Ash Shalgham

Aash Shalgham is a thick Persian soup made with turnips. Iranians use this delicious soup in cold seasons to enhance their body’s immune system and cure the colds rapidly.

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Persian

Keyword: Ash Shalgham, Aush Shalgham

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 1

Servings: people

Calories: 60kcal

Ingredients

5⅕ oz ground beef
1 small onion
3 tablespoon rice
3 tablespoon fried onions
3 tablespoon bulgur
4 small turnips
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
7 oz a mixture of herbs (cilantro, parsley, scallion, spinach)
8 cups of water or (gravy + water)
2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

Pour vegetable oil into a pan and fry the diced onion
Add the fried onions and washed rice to them
Then add dried mint, salt, and turmeric to the onions
Add washed bulgur
Add chopped herbs
Add water and let them cook for 30 minutes.
In another pan, make meatballs with ground beef and fry them
Add meatballs to the Ash
Finally, slice the turnips or cube them and add them to the dish
Cook them for another 30 minutes on low or medium heat,

Notes

Uniqop’s Advice:

You can omit the meatballs from a recipe
If you don’t have gravy, you’d better use butter instead of vegetable oil
For more nutrition in the food cook it with gravy
Note that using water may be a better option than using chicken stock instead of gravy

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