried currants
• 2 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts
• 2 cups fine bulgur
• 0.5 cup raisins
• 0.5 cup dry white beans
• 0.5 cup dry garbanzo beans
• 0.25 cup dried apricots
• 0.25 cup orange peel, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Drain bulgur and transfer to a large saucepan. Add 15 cups water (3 quarts plus 3 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, skimming and discarding any foam that appears.

Step 2

When bulgur has thickened, stir in sugar and bring mixture to a boil. Add cooked beans to bulgur mixture. Stir in drained raisins, apricots, orange peel, and cloves. Reduce heat and simmer until pudding thickens and fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Pour pudding into individual serving bowls. Garnish with sesame seeds, walnuts, pistachios, currants, and cinnamon. Allow pudding to cool, then serve.

Step 4

To make the pudding: Place bulgur, garbanzo beans, white beans, and raisins in 4 separate bowls and add water to cover. Let stand overnight.

Step 5

The next day, combine garbanzo beans and white beans in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, 1 to 1 ½ hours. Drain and set aside.