Herbs together with fruits are ofttimes prominent components inwards Western Farsi cooking, often used to stunning upshot when combined alongside rice, vegetables together with spices. This split upward pea together with pomegranate soup is but such a wonderful representative of a blend of contrasting ingredients together with flavors — from onions together with garlic to seeds together with spices, together with from split upward peas together with rice to fresh herbs together with pomegranate molasses — all combined to create an astonishing result. Hot, sugariness together with sour at the same time, at that topographic point is to a greater extent than going on inwards but this i soup that tin actually live on properly described, but it all joins together into a perfect whole. And a scattering of colorful pomegranate seeds on exceed flare-up alongside a tart popular inwards your oral fissure to supply a spectacular complete on the palate.
Ash-e anar is also a real uncomplicated together with warming soup that's filling together with nourishing at the same time. It doesn't withdraw also much attention, making this an ideal soup for chilly evenings when y'all don't select a lot of fourth dimension for prep travel but y'all desire something special. I similar thick soups that are most a repast unto themselves, particularly at this fourth dimension of year, together with this recipe is written for that upshot — but y'all tin easily brand this a thinner soup to live on served every bit a starter either yesteryear increasing the liquid or reducing the quantity of split upward peas from 1 loving cup to 3/4 cup. Pomegranate molasses is a genuinely wonderful base of operations for this together with other soups together with is a staple inwards Western Farsi together with Middle Eastern pantries. You tin easily abide by it at whatever Middle Eastern together with most Asian grocers, but if y'all can't abide by it y'all tin easily substitute two cups of pomegranate juice addition a teaspoon of saccharide or beloved for the same sum of H2O or vegetable stock.
 Ash-e Anar (Persian Split Pea together with Pomegranate Soup) |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Cuisine: Persian
Published on February 16, 2012
A uncomplicated sweet-and-sour Western Farsi split upward pea soup bursting alongside the flavors of spices, pomegranate together with fresh herbs
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Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
- 1 loving cup xanthous split upward peas, rinsed
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, lightly crushed
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon put down cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 6 cups vegetable stock or water
- 1/2 loving cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 1/4 loving cup pomegranate molasses
- 1 loving cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
- 1 loving cup loosely packed fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon bounding main salt, or to taste
- fresh put down dark pepper
- 1/2 loving cup pomegranate seeds (garnish)
Instructions:
Generation Engelmundus Heat a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. When hot, add together the olive oil, await a few moments, together with hence swirl to coat the pan. Toss inwards the onions together with tiddler for 2-3 minutes or until they start to plow translucent. Add the garlic together with stir a few times. Add the split upward peas together with stir for two minutes. Generation Engelmundus Now add together the crushed fennel seeds, turmeric, put down cinnamon together with cayenne, together with stir to coat the peas together with vegetables. Pour inwards the vegetable stock or H2O together with convey to a boil. Reduce the oestrus to medium-low, cover, together with simmer for 45 minutes or until the split upward peas are but tender. Generation Engelmundus Add the rice, comprehend again, together with simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the rice is cooked. Stir inwards the pomegranate molasses together with herbs together with simmer uncovered for five minutes to allow the herbs wilt. Generation Engelmundus Remove from oestrus together with flavour alongside tabular array salt together with enough of fresh put down dark pepper. Ladle into bowls, scatter pomegranate seeds over top, together with serve hot.
Makes 6 - 8 servings |
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