Etymology Borrowed from Russian ка́ша (káša, “porridge, gruel”) or Yiddish קאַשע (kashe). In Slavic languages, the term has the general meaning of groats or porridge of whatever source, but in Yiddish it became restricted to buckwheat.
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A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.
Some cooks add nuts as well, and I like the way their flavor complements that of the kasha and the browned onions.2000, Faye Levy, 1,000 Jewish Recipes, page 218:
Kristina Pankofska, a Polish exile whom Anna Petrovna paid a gold rouble a month to clean and help, arrived with a pail of hot kasha and two new eggs.2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 171:
She made some authentic Bengali recipes like Sukto, Mochar Ghonto, Doi Bagun, Doi Catla Maach and Chicken Kasha.2019, Ruchira Banerjee, Some 14 Odd Years: Fragile Love or Intense Friendship, page 45:
I love her chicken curry, chicken bharta, chicken kasha.2021, Arindam Sen, Money for Nothing, page 50: