Unash — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

A thick nutritious soup combining red beans, lentils, and hand-cut noodles in a tomato-spiced broth topped with yogurt and fried onions.

Ingredients

1 Boil soaked red beans in fresh water for forty-five minutes until nearly tender then add rinsed red lentils and cook fifteen more.
2 Make a simple dough from flour, water, and salt then roll thin and cut into small noodle squares or strips.
3 Fry diced onion in oil until golden then stir in tomato paste, cumin, and turmeric cooking one minute until fragrant.
4 Add the fried onion mixture to the bean and lentil pot along with additional water as needed for a thick soup consistency.
5 Drop the cut noodles into the simmering soup and cook for eight minutes until they are tender throughout.
6 Serve in bowls topped with a generous dollop of yogurt and scattered fresh mint leaves.

Did You Know?

Unash is considered a lucky food in Turkmen culture and is traditionally prepared when moving into a new home.