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   |  |  From:   ANNIE24447  (Original Message) | Sent: 3/28/2006 9:03 AM |   
Iran soup Aash-e Aab Leemoo[ rich meaty soup with limes ] Ingredients: (4 servings)  basmati or long-grain rice, 200 grams  herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends), 1 kg  ground lamb or beef, 500 grams  split peas, 3 spoons  fresh lime juice, 3-4 spoons  sugar, 2-3 spoons  marjoram, 2 spoons  mint, one spoon  onions, 4 large  cooking oil  salt  black pepper  Directions:  Peel and slice two onions and fry in oil until slightly golden. Add 4-5 glasses of hot water, split-peas, salt and pepper and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes. Wash rice and add to the aash. Cook for another 15-20 minutes.  Peel and grate two onions. Add to meat with salt and pepper  and mix well. Shape into small balls and add to the aash.  Wash herbs, chop finely, add to the aash, and cook for another 15-20 minutes. Add in lime juice, sugar, and marjoram  (if fresh marjoram is used, it should be finely chopped).  Mix well and cook for a few more minutes.  Fry mint in oil for a few minutes (if fresh mint is used, it should  be finely chopped before frying). Add mint on top of the aash  and serve.  --------
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SOUP.  Aash-e Aaloo Ingredients: (4 servings)  basmati or long-grain rice, 100 grams  herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends), 500 grams  ground lamb or beef, 250 grams  pitted prunes, 300 grams  onions, 4 large  cooking oil  salt  black pepper  Directions:  Soak prunes in warm water for two hours. Peel and slice two  onions and fry in oil until slightly golden. Make ground meat  into 2 cm balls and fry with onions until color changes.  Add 3-4 glasses of water, and bring to a boil.  Finely chop herbs. Wash rice once with warm water.  Add herbs, rice, prunes (including the water it was soaked in),  salt and black pepper to meat balls. Mix well and cook over  medium heat for about 20 minutes.       .   |  
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