Halal Food Guide: Ashura Porridge — Muslim Memory and Home Cooking
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Summary: Halal Food Guide: Ashura Porridge — Muslim Memory and Home Cooking is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: Yesterday was the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, the honorable Day of Ashura, which is the first important day after the Islamic New Year. The account keeps its focus on Ashura Food, Muslim Culture, Halal Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
Yesterday was the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, the honorable Day of Ashura, which is the first important day after the Islamic New Year. Hui Muslims in China traditionally fast and make Ashura porridge on this day. After work, Zainab and I made the Urumqi Hui Muslim version of Ashura lamb and bean rice (doudoufan). We prepared seven types of beans and cooked them in a pressure cooker first. Then, we diced the sacrificial lamb (qurbani), rendered the lamb fat, and stir-fried it with chopped green onions, salt, and Sichuan peppercorn powder. Once the beans were cooked, we added rice and glutinous rice, followed by the stir-fried diced meat, and simmered everything until the rice was done. When we ate it, it had the fresh fragrance of the beans and the savory taste of the lamb. I ate two big bowls and still wanted more. Actually, making Ashura bean porridge is to commemorate the landing of the ship of Nuh, also known as Noah's Ark. I am sharing the origin of Ashura bean porridge as told by Imam An from the Jingjue Mosque in Nanjing: On the Day of Ashura, the Prophet Nuh and his followers stepped off the ship and fasted on this day to thank Allah. At that time, they had almost run out of food. One person took out a handful of wheat, another took out a handful of mung beans, and someone else took out a handful of fava beans. After the Prophet Nuh gathered seven types of seeds, he cooked them so everyone could break their fast. By the will of Allah and the miracle (mu'jiza) of the Prophet. This small amount of food was enough to feed everyone who came off the ship. This was the first meal cooked on the ground after the flood covered the earth, so people treat it as a blessing from the Prophet Nuh. The Prophet Nuh is known as the second ancestor of humanity.
Summary: Halal Food Guide: Ashura Porridge — Muslim Memory and Home Cooking is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: Yesterday was the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, the honorable Day of Ashura, which is the first important day after the Islamic New Year. The account keeps its focus on Ashura Food, Muslim Culture, Halal Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
Yesterday was the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, the honorable Day of Ashura, which is the first important day after the Islamic New Year. Hui Muslims in China traditionally fast and make Ashura porridge on this day. After work, Zainab and I made the Urumqi Hui Muslim version of Ashura lamb and bean rice (doudoufan). We prepared seven types of beans and cooked them in a pressure cooker first. Then, we diced the sacrificial lamb (qurbani), rendered the lamb fat, and stir-fried it with chopped green onions, salt, and Sichuan peppercorn powder. Once the beans were cooked, we added rice and glutinous rice, followed by the stir-fried diced meat, and simmered everything until the rice was done. When we ate it, it had the fresh fragrance of the beans and the savory taste of the lamb. I ate two big bowls and still wanted more. Actually, making Ashura bean porridge is to commemorate the landing of the ship of Nuh, also known as Noah's Ark. I am sharing the origin of Ashura bean porridge as told by Imam An from the Jingjue Mosque in Nanjing: On the Day of Ashura, the Prophet Nuh and his followers stepped off the ship and fasted on this day to thank Allah. At that time, they had almost run out of food. One person took out a handful of wheat, another took out a handful of mung beans, and someone else took out a handful of fava beans. After the Prophet Nuh gathered seven types of seeds, he cooked them so everyone could break their fast. By the will of Allah and the miracle (mu'jiza) of the Prophet. This small amount of food was enough to feed everyone who came off the ship. This was the first meal cooked on the ground after the flood covered the earth, so people treat it as a blessing from the Prophet Nuh. The Prophet Nuh is known as the second ancestor of humanity.
