🇹🇷Turkish4 ServingsSoupTurkish
Strained Red Lentil Soup (Mercimek Çorbası)
A heartwarming, restaurant-style delicious red lentil soup.
Ingredients
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 potato
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 6 cups hot water or broth
- Salt, dried mint, cumin
- For topping: 1 tbsp butter and ground red pepper
Instructions
1
Roughly chop the onion, carrot, and potato and sauté them lightly in a pot.
2
Add the tomato paste, washed lentils, and hot water, then boil until the vegetables are completely soft.
3
Blend the cooked soup until entirely smooth.
4
When serving, drizzle with heated butter mixed with mint and red pepper.
