Turkish Cooking/Bade Jackson 1998

Fruit and Nut Dessert (Asure)

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Temperature Notes Calories Trans Fat Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
6 20 minutes plus overnight soaking time 5 hours The cooking time for Fruit and Nut Dessert is five hours. To speed things up, you could use a pressure cooker. After soaking the wheat, beans, and raisins overnight, place all the ingredients together in the cooker and cook for 30 minutes.


INGREDIENTS:
7 oz natural wheat germ 1 Tbsp kidney or navy beans 1 Tbsp garbanzo beans
1 Tbsp raisins 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 oz shelled, skinned, and chopped hazelnuts
3-1/2 oz shelled, skinned, and chopped walnuts 4 dried figs, chopped fine a few drops of rose oil, to sprinkle
seeds of 1 pomergrante, to decorate



1 Soak the wheat, beans, garbanzo beans, and raisins overnight.
2 The next day, in a large saucepan, cook the wheat in about 5 pints water. Skim off the foam with a large spoon while boiling. Cover and cook over medium heat for 4 hours, until soft.
3 Cook the navy and garbanzo beans in water separately until soft, according to the package instructions.
4 When the water of the wheat thickens, add the sugar and drained garbanzo and navy beans. Cook for 1 hour more. Remove from the heat and stir in the hazelnuts, walnuts, raisins, and figs.
5 Place in individual dishes and, when cooled, sprinkle with a little rose oil and decorate with pomegranate seeds.

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