‘Ades Bi-Husrum

January 25th, 2011

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‘Ades Bi-Husrum is prepared from red lentils, flour, lemon juice or verjuice, parsley, onion and ghee, and served as a main dish with toasted bread.

Let’s make A’des Bi-Husrum:

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1, 2. Rinse split red lentils in several changes with water.

3. Cover red lentils with 1500 ml water, bring to boil and simmer until lentils cooked, it took about 15 – 18 minutes.

4. During boiling, foam will occur on surface of the water.

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5. Skim any foam that rises to the surface.

6. Once lentils are cooked, so turn off heat, and let it cool.

7, 8. Once lentils are cooled, add flour, lemon juice and salt.

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9, 10. Use hand blender and blend lentils until smooth completely and become a liquid without any traces of red lentils, and set aside.

11. Chop parsley, and set aside.

12. Chop onion into medium pieces, and set aside.

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13, 14. Fill a pot with 1000 ml water, and add chopped parsley and onion to the water.

15, 16. Keep on medium heat until onion softened and parsley changed in color, it took about 20 minutes.

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17. In a pan, melt ghee and bring it to high heat, turn off heat and set aside.

18. Transfer the mixture of water, parsley and onion to the pot that contains the blended lentils.

19. Keep on low heat until boiling for about 10 minutes with continues stirring.

20. Add hot ghee to the mixture of lentils, parsley and onion, taste and add salt if needed, and boil for 5 minutes with continues stirring.

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21. Serve A’des Bi-Husrum hot with toasted Arabic flat bread and spring onion.

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‘Ades Bi-Husrum

From: Family Recipe / Servings: 5 – 6 People
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575 g split red lentils

1500 ml water, to cook lentils

5 tbsp all purpose flour

1 cup lemon juice

2 cups medium chopped
flat parsley leaves

2 cups chopped red onion
(medium pieces)

1000 ml water, to cook parsley
and onion

Salt

2 tbsp ghee, preferably samneh
Arabi (Syrian ghee
made from sheep’s milk)

To Serve

Toasted Arabic flat bread

Spring onion

Rinse split red lentils in several changes with water.

Cover red lentils with 1500 ml water, bring to boil and simmer until lentils cooked, it took about 15 – 18 minutes.

During boiling, foam will occur on surface of the water.

Skim any foam that rises to the surface.

Once lentils are cooked, so turn off heat, and let it cool.

Once lentils are cooled, add flour, lemon juice and salt.

Use hand blender and blend lentils until smooth completely and become a liquid without any traces of red lentils, and set aside.

Chop parsley, and set aside.

Chop onion into medium pieces, and set aside.

Fill a pot with 1000 ml water, and add chopped parsley and onion to the water.

Keep on medium heat until onion softened and parsley changed in color, it took about 20 minutes.

In a pan, melt ghee and bring it to high heat, turn off heat and set aside.

Transfer the mixture of water, parsley and onion to the pot that contains the blended lentils.

Keep on low heat until boiling for about 10 minutes with continues stirring.

Add hot ghee to the mixture of lentil, parsley and onion, and boil for 5 minutes with continues stirring.

Add hot ghee to the mixture of lentils, parsley and onion, taste and add salt if needed, and boil for 5 minutes with continues stirring.

Serve A’des Bi-Husrum hot with toasted Arabic flat bread and spring onion.

Notes and Tips

A’des Bi-Husrum is originally prepared by using verjuice not lemon juice, but some people now are using lemon juice in this dish like I did.
Verjuice “Arabic: Husrum” is the pressed juice of unripened grapes, and we usually prepare it at home by juicing the unripened grapes in a juicer or you can use the blender but you have to get very pure juice, then boil the juice for few minutes and pour the boiled juice to airtight bottles then cover the juice with olive oil  which helps to protect it, and store in cool dry dark place, you have to store in the refrigerator once you open it. Verjuice is used in cooking or in salad dressing.

Some people add crushed garlic to the ghee when they heat it and they add the ghee with the sauteed garlic to the dish, and this is an option.

If you want to reheat the dish and you noticed that it is thickened, or you stored the dish in the fridge and you want to reheat the leftovers, so all you have to do is to reheat with continues stirring and the dish will return to the required consistency, and it is okay to add some water while you are reheating it.

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90 Responses to “‘Ades Bi-Husrum”

  1. Oh my, Dimah, once again you have that perfect combination of beautiful, clean, bright, photos to illustrate the most appealing recipe. Yum, at every level.

