Best 5 Ashure Cereal Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

Ashure cereal is a traditional Turkish dessert made with various grains, legumes, dried fruits, and nuts. It is often served during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but can also be enjoyed at other times of the year. Ashure is believed to have originated in the Ottoman Empire, and its name is derived from the Arabic word "ashura", which means "tenth". The exact ingredients used in ashure can vary from region to region, but some common ingredients include wheat berries, chickpeas, lentils, beans, rice, apricots, prunes, raisins, and walnuts. Ashure is typically cooked in a large pot with plenty of water and sugar, and is simmered until the grains and legumes are tender. The dessert is often flavored with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, and is sometimes garnished with rose petals or pistachio nuts.

Let's cook with our recipes!

ASHURE



Ashure image

This is a traditional Turkish dessert with rich ingredients which is cooked especially for Eids, delicious for real!

Provided by Asli Ocak

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Middle Eastern     Turkish

Time P1DT1h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

½ cup dry garbanzo beans
½ cup dry white beans
2 cups fine bulgur
½ cup raisins
15 cups water
3 cups white sugar
¼ cup dried apricots
¼ cup orange peel, chopped
5 whole cloves
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Place the garbanzo beans, white beans, bulgur, and raisins in separate bowls and add water to cover. Let stand overnight.
  • The next day, combine the garbanzo beans and white beans in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring the water to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Drain the wheat and transfer it to a large saucepan. Add the 15 cups water (3 quarts plus 3 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, skimming and discarding any foam that appears.
  • When the wheat has thickened, stir in the sugar and bring the mixture to a boil. Drain the cooked beans and add them to the wheat mixture. Stir in the raisins, apricots, orange peel, and cloves. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture thickens and the fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Pour the pudding into individual serving bowls. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, chopped walnuts, chopped pistachios, currants, and cinnamon. Allow the pudding to cool and then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.5 calories, Carbohydrate 87.5 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 24.3 mg, Sugar 57.3 g

ASHURE



Ashure image

Ashure or Noah's pudding is a dessert of Turkish origin composed of cereals and dried fruits. It is a tradition served on the day of Achoura, the tenth day of Muharram.

Provided by Nisha Ramesh

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 19

½ cup whole grain wheat (or pearled barley)
⅓ cup chickpeas
⅓ cup dry white beans
2 oz. almonds
2 oz. dried apricots
3 cloves
1 apple
2 oz. raisins
2 oz. dried figs
1 teaspoon salt
1 cinnamon stick
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar ((or ¼ cup / 80 g honey))
Pomegranate seeds
Grated coconut
Blanched almonds
Roasted hazelnuts
Pistachio powder
Dried figs

Steps:

  • The day before, wash and separately soak the whole grain wheat (or barley), chickpeas, and white beans in 3 times their volume of water for 12 hours.
  • The next day, wash the raisins and boil for 3 minutes in a large amount of water. Drain.
  • Wash the figs and boil them for 3 minutes in a large amount of water. Drain.
  • Once the figs are cool, cut them into small cubes.
  • Wash the apricots and immerse them in water at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain the apricots and reserve their soaking water. Cut them into small dice.
  • Place the almonds in a bowl filled with boiling water for 15 minutes. Peel them and reserve them.
  • Pierce the apple with cloves.
  • Fill 2 pots with water and cook the chickpeas and white beans separately according to instructions on the package.
  • In a large pot, immerse the whole grain wheat (or barley) in 6 cups (1 liter) of water and cook according to the package instructions. Add water if necessary.
  • Halfway through cooking the wheat, add the apple pierced with cloves, and the cinnamon stick.
  • Continue cooking until the wheat is very tender, almost like porridge.
  • Once the chickpeas are cooked, remove their skin.
  • Toward the end of cooking the wheat, remove the apple and add the chickpeas, white beans, almonds, raisins, dried apricots and their reserved soaking water, salt, sugar (or honey) and milk.
  • Mix well and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • At the end of the cooking, add the diced figs.
  • Transfer the pudding into cups.
  • Cool down and top with the garnishing ingredients.
  • Refrigerate to serve cold, or cool down to room temperature to serve lukewarm.

ASHURE CEREAL



Ashure Cereal image

According to legend, when his Ark made landfall, Noah's family threw whatever was left in the larder into a pot and transformed it into ashure, a celebratory pudding of grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruits. The cereal is eaten throughout the Middle East, but especially in Turkey, where the dish somehow transcends typical religious tensions and holds significance for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. But according to Sarit Packer, co-chef of London's Honey & Co. restaurant, "It's actually quite disgusting." Ashure is essentially a porridge, so when it cools down, it gets stiff and gloopy, like cold oatmeal. Guided by her memory of the sugary, crisp grain cereals she tasted when she first visited the United States as a child, Ms. Packer tweaked the recipe. She made a honey syrup spiked with all of the classic ashure flavorings, including cinnamon, cardamom and a spice called mahaleb (available at your local Middle Eastern grocery store or online). She drizzled the syrup over a mixture of puffed wheat, nuts and seeds, and baked the whole thing into a gloriously crisp mass. Her version looks like cross between granola and Cracker Jack, with dark, shiny brown clusters of puffed wheat, almonds, pecans and seeds. It's somehow simultaneously light and rich, sweet and savory, crisp and full of air. Serve it as Ms. Packer does, over yogurt with fresh berries or pomegranate seeds, eat it as her parents do, drowned in a bowl of milk, or just sneak some out of the bag anytime you want a crunchy snack.

