Eleni's Cypriot Sour Trahana Soup

The EVER-AMAZING Eleni Georges @myfamilysfooddiary takes us step-by-step through the processes of making sour trahana and also the much-loved Cypriot Sour Trahana Soup - with handy hints along the way!
The Sour Trahana Soup is a gorgeous soup. It is reminiscent of a tangy avgolemo soup, but the trahana adds more body and texture, the broth is creamier and the halloumi adds squeaky, salty bites.
Watch, learn and be inspired to make this wholesome, nourishing Cypriot Sour Trahana Soup! And maybe while you are enjoying it try to say “sour soup from Cyprus” quickly 10 times!
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⏱️ TIMECODES
0:00 Welcoming Eleni
0:17 Background on Trahana (sour)
0:35 Whole wheat grains and how much to grind the wheat down
1:07 Background on sweet Trahana and use cases
2:05 story around sour Trahana
3:02 Why we use yoghurt for sour Trahana
3:57 The cooling process
4:42 The freezing process vs leaving out in the sun
5:31 Starting process - Check kibbled wheat
5:58 Washing the wheat
7:11 Preparing the next steps
7:27 1 kg goat's milk yoghurt and 1 kg sheep's milk yoghurt
7:55 Bring to a soft boil
8:06 squeeze lemons to add to the yoghurt (2/3 cup lemon juice or to taste)
8:45 observing the consistency soft boiled yoghurt
9:07 Add 3 tbsp salt
9:19 Add the wheat and stir
9:59 Add the lemon juice while continuing to stir
10:16 Check it is not boiling to fast and stir making sure it does not stick to the pan
10:38 How to check if the mixture is ready
11:05 take it off the heat and cover with towel and place lid on top
11:20 Allow to rest for 2 hours
11:46 With a spoon divide into 100g portions
12:17 Form into an oval shape with hands
12:43 If more dry use water or milk to help divide
14:35 Getting them ready for containers for the freezer
15:31 Making the Crypriot sour Trahana soup
15:40 Boil 3 litres of water with salt and what type of chicken to use
16:03 Add 2 tsp salt to boiling water and 500g chicken thighs with bone in
16:16 Leave to boil for around 45 minutes and then take the chicken out
16:39 Add 600g of sour trahana
16:51 Allow trahana to break down until it forms an even mixture
17:13 Preparing the chicken and halloumi
17:27 Cut 225g halloumi into small cubes and strip the chicken
17:40 Check the soup - been 25 minutes
18:11 Serving up the soup
19:20 The taste test !
20:13 Kali Orexi !!!
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[@CCRIDER0712]

Well done ladies, mum stopped drying out and making the trahana some years ago due to her age. I have been making a crude version which is nice but not traditional. I will start fermenting my yogurt this weekend and take some down to her in Sydney next time I'm down. I recall she used to put parsley in her process as well. Love the clip, Yassas

[@kaliorexi]

Oh thank you for your beautiful comment!

[@helenaz9825]

Nice so sweet😊😇😘

[@kaliorexi]

And very tangy too! ;-)

[@bella1-01]

At the start of the video you mention sweet trahana. When you make the sweet Trahana into a soup, is the soup still considered savoury? Thanks

[@kaliorexi]

Yes - it is still considered savoury. Sweet Trahana has no added sugar. It's made from ground whole wheat and non-fermented milk. You can add Sweet Trahana to savoury soups, stews, pies. I share a trahana pie recipe - Trahanopita - and it has sugar in it for some sweetness - th-cam.com/video/6IZ4O4gSZ8M/w-d-xo.html

[@kaliorexi]

Here is the Sweet Trahana video too - th-cam.com/video/Bea-VqaXIUU/w-d-xo.html

[@bella1-01]

@@kaliorexi Ahh okk! Thanks very much!

[@jelenaivkovic3231]

Why can't you just do it and explain as you go? The whole 'introduction' is completely unnecessary