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Torsheh ash, Gilan sour soup with herbs, fava beans and green plums

Torsheh ash, Gilan sour soup with herbs, fava beans and green plums

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A thick Gilan soup: meat, chickpeas, and beans, broad beans, rice, and 1.5 kg of herbs (leek, parsley, cilantro, spinach, mint, and khalvash), seasoned wi…

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

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In the Gilan region, this sour soup is typically eaten for lunch, accompanied by radish leaves and salted fish. It is also prepared for pregnant women who crave a sour taste.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time2 hr 30 min
  • Total3 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$30.79 $3.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.52
  • $7.53
  • $0.73
  • $20.99
  • $0.18
  • $0.44
  • $0.34
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces and cook it thoroughly with the chickpeas and soaked beans.
  2. Remove the outer skin from the broad beans and cook them in a small amount of water.
  3. Chop the herbs and cook them, then add the rice.
  4. Once everything is cooked, gather the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the green peas and simmer gently until the soup has thickened. ≈ 3 min
  6. Salt, pepper, and then garnish with fresh mint and fried, minced garlic. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Torsheh ash, Gilan sour soup with herbs, fava beans and green plums

  • 150 g of chickpeas and beans$0.52
  • 500 g of broad beans$7.53
  • 250 g of rice$0.73
  • 1 kg of green plums, very sour (gojeh sabz)$20.99
  • 2 heads of garlic, for making garlic fritters$0.18
  • dried mint$0.44
  • oil$0.34
  • salt and pepper$0.06

Total$30.79

that's $3.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of meat
  • 150 g of chickpeas and beans
  • 500 g of broad beans
  • 1.5 kg of herbs (leek, parsley, cilantro, spinach, mint, and khalvash)
  • 250 g of rice
  • 1 kg of green plums, very sour (gojeh sabz)
  • 2 heads of garlic, for making garlic fritters
  • dried mint
  • oil
  • salt and pepper

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