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Turkish Lentil Soup – Mercimek Çorbası

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 300 g lentils, red
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp paprika paste or paste
  • ½ onion(s)
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ lemon(s), juice
  • n. B. Water, approx. 1 – 1.5 l
  • salt and pepper
  • Caraway seeds
  • Paprika powder
  • some butter

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

First, rinse the red lentils. Then, simmer the lentils, onions, and garlic with the tomato paste and paprika in about 1.5-2 liters of water for about 30 minutes; you can add more water if you like. Then puree everything and season with salt, pepper, caraway, paprika, and the juice of half a lemon. Melt a knob of butter in a small pan and toast some paprika with it. Pour the melted butter and paprika mixture over the soup in bowls.

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Written by John Myers

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