Ashure

Ingredients

• 2 cups fine bulgur
• 0.5 cups dry garbanzo beans
• 0.5 cups dry white beans
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 15 cups water
• 3 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cups dried apricots
• 0.25 cups orange peel , chopped
• 5 whole cloves

Instructions

1. 1

   To make the pudding: Place bulgur, garbanzo beans, white beans, and raisins in 4 separate bowls and add water to cover. Let stand overnight.

2. 2

   The next day, combine garbanzo beans and white beans in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, 1 to 1 ½ hours. Drain and set aside.

3. 3

   Drain bulgur and transfer to a large saucepan. Add 15 cups water (3 quarts plus 3 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, skimming and discarding any foam that appears.

4. 4

   When bulgur has thickened, stir in sugar and bring mixture to a boil. Add cooked beans to bulgur mixture. Stir in drained raisins, apricots, orange peel, and cloves. Reduce heat and simmer until pudding thickens and fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Pour pudding into individual serving bowls. Garnish with sesame seeds, walnuts, pistachios, currants, and cinnamon. Allow pudding to cool, then serve.