Mung Bean Soup

Maashawah is a thick, hearty soup packed with protein-rich legumes and mini koftas. Because it includes several ingredients that were not always so readily available in Afghanistan as they are today, it was traditionally made as a treat when family and close friends were gathered together.

In Australia, this soup became a favourite with my sisters and I for its rich and layered flavours, and it is also a winter favourite at Kutchi Deli Parwana. It’s served with a cooling yoghurt sau