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Turkish Lentil Soup Recipe

My version of a lentil soup that was served to us in Turkey.
Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Eastern Europe, Turkish
Keyword: homemade soup, Lentil, soup
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • ½ Med Onion Chopped
  • 1 Large Carrot Finely sliced
  • 2 Med Potatoes Peeled and sliced finely
  • 1½ cups Lentils
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 large Bayleaf
  • 4 Cups Watr
  • 1 tbsp Ghee or olive oil or butter
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Paprika
  • ½ tsp Ground chili flakes
  • ½ tsp Turmeric (Borrie)

Sauce

  • 1 tsp Paprika Alternatively Curry Powder (masala)
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee alt butter or olive oil

Instruction Video (please like and subscribe)

https://youtu.be/X64f8YyeIak

Instructions

  • in a suitable sized pot melt the ghee and then add the carrots and onions. Fry lightly till the onions become translucent and the carrots change color.
  • Add thinly sliced potatoes.
  • Add 1 tsp salt, the turmeric, black pepper, paprika and chili (To your taste)
  • Add the lentils
  • Add the 4 cups of water and bring to the boil
  • Add the bay leaf (optional)
  • Cover and allow to simmer for 30 minutes until lentils disintegrate and potatoes are soft. Add a further tsp of salt.
  • Remove from heat. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
  • Using a blender or a potato masher, mash or blend to your required texture.

Sauce

  • In a small frying melt the ghee. Add the paprika and stir till the paprika is dissolved into the ghee.
  • Serve with bread. Add a touch or decoration of the sauce to the top of the soup once dished up into your soup bowl.