Lentil Soup Turkish Style

Name: Lentil Soup Turkish Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: Red Lentil (500g); Potatos 400g; 1 onion; 3 cloves of garlic; 1.5 TB spoon butter; 2 TB spoon olive oil; 2.5 TB spoon tomato paste; 2 L water; 1.5 cubes of chicken or vegetable stock cubes; 2 tea spoon of black pepper; 1 dried bay leaves; Parsley for garnish; Yoghurt for serving; Lemon slices for serving; Chilli oil (Laoganma) for serving

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

This is a turkish style, creamy and smooth in texture lentil soup. Having it with a piece of sour dough bread is perfect for a rainy or chilly day !

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:02:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories421.5 kcal (21%)

Total Fat8.6 g (12%)

Carbs66.5 g (26%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein22.6 g (45%)

Sodium434.3 mg (22%)

Fiber10.9 g (39%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

500gRed Lentil

400gPotatos

1onion

3cloves of garlic

1 ½ Tbspbutter

2 Tbspolive oil

2 ½ Tbsptomato paste

2lwater

1.5 cubeschicken stock cubes

or vegetable

2 tea spoonblack pepper

Laoganma, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Cut potatoes in cubes, dice the onion and garlic

Step 2

Bring the olive oil and butter to medium heat, add the onion and butter. Cook about 2min until onions become slightly golden

Step 3

Add the tomato paste, and stir for half a minute. Then add the potatoes, keep stiring, cook for about 4min. Add the lentils in the end and mix it for half a minute

Step 4

Add your bolied water, keep stiring. When reach the boiling point, add the chicken/vegatable stocks, black pepper and bay leave Keep in medium/slightly low heat, and adjust the salt depending on your taste This step will take approx 15min

Step 5

Use your mixer to smash everything in the pot, and make sure not to burn yourself

Step 6

Serve in a bowel, add a TB spoon of yoghurt, squeeze a slice of lemon, decorate with some parsley and dashes chilli oil. THEN YUM !