  2. Héni says:

    I love red lentil soup! In fact, I just posted about it LOL Dimah! Yours looks abso delicious – and easy directions as always!

  3. Cahide says:

    Looks very delicious!
    My favorite soup…

  4. Swathi says:

    Looks delicious, this soup i need to try, as I am lentil fan, i can’t say no to it.

  5. I love lentils, especially with lemon juice or husrum; we make some in the mountains with our grapes, but not enough! Great recipe Dimah!

  6. This looks SO good! Thanks for sharing :)

  7. Red lentils are one of my favorite things for comfort food in cold weather. This looks so great with the flatbread.

  8. this looks so lovely! such interesting flavors :) thanks for sharing this.

  9. Indian food has the same red lentil soup recipe.I love it with ghee.Looks very delicious and comforting.

  10. lentil soup looks fabulous so common to many countries delicious

  11. Medeja says:

    Red lentils? :) I love this recipe already :)

  12. Raina says:

    This sounds wonderful. Perfect for the cold weather we have been having here, healthy and delicious:)

  13. Lisa H. says:

    Lovely combinations with lentils and all… and I love lentils :) Yum…

  14. Namitha says:

    Awesome soup…Timely recipe, Dimah :-)

  15. saras says:

    Dimah, This is very similar to our Rasam recipes & only in different consistency.
    Always perfect with step by procedure & tempting click.. Thanks for sharing..

  16. This recipe sounds stunning – I love the tartness that the lemon provides. How delicious.

  17. Ambreen says:

    It sounds tangy and absolutely delicious! Simple ingredients … your presentation is always so good! Thanks Dimah for sharing.

  18. roshan says:

    nice recipe with lentils…

  19. This soup looks and sound so amazingly tasty :) just like all your recipes, Dimah!!

  20. suchitra says:

    oh, loved the dal- really flavorful and warming- great pics

  21. Yesim says:

    have missed your recipes:)
    i lvoe lentil soup , and this s how my mum cooks it:)) yummy ;)

  22. That looks great! And I think I have all the ingredients to hand too! :)

  23. ila says:

    Hi

    Yummy and perfect soup with lentils :) Nice clicks :) U have delicious space :)

  24. Katerina says:

    This is another beautiful way to cook lentils!

  25. Malar Gandhi says:

    Wow, beautiful…elegant picture, very inviting dish.

  26. Shima says:

    I really love red-lentil soup!
    its so healthy and delicious.
    Great as always.. :)

  27. Wow this looks delicious and so fresh too. Love your photos as well!

  28. i love lentils! i haven’t tried the red ones yet though. the soup looks so hearty, perfect for winter. btw, congrats on top 9 for those heart cookies! :)

  29. Jay says:

    Tangy n tasty recipe…sounds irresistable..
    Do stop by mine sometime…
    Tasty appetite

  30. Love red lentils! The soup looks so delicious and healthy!

  31. Krishnaveni says:

    wow, delicious soup, beautiful picture, thanks for sharing

  32. Adelina says:

    Love the simplicity of this dish.

  33. Simply Life says:

    oh what a great combination of flavors!

  34. Great recipe and looks yummy! As always, tempting clicks…

  35. Angela says:

    This looks refreshing and light. Ghee is almost never used in the United States, which is a pity since it definitly changes the taste of a dish.

  36. rebecca says:

    this looks a little like dal but better love it

  37. Cakewhiz says:

    I love lentils and i am always looking for new recipes using them in flavorful ways. That lemon juice must have given it a wonderful tangy flavor.

  38. MaryMoh says:

    Mmmm…love this. It looks very healthy and delicious. Love the citrusy flavour and taste. I will have many servings :D

  39. Joanne says:

    What a crazy delicious soup! The red lentils must give such a great texture.

  40. Hannah says:

    Oh yum, this sounds like a cross between a dip and a soup; two of my favorite comfort food eats!

  41. Lisa says:

    I would love a comforting lentil soup. Yours looks very delicious.

  42. soup looks so comforting and healthy love the yellow zing :)

  43. Love the vibrant colour. Healthy and delicious I’m sure!

  44. rachu says:

    Wow.. Yumm .. can be served as soup or curry.. great recipe..

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  45. Yet another amazing recipe – you never disappoint!!

