Ash-E Haft Daneh - Persian 7 Edible Bean Hearty Soup - Mehregan Festival Recipe

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Mehregan/Mehr is an ancient Iranian festival celebrating the start of the beautiful autumn season. With its vibrant foliage, crisp days, in addition to harvesting of crops, مهرگان (Mehregan) is traditionally celebrated a few days subsequently the outset 24-hour interval of autumn (Autumnal Equinox) on the tenth 24-hour interval of  (Mehr) (the 7th calendar month of the Iranian calendar). In the past, festivities would final for several days. Opinions most the exact appointment of Mehregan may differ since the historical records demo that the appointment has been changed a few times throughout history. The wordمهر "Mehr" inward Mehregan way 'sun, kindness, dear in addition to friendship' inward Persian. جشن مهرگان Jashn-e Mehregan is attributed to Mithra/Mehr, the goddess of the Sun in addition to brightness in addition to also the angelic divinity of friendship, judge in addition to oath dating dorsum to the ancient religious belief of Zoroastrianism. One of the most valuable lessons of prophet Zartosht (Zoroaster), that is all the same cherished today, is his teachings of skilful thoughts, skilful words in addition to skilful deeds.

Mithra Slaying the bull, Metropolitan Museum of Art

It's also believed that Mehregan marks the triumph of Kaveh Ahangar, the blacksmith who fought the tyrant Rex Zahak in addition to defeated him, saving the people from his roughshod reign which resulted inward the crowning of Fereydun equally Rex inward the epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings), written yesteryear the bang-up Farsi poet Ferdowsi. Therefore, Mehregan is also considered a 24-hour interval when skilful destroys evil, a mutual thread inward many one-time Iranian fables.

 Freydun defeats Zahak

Growing up, my household unit of measurement celebrated Nowruz (Persian New Year) in addition to Yalda (the longest night) every twelvemonth to a greater extent than grand than the twelvemonth before. However, I don't pick out whatever recollection of whatever Mehregan celebrations. I can't think of a detail argue why nosotros didn't celebrate Mehregan at habitation other than mayhap the timing of it beingness inconvenient for my parents. The outset 24-hour interval of autumn is the outset 24-hour interval of schoolhouse inward Iran. My estimate is that for my parents having to bargain amongst a bunch of kids in addition to getting each of us ready for schoolhouse must pick out been overwhelming plenty or then that fourth dimension of year! And then when the dust was settled Mehregan had come upward in addition to went. Now, to a greater extent than than ever, I'm passionate most paying a long overdue ode to this centuries-old Iranian festival for the purpose of introducing it to my children equally good equally others in addition to preserving it for time to come generations. Plus, nosotros tin strength out e'er utilization a niggling to a greater extent than mehr, low-cal in addition to skilful cheer inward our lives. This festival also serves equally a necessary reminder that similar to how the struggles in addition to efforts of Kaveh Ahangar came to fruition beautifully, nosotros likewise tin strength out overcome our personal challenges in addition to obstacles.

Food is an integral purpose of most celebrations in addition to Mehregan is no exception. On this date, fresh fruits such equally grapes, pomegranate, apples, quince, figs in addition to persimmon were served along amongst an assortment of nuts, dried fruits, sweets in addition to rosewater. In my inquiry for a Mehregan principal dish I came across the  آش هفت غله - Ash-e Haft Daneh (seven edible bean soup) inward a few written records of a typical mehregan feast. And inward my shout out for for preserving traditions I decided to recreate this recipe which was mayhap 1 time served on our ancestral sofreh (spread).

I chose to telephone weep upward it a 7 edible bean soup but this is to a greater extent than than simply a soup in addition to it's to a greater extent than than simply beans.
آش هفت دانه - Ash-e haft daneh is a combination of beans, seeds, whole wheat in addition to some vegetables. The principal ingredients inward the master copy recipe were listed equally wheat, barley, rice, chickpeas, lentils, mung beans in addition to millet. There are many unlike variations of this traditional ash (stew/soup). You tin strength out brand this soup amongst lamb shank or lamb/beef stock in addition to add together vegetables such equally parsley, cilantro, chives/leeks, spinach in addition to dill. However, since this is a hearty in addition to flavor-packed soup I didn't think adding whatever variety of meat was necessary. Also, it is not loaded amongst vegetables similar ash-e reshteh in addition to it does non pick out noodles either. I replaced millet in addition to mung beans amongst ii other kinds of beans in addition to used tomatoes for added flavor.

