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Aush

Name: Aush
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 200g Bread flour; 100ml Water; 1 tsp Salt; 200g (canned) Red kidney beans; 200g (canned) Chickpeas; 200g Plain yogurt; 200g Ground Beef; 1 Onion; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 tsp Dried mint; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Noodles

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Hand-cut noodles, beans, and yogurt topped with meat sauce — Afghanistan's winter noodle soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Aush is an Afghan hand-cut noodle soup: noodles are simmered with kidney beans, chickpeas, and more, then finished with yogurt for a mellow taste. It's classically topped with meat sauce and dried mint. It's a beloved home dish for cold winters or when you catch a cold.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In snowy Kabul in winter, the family gathers in a heated room and shares steaming yogurt noodle soup.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bread flour 200g
Water 100ml
Salt 1 tsp
Red kidney beans 200g (canned)
Chickpeas 200g (canned)
Plain yogurt 200g
Ground Beef 200g
Onion 1
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Dried mint 1 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the bread flour, water, and salt, roll thin, and cut into thin noodles.
Bring 1.2L water to a boil, add the kidney beans and chickpeas, and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the noodles and simmer 8 minutes.
Thin the yogurt with a little broth, add to the pot, and warm over low heat.
Fry the ground beef and onion and season with tomato paste and chili to make a meat sauce.
Ladle into bowls, top with the meat sauce, and sprinkle with dried mint.

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