Diyarbakır gendüme aşı (wheat and mung bean porridge with butter)
Serves 6Official
Ingredients
- 250 gPounded wheat (dehulled wheat berries)
- 250 gMung beans
- 3,000 gWater
- 258 gMilk
- 10 gSalt
- 250 gButter
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
Allergens
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Cross-section
- Water75%
- Milk 6%
- Butter 6%
- Mung beans 6%
- Pounded wheat (dehulled wheat berries) 6%
- Salt 0%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Soak the wheat and mung beans overnight.
Boil them together in the water.
Add the milk and keep boiling.
Add the salt and cook until thickened.
Serve in bowls with melted butter drizzled on top, hot.
Where this recipe comes from
Official: based on a registration or official record.
- TÜRKPATENT Coğrafi İşaret Portalı, tescil no 1103 (Diyarbakır Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası)Accessed: November 2, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026