INGREDIENTS
1 kg whole grain wheat
250 g chickpeas
250 g dried white beans
300 g of peeled raw almonds
300 g of peeled hazelnuts
300 gr pumpkin seeds kernel
3 cinnamon sticks
1 star anise
Very tiny part of grated muskat
25 cloves (only the ball part to be crushed and used)
A pinch of cardamom powder
250 gr Iran's white grape
250 g apricots
250 gr organic apricots
250 g dried figs
200 g dried cranberries
65 g rice
65 g bulgur
65 g oats
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 kg sugar (add more or less to our preference)
2 tbsp honey
Orange zest
1 cup of milk (200 mg)
Lots of water, boiled water
DECORATION
Sliced and whole peeled almonds, shelled Turkish pistachios, peeled and medium ground hazelnut, shelled pepitas, fresh pomegranate seeds,
To make it easier you can use canned cooked beans and chickpeas if you want.
DIRECTIONS
1) Wash the whole grain wheat the night before until it turns clear. When the wheat is clear that you can see through it, add plenty of water and salt.Then add the oats, washed rice and bulgur, mix and turn on the stove. Cook it until it starts to boil, once boiled cook it 2 more minutes and remove from the stove. Place your pot aside. The wheat absorbs the water and starts to swell so you will need to add hot water every time you check to see if it needs it. Cover it and let it rest overnight until the next day.
2) Wash the chickpea until it is completely clear, add drinking water until it is covered, bring it to a boil on the stove, put 2 sugar cubes in it to help with gas problems, cover it with a lid, remove from the stove, let it rest until next day.
3) In the same way, wash the dried beans, boil them in water, take them from the heat and put a sugar cube in it and close the lid, set aside.
4) The next day, change the water of chickpeas first, put clean water on it and cook until it reaches the consistency you want to eat in ashura. Take the foams formed while cooking with a colander.
5) Similarly, cook your beans. When your ashure is in the fridge, your chickpeas and beans will harden, so you have to cook them a little more to get them to a softer consistency.
6) Soak raisins using hot water in a bowl. Chop the apricots and figs into small pieces. Boil figs in a separate pot to release its dark color and drain them. This way it does not darken asure's color.
7) Now your whole grain wheat absorbs all the water overnight, add more hot water from the kettle and place your pot on the stove top. Turn on high heat and begin cooking with seasoning it first.
Smash the cinnamon stick into pieces and add it to the pot. Crush the balls of 25 clove sticks between your fingers and add them to the ashura.Throw out the sticks, don't use them. Add one star anise and powdered cardamom, grate little part of muskat into the pot and add a pinch of salt. Stir it with your best feelings, best wishes for your family and your prayers and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, add more boiled water as it absorbs the water fast.
8) After your wheat is fully opened, add the boiled and drained, peeled chickpeas and white beans at this stage, boil them for 5 minutes. It is important to add fruits before sugar because the sugar is adjusted accordingly. At this stage, if necessary, hot water again
9) Now add the raisins, apricots, dried cranberries, figs, peeled whole almonds, crushed hazelnut and shelled pumpkin seeds.
10) Add the orange zest to flavour your ashura. A single scent is better than multiple scents mixed together. You can flavor it with rose water, lemon or other essences. But don't mix the flavours.
11) Add sugar, don't forget that it will be a little sweeter when hot. It is preferable to use 41 kinds of material in Ashura, Old says " If there is nothing to add to åshura, add honey, because bees collect from at least 41 different flowers. Now add honey. Before turning off your heat, crown the ashura with a glass of milk, when the honey and milk are well mixed and boil it for 30 more seconds and turn off your stove. Milk makes the color of the ashura white.
12) After pouring into bowls, decorate with walnuts, unshelled, sliced almonds, hazelnut, chestnuts, pomegranates, etc.
Bon appetit, abundance, health and love to your home 😍
