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Ezogelin Soup

Try this delicious traditional turkish food recipe Ezogelin Soup
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish
Calories 95 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup (200 ml.) red lentil
  • 1/3 cup fine bulgur
  • 3 full tbsp. rice
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Dry mint
  • Ground red pepper
  • Black pepper
  • Salt
  • 1 meat bouillon or meat stock optional

Instructions
 

  • Add your 2 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. vegetable oil in a medium pot.
  • Add your 1 finely chopped medium onion, 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic in your pot and sautée until it changes its colour.
  • Wash and drain your 1 cup red lentil, 1/3 cup fine bulgur, 3 full tbsp. rice, add to your pot and sautée for about 5 minutes.
  • Pour 5 cups of water (1 liter), 1 meat bouillon or meat stock (optional) to your pot, cover the lid and let it cook for about 20-30 minutes. Take your pot from the heat when the legumes soften.
  • Take a saucepan. Heat your leftover 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, add your 1 tbsp. all purpose flour and sautée until it changes it’s colour.
  • Add 2 tbsp. tomato paste to your saucepan and sautée a little more. Pour 1 cup (200 ml.) water to your saucepan and wait until the sauce boils.
  • Add your dry mint, ground red pepper, black pepper to your sauce and pour your sauce into your legumes pot.
  • Stir constantly for about 5 minutes while boiling the mixture, add your salt and your Ezogelin Soup is ready to serve.
  • You can serve your Ezogelin Soup with some lemons.
Keyword Ezogelin Soup