Merhaba Welcome to my website. As a first post of Delicious Turkish Food Recipes let’s begin with a traditional Lentil Soup.

Easy Turkish Red Lentil soup is one of the best known among the Turkish Soups. It is so easy to make and very healthy and delicious. With some dried bread cubes you may even have it for lunch or dinner time with some side dishes.

For Turkish Lentil Soup You Will Need

• Ingredients for Turkish Red Lentil Soup:
• 1 medium size onion
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 medium size carrots
• 1 medium size potato (optional if you want only lentil soup you may omit)
• 1+ 1/4 cups red lentils (washed)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1tbsp dried mint
• 1/2 tsp cumin, red ground pepper
• 1/4 tsp turmeric (optional)
• 2 cloves of chopped garlic
• 2 cups chicken or meat stock (preferably home made)
• 4-6 cups boiling water (Enough for the soup consistency)
• For the butter and pepper sauce:
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp or less red pepper flakes

Instructions for Easy Lentil And Vegetable Soup:

1. Add 3-4 tbsp olive oil to pressure cooker or medium size pan and add roughly chopped onion and stir.
2. Add again roughly chopped carrots, potato, garlic and stir again.
3. Add the seasonings: dried mint, turmeric, salt, red ground pepper and stir everything until you have a nice smell coming from the veggies and seasonings.
4. Add washed red lentils and chicken or vegetable stock if you prefer or just hot boiling water. Close the lid and cook until vegetables are soft.
5. Puree everything with hand blender or food processor and add more water for desired consistency. Taste the soup and look if it needs more salt and spice..
6. Before serving in a small sauce pan heat butter and olive oil. Add red pepper flakes and swirl the pan about 10 seconds until pepper flakes gives its color and smell. Don’t burn it. Add it to top of the soup and stir gently let the sauce stay on top.
7. Serve lentil soup with getting some of the souce together on a bowl with lemon wedges and old bread preferrable.. AFİYET OLSUN ! 🙂