Kırmızı Mercimek Çorbası
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4
6 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Turkish
Kırmızı Mercimek Çorbası
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Kırmızı mercimek çorbası is a delicious and velvety red lentil soup that is traditional of Turkish cuisine.
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Ingredients
- 2½ cups red lentils , rinsed and well drained
- 1 potato , diced
- 1 carrot , grated
- 2 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 onion , chopped
- 4 cups vegetable broth (boiling)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon pepper paste fresh paprika or pepper paste, Turkish name 'biber salçası'
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- lemon juice for serving, freshly squeezed
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Hand blender
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or heavy bottom pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic for 3 minutes over low heat.
- Add the carrot and potato and sauté over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the lentils, tomato purée, turmeric and cumin and mix everything well.
- Pour the vegetable broth over it, cover and cook for 40 minutes over medium heat.
- Mix using a hand blender.
- Melt the butter in a small pan and add the flour, the biber salçası (pepper paste) and the dried mint.
- Mix everything well and just before serving, pour this mixture into the boiling kırmızı mercimek çorbası without stirring and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat.
- Serve the kırmızı mercimek çorbası very hot with a few drops of lemon juice.
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