Recipe: Appetizing Noah's Pudding (Ashura)

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Noah's Pudding (Ashura). Ashura is a holiday celebrated annually in Turkey. It signifies many events for Muslims, amongst the most significant being the day Noah's Ark set on dry land. Ashure (Turkish: aşure) or Noah's pudding is a Turkish dessert porridge that is made of a mixture consisting of grains, fruits, dried fruits and nuts.

Ashura was originally a Jewish celebration marking the rescue of Moses from the Pharaoh during which Hebrews fasted.

Ashura "Aşure" is an authentic Turkish dessert that is believed that it is first made by Prophet Noah to gather all of the remaining foodstuffs to make this.

The recipe for Ashure (Noah's Pudding) will follow after my little story.

You can have Noah's Pudding (Ashura) using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Noah's Pudding (Ashura)

1. Prepare 1 cup of barley (soak overnight).

2. Prepare 1/2 of fave beans,canned(or any white beans).

3. Prepare 1/2 of chick beans,canned.

4. You need 1 of cinnamon stick.

5. Prepare 6-7 of cloves.

6. Prepare 10 of dry apricot.

7. You need 1/3 cup of raisins.

8. You need 7 of dry figs.

9. Prepare 1 of apple.

10. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of sugar (if you like more sweet add more).

11. It’s 1 pinch of salt.

12. Prepare 6 of chestnuts/toasted (optional).

13. Prepare of To garnish :.

14. You need 1/2 cup of pomegranate seeds.

15. You need 1 tsp of cinnamon.

16. You need 2-3 of dry apricots.

17. Prepare 1 tbsp of crushed walnuts.

Noah's pudding (Ashura), which is a recipe as old as the story of Noah and the Ark, is shared among neighbors and friends in Turkey as a sign of mutual love and respect within the community.

Traditional folklore holds that Noah gathered.

Traditional folklore holds that Noah gathered all of the remaining foodstuffs to make this sweet pudding when he and his family left the ark.

Ashure or Ashura is a traditional Mediterranean dish.

Noah's Pudding (Ashura) instructions

1. Drain and Transfer the barley to a large, deep pan and bring to boil. add cloves and cinnamon stick.Reduce the heat and simmer for about 35 minutes, or until the barley is tender, topping up with the water during the cooking time if necessary..

2. Cut figs,apricots into small pieces,place all the dried fruit in separate bowls and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for 10 minutes, then drain.peel and cut apple,into small cubes..

3. Barley cooked,drain and rinse peas and beans,add into barley.add drained raisins,and apricots,add figs with their juices.stir..

4. Add apples and sugar.keep stirring,about 5 minutes.turn the heat off.Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl. leave the pudding to cool…

5. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the pudding and arrange the sliced dried figs, apricots, sultanas and walnuts over the top.

6. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over generously..

7. Little note: make sure you have enough water with barley.because when pudding is cooled,water will shrink,you do not want to eat dry pudding right?.

Ashure is pudding like dessert that has so many cultural backgrounds and Ashure ; Noah's pudding.

Asure has venerable associations, being ascribed to the times of Noah's Flood.

It is said to have been invented after the Ark rested on Mount Cudi in Southeastern.

Turkish Asure/Asurah/Noah's Pudding It is very common to cook asure in Turkey in the first month of lunar This was chosen as the best Ashura at a local competition.

The judges were diverse : Turkish.