Red lentil soup (mercimek çorbası)
A smooth Turkish-style lentil soup with cumin, served with lemon.
40 min
Ingredients
Cooking for
Recipe serves 4
- Red lentils (rinsed)250 g
- Onions (chopped)1
- Carrots (chopped)1
- Butter30 g
- Tomato paste1 tbsp
- Cumin1 tsp
- Paprika1 tsp
- Stock1.2 l
- Lemons (in wedges)1
- Saltto taste
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a pot and cook the onion and carrot over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin and paprika for 1 minute.
- 5 min
- 1 min
- 2
Add the red lentils and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes until the lentils are completely soft.
- 25 min
- 3
Blend the soup until smooth, season with salt and serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over.