Ash Reshteh

Ash Reshteh is one of the most famous Persian cuisines, which is made of legume, Reshteh, and herbs. This delicious food is served with Kashk (whey-like) or vinegar, fried garlic, and dried mint.

Ash is a thick soup that has a variable type in Iran Ash Reshteh is one of the most famous Persian cuisines, which made of legume, Reshteh, and herbs. It is served in some special Iranian events like Ramadan, Sizdah be-dar, and the first day of Nowruz. Due to the hot serving of this food, it is also considered a proper choice in the winter. Iranian often cook Ash Reshteh on the first day of Nowruz, because they believe Reshteh (some thin noodles) is a symbol of good fortune in the New Year. If you want to be able to cook this tasty food stay with us to know about its ingredients and recipe.

• Ingredients of Ash Reshteh

  To test this delicious Ash, you have to know about its recipes. The ingredients which you may need are as follows:
  • Legumes: pinto bean, chickpea, lentil, navy bean.
  • Herbs: chives, coriander, parsley, dill, spinach, and chard.
  • Other: wheat flour, Reshteh, onion, dried mint, garlic, Kashk, turmeric, salt, and saffron. Moreover, some people served Ash Reshteh with vinegar.

• Recipe of Ash Reshteh

  Cooking Ash Reshteh consists of four steps as follows:
   
  • First step: At the beginning of the cooking process, you have to know that the legumes caused tympanites. To avoid this problem, you can soak them in cold water for 24 hours and change the water two times. Pay attention to use an equal amount of legumes.
     
  • Second step: You have to fry some crushed cloves of garlic and chopped onion, then mix a little of them with the pinto bean, chickpea, navy bean, and water. Let them cook for about two hours, then add the lentil and shred of herbs to cook for about one hour.
     
  • Third step: At this step, you have to chop up the Reshteh and add it to the mixture of legumes and herbs and mix them, then cover the pot and let cook for about 45 minutes. To give a better taste, you can add some more fried onion and garlic to it. Adding two tablespoons of wheat flour makes your food thick.
     
  • Fourth step: Now you have to prepare fried mint; add oil to the pan and put it over the heat for about two minutes, then turn off the heat and add dried mint. This process avoids burning and having a bitter taste.
     
  • Final step: Now you can serve Ash Reshteh and design it with Kashk, saffron, fried mint, fried onion, and fried garlic.

• Where can you test a delicious taste of Ash Reshteh?

   You can eat the best taste of Ash Reshteh in some special places in Tehran as follows:

  •  Nikoo Sefat Persian Soup

    • Nikoo Sefat’s working hours start from 6:00 AM Until 10:30 PM.

    • Address: No.170, South Jamalzadeh Street, District 11, Tehran, Tehran Province.

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  • Ash-e Seyyed Mehdi

    • Seyyed Mehdi’s working hours start from 6:00 AM Until 12:00 PM.

    • Address: Tajrish Square, Tehran, Tehran Province.