Provided by Samin Nosrat

Categories     breakfast, easy, quick, grains and rice, one pot, main course

Time 25m

Yield About 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup/85 grams neutral-tasting oil, such as canola
6 tablespoons/110 grams honey
1/2 cup/110 grams dark brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground mahaleb
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
10 cups/160 grams puffed wheat
Scant 3/4 cup/85 grams halved pecans
1/3 cup/50 grams pumpkin seeds
3 tablespoons/30 grams sesame seeds
1/2 cup/85 grams almonds, very roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions. Heat to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • Combine oil, honey and sugar in a medium saucepan, and set over medium-high heat. Whisk well, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
  • In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, and mix well. Once the honey mixture comes to a boil, carefully pour it over the dry ingredients. Working quickly, use a large silicone spatula to stir, turning the contents of the bowl over until everything is coated evenly with the syrup. Transfer mixture to baking sheets, and use spatula to flatten out cereal into an even layer.
  • Place baking sheets on prepared oven racks, and bake for 10 minutes. Carefully remove 1 tray at a time, and use spatula to stir cereal around. Rotate trays 180 degrees, and switch oven positions to ensure even baking. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes longer, until golden brown and well caramelized. Remove from oven, and allow to cool entirely on the trays before breaking cereal into large clusters.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 302, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 139 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams

ASHURE CEREAL



Ashure Cereal image

According to legend, when his Ark made landfall, Noah's family threw whatever was left in the larder into a pot and transformed it into ashure, a celebratory pudding of grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruits. The cereal is eaten throughout the Middle East, but especially in Turkey, where the dish somehow transcends typical religious tensions and holds significance for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. But according to Sarit Packer, co-chef of London's Honey & Co. restaurant, "It's actually quite disgusting." Ashure is essentially a porridge, so when it cools down, it gets stiff and gloopy, like cold oatmeal. Guided by her memory of the sugary, crisp grain cereals she tasted when she first visited the United States as a child, Ms. Packer tweaked the recipe. She made a honey syrup spiked with all of the classic ashure flavorings, including cinnamon, cardamom and a spice called mahaleb (available at your local Middle Eastern grocery store or online). She drizzled the syrup over a mixture of puffed wheat, nuts and seeds, and baked the whole thing into a gloriously crisp mass. Her version looks like cross between granola and Cracker Jack, with dark, shiny brown clusters of puffed wheat, almonds, pecans and seeds. It's somehow simultaneously light and rich, sweet and savory, crisp and full of air. Serve it as Ms. Packer does, over yogurt with fresh berries or pomegranate seeds, eat it as her parents do, drowned in a bowl of milk, or just sneak some out of the bag anytime you want a crunchy snack.

Provided by Samin Nosrat

Time 25m

Yield About 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup/85 grams neutral-tasting oil, such as canola
6 tablespoons/110 grams honey
1/2 cup/110 grams dark brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground mahaleb
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
10 cups/160 grams puffed wheat
Scant 3/4 cup/85 grams halved pecans
1/3 cup/50 grams pumpkin seeds
3 tablespoons/30 grams sesame seeds
1/2 cup/85 grams almonds, very roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions. Heat to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • Combine oil, honey and sugar in a medium saucepan, and set over medium-high heat. Whisk well, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
  • In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, and mix well. Once the honey mixture comes to a boil, carefully pour it over the dry ingredients. Working quickly, use a large silicone spatula to stir, turning the contents of the bowl over until everything is coated evenly with the syrup. Transfer mixture to baking sheets, and use spatula to flatten out cereal into an even layer.
  • Place baking sheets on prepared oven racks, and bake for 10 minutes. Carefully remove 1 tray at a time, and use spatula to stir cereal around. Rotate trays 180 degrees, and switch oven positions to ensure even baking. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes longer, until golden brown and well caramelized. Remove from oven, and allow to cool entirely on the trays before breaking cereal into large clusters.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 139 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams

ASHURE



Ashure image

This is a traditional Turkish dessert with rich ingredients which is cooked especially for Eids, delicious for real!

Provided by Asli Ocak

Categories     Turkish Recipes

Time P1DT1h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

½ cup dry garbanzo beans
½ cup dry white beans
2 cups fine bulgur
½ cup raisins
15 cups water
3 cups white sugar
¼ cup dried apricots
¼ cup orange peel, chopped
5 whole cloves
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Place the garbanzo beans, white beans, bulgur, and raisins in separate bowls and add water to cover. Let stand overnight.
  • The next day, combine the garbanzo beans and white beans in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring the water to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Drain the wheat and transfer it to a large saucepan. Add the 15 cups water (3 quarts plus 3 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, skimming and discarding any foam that appears.
  • When the wheat has thickened, stir in the sugar and bring the mixture to a boil. Drain the cooked beans and add them to the wheat mixture. Stir in the raisins, apricots, orange peel, and cloves. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture thickens and the fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Pour the pudding into individual serving bowls. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, chopped walnuts, chopped pistachios, currants, and cinnamon. Allow the pudding to cool and then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.5 calories, Carbohydrate 87.5 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 24.3 mg, Sugar 57.3 g

Tips:

  • Soak the beans and grains overnight. This will help to soften them and reduce the cooking time.
  • Use a variety of beans and grains. This will give your ashure a more complex flavor and texture.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different dried fruits and nuts. There are many different combinations that can be delicious.
  • Add a little bit of spice to your ashure. This will help to balance out the sweetness of the dried fruits and nuts.
  • Serve ashure chilled or at room temperature. It is a refreshing and delicious dessert that can be enjoyed all year round.

Conclusion:

Ashure is a delicious and nutritious dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it sweet, savory, or somewhere in between, there is an ashure recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a special dessert to make, give ashure a try. You won't be disappointed!

Related Topics