Ash-e dandooni de Tabriz, a dish made with wheat and chickpeas, and walnuts (dishliq)

Ash-e dandooni de Tabriz, a dish made with wheat and chickpeas, and walnuts (dishliq)

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Tabriz’s “Dishliq”: Wheat grains soaked for three days, then overnight in milk, cooked until creamy with chickpeas and butter, and garnished with fried wa…

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Ash-e dandooni, also known as dishliq, is a specialty of Tabriz. The wheat needs to be soaked for a long time, changing the water each time, before being cooked until it becomes creamy.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time3 hr
  • Resting96 hr
  • Total99 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$38.35 $3.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $14.09
  • $0.97
  • $0.99
  • $2.77
  • $3.84
  • $11.01
  • $1.54
  • $0.92
  • $2.22

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Wash the wheat and soak it for 3 days, changing the water several times, until it becomes almost clear.
  2. Then, soak it in milk for a day, and then discard the milk.
  3. Soak the chickpeas overnight and then cook them.
  4. Cook the wheat until it becomes thick and sticky, but not liquid.
  5. Add the cooked chickpeas and allow to thicken further.
  6. Add the butter and remove from the heat. ≈ 3 min
  7. Add the grapes, which have been soaked for a few hours (and optionally, briefly fried).
  8. Serve in a dish, topped with fried walnuts, pistachios, almonds, and onions. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Ash-e dandooni de Tabriz, a dish made with wheat and chickpeas, and walnuts (dishliq)

  • 1 kg of wheat grains$14.09
  • 500 g of chickpeas$0.97
  • 1 litre of milk$0.99
  • 300 g of butter or animal fat$2.77
  • 500 g of grapes$3.84
  • 500 g of walnuts$11.01
  • 1/2 cup of shelled pistachios$1.54
  • 1/2 cup of blanched almonds$0.92
  • French-fried onions$2.22

Total$38.35

that's $3.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of wheat grains
  • 500 g of chickpeas
  • 1 litre of milk
  • 300 g of butter or animal fat
  • 500 g of grapes
  • 500 g of walnuts
  • 1/2 cup of shelled pistachios
  • 1/2 cup of blanched almonds
  • French-fried onions

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