🇹🇷 Türkiye cuisine · #9

Mercimek Çorbası

Mercimek Çorbası
Time40 min
Serves6
Ingredients10

Smooth red lentil soup with mint and chili, served with lemon in every Turkish restaurant.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Soften onion and carrot in butter, then add paste.
  2. Add lentils, potato and 2 litres water; simmer 30 minutes.
  3. Blend smooth.
  4. Heat a little butter with mint and chili and drizzle on top.
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