Turkish soup
Description
This delicious and hearty Turkish-style lentil puree soup will firmly become part of your diet, and you'll definitely add this recipe to your cookbook, as it's so easy to prepare. Serve the soup hot with various sour cream or yogurt sauces, meat or sausage dishes.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients.
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Step 2
Peel the carrots and onion, rinse in water, and cut into small cubes. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan with a non-stick bottom or in a cauldron, add the chopped vegetables, and sauté for about 3 minutes.
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Step 3
Rinse any type of lentils in water several times.
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Step 4
Transfer to a container with the vegetable sauté and mix.
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Step 5
Pour in the chicken broth and bring the contents of the container to a boil, adding salt. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes until the beans are tender.
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Step 6
There should be slightly more liquid than the lentil mass itself, otherwise you will end up with purée instead of soup.
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Step 7
Sprinkle the entire mixture with ground dried thyme or mint, mix and heat for about 1-2 minutes.
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Step 8
Pour the contents of the container into a blender jar and blend until smooth to make a pureed soup.
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Step 9
Pour the warm soup into bowls and sprinkle with chopped herbs or croutons, then serve.