RED LENTİL SOUP

 

 

 

RED LENTIL

SOUP

 

 

 

Lentil soup is one of the classic Turkish dish. This delicious , spicy soup is full of iron . It is low fat and ideal for vegetarians.

People have this soup for breakfast at villages in Turkey. When you are traveling by coach city to city ,  drivers stop off at the small restaurants for eat something and  visit restrooms  in Turkey. All restaurants have lentil soup on their menu.

  Lentil soup is lovely as a winter warmer . I am going to cook it today. Weather is cold and snowing  again. It has been snowing time to time   since January in Istanbul.  It seems it is going to be a long winter. I am not complain . I am  a cold weather person.

INGREDIENTS:

1cup red lentil, washed and drained

1 onion, chopped

5 cups hot water

1 can chicken broth (101/2 oz-300g)

2 tablespoons tomato puree

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon dry mint

PREPARATION:

Place lentil in a large saucepan. Add hot water , chopped onion and tomato puree. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Cook 15min or until lentil is soft. Blend or  process  lentil until  smooth. Add chicken broth if it needs add more hot water. Bring to the boil 4-5 min.

Melt butter add chili and dry mint. Pour over the soup. Serve with croutons .

COOK'S TIP

1 medium potato, cubed

1 medium root celery (celeriac), cubed

1 medium carrot, cubed

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Add potato and root celery and carrot when you are cooking lentil. They will give more taste to your soup.