Varvara

Thracian

Ingredients for 10 people

500ghard wheat

1 cup walnuts

1 tablespoon cinnamon

5-6 dried figs

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

1 cup raisins

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

2 tablespoons flour

to serve:

pomegranate seeds

Directions

Soak the wheat overnight and the next day boil it over low heat with plenty of water, until the seeds 'open'.

Add the sugar, raisins, cinnamon, salt and the figs and boil all together until the soup thickens.

Grate the walnuts, dissolve the flour in some broth, cook the sesame seeds in a the pan and add all these ingredients in the Varvara.

Serve with pomegranate seeds.

Editing & photoshoot :
Stella Spanou
Author of Cooking Books, Award Winning Photographer