Mashawa Soup - Afghan Vegetable and Barley Soup – Afghan Cooks

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Mashawa Soup - Afghan Vegetable and Barley Soup
Shorwa is perfect for a cold day. Like many of the other recipes, it can be adapted to your taste and to what you have around the house. View the recipe as a template. If you are new to cooking, start by following the recipe for this vegetable soup exactly, then when you feel more comfortable, change it up.
Mashawa Afghan Vegetarian Barley Soup Recipe
It is cold this time of year and Mirriam has yet another soup recipe. This vegetarian barley soup recipe "Mashawa" is an Afghan staple. This soup recipe has beans, barley, lentils, and lots of flavor. You don't need meet! Mirriam tells you a little more about Afghanistan, her family, and also why "Afghani" is just money, not a person. Mirriam recommends a pressure cooker for this recipe as, with any beans recipe, pressure cookers can reduce your cooking time substantially. Here are two pressure cookers that Mirriam recommends: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C8DZI8K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01C8DZI8K&linkCode=as2&tag=mirriamzseddi-20&linkId=eb70e78a42ab5d9b6ffc43937b50903d https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006ISG6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006ISG6&linkCode=as2&tag=mirriamzseddi-20&linkId=d44248880012492eb1645cdafe48f5a9 Here is the Mashawa recipe: https://afghancooks.com/?p=103 We hope you enjoy this delicious vegetarian soup. Our website is www.afghancooks.com. Please like, subscribe, and leave a comment! Mirriam is on Twitter @mirriam71
Ingredients:
- 1 cup barley or cracked wheat
- 1 cup kidney beans (dried or canned)
- 1 cup chick peas (dried or canned)
- 1 1/2 cup lentils
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste or 4 cloves garlic and 2 tsp ginger, minced
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 large tomatoes or 4 small chopped
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 2 tsp turmeric
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp dill
- chili flakes (to taste)
- green onions
- cilantro/parsley
- 4-6 cups water
Instructions:
- Wash and drain the lentils several times before you use them.
- In a medium pot, add lentils and cover with water. There should be about 3 inches of water over the lentils. Bring to a boil then turn down the heat to medium-low, cover and cook. Depending on the lentils this could take anywhere from 6-15 minutes. Split lentils will take less time. Whole lentils more.
- When the lentils are cooked, drain them and set them aside.
- Prepare the barley
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Mirriam Seddiq
I am Mirriam Z. Seddiq, the Afghan Cook. I was born in Afghanistan and came to America as a when I was 18 months old. I am a criminal defense, personal injury, and immigration attorney. I started the first Muslim American Woman Political Action Committee, once owned a coffee shop and a restaurant, and currently am the CEO of the Komak Foundation which focuses its efforts on helping Afghan refugees.
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