  46. this looks like a great recipe! thank you for sharing it with us! :)

  47. Natalie says:

    Beautifully simple and delicious, I’m all about soups at the moment, can’t get enough, thanks for this one!! Congrats on Top 9!!

  48. Becky says:

    congrats on the Top 9 today!
    What a gorgeous soup! I love the lemon juice and the pics of the lemons.

  49. Chef Dennis says:

    what a great flavor combination, those little toasted flatbreads are such a wonderful accompaniment!
    Cheers
    Dennis

  50. Reeni says:

    This is so fresh, bright and delicious! Beautifully presented too.

  51. heart warming & very comforting !

  52. latache says:

    delicious food and pictures, authentic recipe that are easy to replicate at home, thank you for sharing this recipe with us!

  53. This looks delicious! It would be great for a cold winter day =) Thanks for the recipe and congrats on the Top 9!

  54. This recipe sounds really good!
    I like when you write “and set aside”:)
    so lovely!
    Barbara

  55. Aipi says:

    Hearty n comfy, always love your presentation :)

  56. Lori says:

    This is my kinda soup! I have never used so much parsley in a soup. I mainly use it as a flavoring in small quantities. Unless of course I am having taboulhi. I am really curious to try this soup.

  57. Lucile says:

    Beautiful blog !

  58. Beautiful soup, and I love the little breads that you put together with it.
    Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
    *kisses* HH

  59. congrats on the top 9

  60. Medeja says:

    I really love your nice blog so I’m giving you Stylish Blogger Award
    More info on my blog

  61. pierre says:

    looks so yummy Thanks
    pierre

  62. Mmm, this looks very similar to a red lentil soup we eat in Turkey. So good. We use lemon juice too but I really like the idea of the juice of the unripened grapes.
    Julia

  63. Rosa says:

    What a delightful soup! I adore red lentils. Magnificent!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  64. Mateja says:

    There is an award waiting for you! You can pick it up on “My Awards” page.
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  65. i love lentils and this soup sounds so good. thanks for sharing Dimah. hope you’ll have a wonderful day

  66. Cherine says:

    I love red lentils and would love to try this recipe!!

  67. Zenobia says:

    Lovely soup and lustworthy photos! Congrats on the top9

  68. looks delicious…

  69. Sukaina says:

    Wow….this looks so simple and tasty. Although I do find when my lentils are boiling and I cover the pan, it spills over. I can’t wait to make this! So authnetic as well…

  70. MMM, this is one of my favorite dals. The spring onions, the lemon, the ghee. WOuld love to taste yours, along with the bread.

  71. I have always wanted to have lentils in another form other than in a loaf. This looks so warming and fresh.

  72. Juliana says:

    Dimah, this lentil soup looks delicious, love the idea of lots of parsley…beautiful pictures as well :-)

  73. Mateja says:

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  74. I’ve been so enchanted by all your sweets Dimah (the raspberries cookies look so happy) and now this looks warm and delicious as we sit in temperatures below 0 degrees! Always can count on your posts to be a beautiful departure.

  75. I love love love love your photos! i just can’t get over how beautiful they are!!! AND i also love adas too! great job dimah!

  76. Zara says:

    What a comforting soup and a lovely styling! I adore lentils and would be happy to try this soup too! Thank you, Dimah =)
    Have a wonderful weekend!

  77. zenobia says:

    Dima – you have a Bloggie Award awaiting you at http://t.co/xTVccVw

    Cheers.
    Zen

  78. Your photos are wonderful and the soup looks so delicious! :)

  79. Ambreen says:

    Dear Dimah. I’ve shared an award with you. Please come by to my blog to collect it. You really deserve it :)

  80. Another recipe for my husband. Thanks! He is a bean’s lover.

  81. I love the way your colors match with the flavours of your creations… could they be paintings, you know??
    Great and again, a pleasure to stop by!

  82. Aldy says:

    Looks absolutely Healthy and Delicious!!!

  83. I love lentil soup and this looks particularly good with the lemon juice and flatbread on the side, lovely bright images too :)

  84. LaToya S. says:

    Love lentil soup. This recipe sound wonderful. I’m interested to know why you cook the water, onion, and parsley seperate, and then add it to the lentils. I would have thrown it all in there together!! I will try it this way though. :)

  85. Joyti says:

    It sounds so hearty and comforting…yum.

  86. Cook is Good says:

    I love all kind of soups and I love lentils… It looks really delicious… and I totally agree when you say to serve it with some toasted bread!

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