Trahana is the dried, crumbled dough of flour and yoghurt that Bulgarian villages made each late summer; in winter it is simmered into a thick porridge and served with butter, paprika and crumbled sirene for breakfast.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g dried trahana
- 1 l water
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 150 g Bulgarian sirene, crumbled
- 40 g butter
- 1 tsp paprika
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 717 kcal · P 4.3g · C 16.7g · F 33.7g
Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1If the trahana is in large pieces, crush it in a bowl with a rolling pin into coarse crumbs.
- 2Bring the water to the boil with the salt in a heavy pot.
- 3Pour in the trahana in a thin stream, whisking all the time so it doesn't form lumps.
- 4Lower the heat and simmer for 15–20 minutes, stirring often and scraping the bottom, until it thickens to a soft porridge.
- 5Spoon into bowls and scatter with the sirene.
- 6Melt the butter in a small pan until it foams, take off the heat, stir in the paprika and pour the sizzling butter over each bowl. Serve hot.
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Questions and answers
How long does Trahana take to make?
About 30 minutes: 5 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Trahana?
6 ingredients: dried trahana, water, salt, Bulgarian sirene, butter, paprika.
How many servings does this Trahana recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Trahana?
About 179 kcal, with 1.1 g protein, 4.2 g carbohydrate and 8.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Trahana recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Trahana?
Trahana comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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