
Vegetable soup for children, trahanas with chickpeas
Children's trahanas in small grains with pepper, tomato, aubergine, courgette, carrot, chickpeas and parsley. Suitable for Lent, ready in 10 minutes. By Samarina in Trikala.
How to cook it
- Add 5 tablespoons and a little salt to half a litre of lukewarm water.
- Simmer for 10 minutes with the pan half covered, stirring now and then.
- Before taking it off the heat, add a spoonful of olive oil or butter, a little pepper and grated feta.
- The soup already contains salt, so taste before adding more.
- On fasting days, cook it with olive oil, without butter or feta.
Why choose it?
- With pepper, tomato, aubergine, courgette, carrot and parsley
- With chickpeas in the dough, suitable for Lent according to the pack
- Ready in 10 minutes, 5 tablespoons for 2 servings
- From Samarina, a family pasta workshop in Trikala
Description
Samarina's vegetable soup for children, from the Bina family's pasta workshop in Trikala, is a trahanas in small grains, made without milk. The dough contains wheat flour, pepper, tomato, aubergine, courgette, carrot, chickpeas and parsley.
Unlike Lachanotrachanoulis and Kolokythakos, this one already has salt in the recipe (1.06 g per 100 g), so taste before adding any. The pack describes it as suitable for Lent.
5 tablespoons in half a litre of water and 10 minutes of gentle simmering make 2 servings. At the end, a spoonful of olive oil or butter, a little pepper and grated feta go well.
Components
WHEAT flour, pepper, tomato, aubergine, courgette, carrot, chickpeas, parsley, salt.
May contain traces of EGGS, MILK, CELERY, CUTTLEFISH INK.
Nutritional value
| Energy | 1584 kJ / 378 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fatty | 1.3g, |
| of which saturated | 0.3g |
| Carbohydrates | 80.2g, |
| of which sugars | 1.9g |
| Proteins | 11.2g |
| Salt | 1.06g |
Additional information
Frequent questions
Is it suitable for Lent?
The pack describes it as suitable for Lent and its ingredients are plant-based. Cook it with olive oil, without feta or butter, according to the rule of the day.
Does it contain salt?
Yes, the recipe contains salt: 1.06 g per 100 g, according to the nutrition declaration.
How is it different from classic trahanas?
It is a trahanas made without milk or soured milk: the grains are made from wheat flour, vegetables and chickpeas. It cooks just like trahanas, and the pack describes it as suitable for Lent.
From what age can children eat it?
The pack recommends it for children without giving an age. For babies, ask your paediatrician.
Does it contain allergens?
Contains wheat (gluten). May contain traces of eggs, milk, celery and cuttlefish ink.
How should it be stored?
In a dry, cool place. Once opened, close the bag tightly or move the contents to a jar.




