Mercimek çorbası – red lentil soup

Name: Mercimek çorbası – red lentil soup
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 250 g red lentils; 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 potato; 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp biber salçası (pepper paste); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1.2 l water or stock; 1 tsp cumin, salt, pepper; To serve: lemon, pul biber, butter with dried mint

Mercimek çorbası is on every table in Turkey: red lentils, onion, carrot and tomato paste, blended smooth and served with lemon and pul biber.

Time: 35 minServings: 4Difficulty: easy

Method

Dice onion, carrot and potato and soften in olive oil for 5 minutes.
Briefly fry the tomato and pepper paste with them.
Add the rinsed lentils and water, season with cumin, salt and pepper.
Simmer for 25 minutes until the lentils fall apart, then blend until smooth.
Sizzle dried mint and pul biber briefly in butter and drizzle over the soup. Serve with lemon.

Tip from the storeRed lentils, pepper paste and pul biber are on the pantry shelf – large packs are especially good value.

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