Turkish lentil soup

Name: Turkish lentil soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Vegetable oil: 5 tbsp; Onion: 1 — diced; Flour: 2 tbsp; Pepper paste: ½ tbsp — optional — or tomato paste; Carrot: 1 — diced; Red lentils: 2 cups — rinsed; Hot water: 2 l; Salt: 1 tsp; Black pepper: ½ tsp; Cumin: 1 tsp — optional; Butter: 2 tbsp; Red pepper flakes (pul biber): 1 tsp; Lemon (to taste) — cut into wedges

Classic Turkish red lentil purée soup (Mercimek çorbası). Serves 6–8.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

6 servings

Source: Nefis Yemek Tarifleri — Mercimek Çorbası ↗

01Soup

✓5 tbspVegetable oil

✓1Onion, diced

✓2 tbspFlour

✓2 lHot water

✓1 tspSalt

✓½ tspBlack pepper

✓1 tspCuminoptional

▣ Bowl: Paste, carrot and lentils

✓½ tbspPepper pasteoptional · or tomato paste

✓1Carrot, diced

✓2 cupsRed lentils, rinsed

02Topping

✓2 tbspButter

✓1 tspRed pepper flakes (pul biber)

03Serving

✓to tasteLemon, cut into wedges