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Kurdish ash with lentils, chicken and kashk

Kurdish ash with lentils, chicken and kashk

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A thick soup from the Iranian Kurdistan region: chicken and lentils cooked with onion and turmeric, rice, kashk (a type of yogurt), small chicken meatball…

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Recipe from Doostdar, Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This soup is the perfect comfort food for cold days. It combines the sweetness of carrots with the earthiness of lentils and the savory flavor of ground meat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodSaucepan
  • Estimated cost$12.21 $3.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.39
  • $0.36
  • $2.32
  • $0.21
  • $0.13
  • $2.88
  • $0.92

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chicken and lentils in water with onion, turmeric, and pepper.
  2. Cook the rice separately.
  3. Form small meatballs with the ground chicken and cook them in the soup.
  4. Once the chicken and lentils are cooked, remove the chicken from the pot, cut it into pieces, and return it to the pot with the rice. ≈ 8 min
  5. Add the strained yogurt and cook for about 20 minutes.
  6. Add some of the fried onions and garlic, and garnish with the remaining ingredients and fried mint. ≈ 2 min
  7. Try before you add salt: kashk pasteurized is already seasoned. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kurdish ash with lentils, chicken and kashk

  • 300 to 400g of chicken or turkey with bones$5.39
  • 1/2 cup of rice$0.36
  • 1 cup of lentils$2.32
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • Turmeric, black pepper, and red chili pepper$0.13
  • Ground chicken breast, suitable for making small meatballs$2.88
  • Onion rings and garlic fritters$0.92

Total$12.21

that's $3.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 300 to 400g of chicken or turkey with bones
  • 1/2 cup of rice
  • 1 cup of lentils
  • 5 tablespoons of thick kashk (or 3 cups of liquid kashk)
  • 1 onion
  • Turmeric, black pepper, and red chili pepper
  • Ground chicken breast, suitable for making small meatballs
  • Onion rings and garlic fritters
  • Fried mint leaves for decoration

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