Afghan Soup Recipe: Aush Noodle Soup (Vegetarian)

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is healthier and can be cheaper if made from scraps.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils cook faster and are often less expensive than chickpeas.

Add 2-3 tablespoons of oil to a cast iron enamel pot.

Chop and add 1 large onion to the pot, stirring for a couple of minutes until translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste and let it brown for about 45 seconds.

Stir in 2 teaspoons of coriander powder, 2 teaspoons of cumin, 2 teaspoons of paprika, and 1 teaspoon of turmeric.

Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and stir, cooking until it sticks to the bottom of the pan.

Add 1 pound of Impossible Burger and let it brown.

Add 1 can of chopped tomatoes and scrape the bottom of the pan to incorporate the brown bits.

Pour in 1.5 cups of water and stir, then cover and let it simmer.

In a separate pot, boil salted water for the pasta.

Break the bucatini and add it to the boiling water, cooking until al dente.

Prepare the yogurt sauce by mixing 1 cup of yogurt and 1 cup of sour cream in a bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of dried dill, 2-3 teaspoons of dried mint, and 4 crushed garlic cloves to the yogurt mixture.

Stir in 1/3 cup of lemon juice and salt to taste, adjusting thickness with water if necessary.

Check the pasta and turn off the heat when al dente, then add 1 can of garbanzo beans and 1 can of kidney beans to the pasta pot.

Pour half of the yogurt mixture into the pasta water with the beans and stir.

Add half of the meat sauce to the pasta and stir to combine.

Serve the soup, garnishing with the remaining yogurt sauce and meat sauce on top, along with cilantro and jalapenos.

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