Ash-e Haft Daneh

Ingredients:
Serves 8

1/2 loving cup chickpeas
1/2 loving cup pinto beans
1/2 loving cup white beans
1/2 loving cup lentils
1/2 loving cup pearl barley
1/2 loving cup bulgur
1/3 loving cup rice
2 large tomatoes, grated
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1 bunch chives or scallions/leeks, chopped
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
Juice of a lemon
Water

For Topping:

Piaz Dagh:
1 large onion, thinly sliced
three large garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon dried mint
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
Oil

Liquid kashk (whey) or yogurt

Method:

1. Place the chickpeas, pinto beans, white beans in addition to barley inward a large bowl, rinse, add together a quart of water, soak for half dozen hours.
2. Drain in addition to house inward a large pot.
3. Rinse the rice, lentils in addition to bulgur in addition to add together to the pot.
4. Add H2O to encompass yesteryear at to the lowest degree ii inches, pick out to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat, ready for 1 hr over medium-low heat.
5. Add the grated tomatoes amongst their juices to the pot. 
6. Heat 1/4 loving cup vegetable crude inward a large pan over medium heat. Add the onions, saute for twenty minutes until golden, add together the garlic in addition to turmeric in addition to saute for some other 2-3 minutes. Add the dried mint, saute for an additional infinitesimal or two. 
7. Add parsley, chives in addition to 1/2 of the sauteed onions to the pot. Add tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Cover in addition to ready for some other 45-50 minutes on depression rut or until the beans are all really tender. Add lemon juice toward the halt of cooking. Add to a greater extent than H2O if needed in addition to conform the seasoning.

Ladle ash into a serving bowl in addition to top amongst kashk in addition to fried onion. Serve hot amongst warm breadstuff in addition to yogurt.

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Mehregan 2014 Round Up:

Ahu Eats: Badoom Sookhte Torsh
All Kinds of Yum: Jeweled Carrot Salad
Bottom of the Pot: Broccoli Koo Koo
Cafe Leilee: Northern Iranian Pomegranate Garlic in addition to Chicken Stew
Coco inward the Kitchen: Zeytoon Parvardeh
Della Cucina Povera: Ghormeh Sabzi
Family Spice: Khoreshteh Kadoo | Butternut Squash Stew
Fig & Quince: Festive Farsi Noodle Rice & Roasted Chicken Stuffed amongst Yummies 
for Mehregan
Honest in addition to Tasty: Loobia Polo | Beef in addition to Green Bean Rice
Lab Noon: Adas Polo Risotto
Lucid Food: Sambuseh
Marjan Kamali: Persian Ice Cream amongst Rosewater in addition to Saffron
My Caldron: Anaar-Daneh Mosamma | Pomegranate Stew
My Farsi Kitchen: Keshmesh Polow | Farsi Raisin Rice
Noghlemey: Parsi Dal Rice Pie
Parisa's Kitchen: Morasa Polow | Jeweled Rice
Sabzi: Ash-e Mast, Yogurt Soup amongst Meatballs
The saffron Tales: Khoresht-e Gheimeh
Simi's Kitchen: Lita Turshisi | Torshi-e Liteh | Tangy aubergine pickle
Spice Spoon: Khoresht-e-bademjaan
The Unmanly Chef: Baghali Polow ba Mahicheh 
ZoZoBaking: Masghati

روز مهر  و ماه مهر و جشن فرخ مهرگان 

مهر بفزا ای نگارماه چهر مهربان 

مهربانی کن به جشن مهرگان و روز مهر

مهربانی کن به روز مهر و جشن مهرگان  

  

مسعود سعد سلمان

Happy Mehr & Happy Mehregan!

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