Persian Yogurt Soup - Ashe Mast
Traditional and tasty, this soup is a test of patience and restraint. If you're easily distracted, skip it. If you can mind a pot, stirring, singularly-focused, for a half hour, perhaps longer, you'll be rewarded with a beautiful, vegetarian version of the herbed, Persian yogurt soup, Ashe Mast.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mint | 2 tbsp fresh (3g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Toasted Sesame Seed | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 small onion or 6 peeled shallots, grated on box grater
- 4 cups FULL FAT plain yogurt, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown rice, well rinsed
- 1/2 cup yellow split peas, well rinsed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon flour or organic cornstarch
- 4 1/2 cups barely warm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup parsley or cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped dill or fennel fronds
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas, or more to your liking
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 medium cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried mint
- generous pinch of salt
- toasted sesame seeds