Maraş Tarhana
How to make Maraş Tarhana?
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram of wheat
- 1.5kg strained yoghurt
- 1 tea glass of flour
- 5 tablespoons of thyme
- 2 tablespoons of salt
Instructions
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According to rumors, while Yavuz Sultan Selim was going on a campaign, he ordered a food that would be hard to spoil, easy to carry and delicious. The result was Maraş tarhana. At that time, Maraş tarhana was the most loved and consumed food of the army. With its nourishment, it became blood and life for the soldiers.
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Maraş tarhana, which contains plenty of yoghurt as its main ingredient and meets its carbohydrate needs with beaten wheat (wheat), requires a special effort to make. Boiled for hours, the tattoos are combined with yoghurt and flavored with thyme or other popular spices. It is left to dry on a special apparatus for days.
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Afterwards, it is enjoyed either crispy like chips or made into soup.
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Place the ashure wheat in a large pot. Add about 2 liters of water to it.
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Boil for about 4 hours. Meanwhile, add water as it decreases.
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Put the cooked wheat aside. Meanwhile, prepare the yoghurt mixture.
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Add thyme, flour and salt into the yoghurt and mix well.
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Add the yoghurt mixture into the cooled wheat and mix well.
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Place your drying apparatus in a sunny place and spread your tarhana mixture on it in a very thin layer.
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Leave the tarhanas under the sun for about two days until they dry and become crispy.
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