Anoush Abour - an Armenian Christmas Pudding

==Description==
It's a sweet, fruity, nutty delicacy to be savored with loved ones.
==Ingredients==
* 1 cup gorgod (medium sized, without the bran)
* 3 ½ quarts water
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup California dried apricots, finely chopped
* 1 cup raisins (currants or golden raisins)
* ½ cup pistachios
* 1/3 cup pine nuts
;Garnishes:
* ¼ cup finely chopped filberts (hazelnuts)
* ½ cup slivered almonds
* ½ toasted pecans or walnuts
* Ground cinnamon, to taste
* Pomegranate seeds
==Directions==
# In a 6-quart pot, combine wheat and water. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Cover and let rest overnight.
# Remove cover. Return to simmer. Simmer gorgod until water begins to thicken. The lower the simmer, the “whiter” the pudding will remain. After about 1 ½ to 2 hours of simmering, add the sugar and continue to simmer. The pudding will begin to take on a thicker consistency.
# While wheat is simmering, combine fruit, pistachios and pine nuts in a small saucepan with water. Bring to a gentle simmer and allow to cook for about 15 minutes. Thoroughly drain. Add to pudding when pudding is cooled so that fruit will not bleed color into pudding.
# Pour into serving bowl. 
# Garnish with filberts, slivered almonds, pecans or walnuts and cinnamon.
# Pomegranate seeds should either be incorporated into pudding uncooked or served separately as a garnish.
Category:Armenian Recipes
Category:Armenian Desserts
Category:Christmas Desserts
Category:Pudding Recipes
Category:Cracked wheat Recipes
Category:Dried apricot Recipes
Category:Raisin Recipes
Category:Pistachio Recipes
Category:Pine nut Recipes
Category:Pomegranate seed Recipes