Turkish Ayran Aşı Soup Recipe: Easy & Homemade
Ayran aşı is a cold Turkish yogurt soup with wheat and chickpeas. Whisk yogurt and strained yogurt, fold in the grains, thin with cold water, chill.
Cold ayran aşı is a Turkish yogurt soup eaten chilled in summer, made by whisking yogurt and strained yogurt, then folding in cooked wheat and chickpeas and thinning it with cold water.
Cold ayran aşı soup is a mainstay of the Turkish summer table and can be enjoyed chilled or lukewarm. Thanks to bulgur and chickpeas, cold ayran aşı soup makes for a satisfying and light main meal: practical, tasty, and nutritious. It sits in the same cool, yogurt-forward family as many Turkish soups, and pairs well with the broader range of Turkish mezes on a warm-weather table.
Ayran Aşı Soup Recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 cup of wheat
- 1 cup chickpeas
- 250 gr of strained yogurt
- 250 gr of yogurt
- 1 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of dill
Method
- Transfer 1 cup of wheat into boiling water, add water to it and start cooking.
- Take the sour wheat from the stove and drain it.
- Take 250 grams of yogurt and strained yogurt in a large mixing bowl and whisk.
- Add 1 cup boiled chickpeas and wheat. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and mix.
- Adjust the consistency by adding 1 glass of cold water little by little.
- Then add the dill and mix well.
- Serve your soup after cooling in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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