Yellow Lentil Soup (Sari Mercimek Corbasi)

1 cup yellow lentils, washed and drained

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced

3 Tbsp butter or canola oil

1 Tbsp flour

2 cups chicken broth

2-3 cups hot water

½ lemon juice

½ tsp cumin (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

For top:

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp paprika

Saute the chopped onions in butter/canola oil for 3 minutes or so over medium heat. Then, stir in the garlic and flour. Saute until the flour starts giving a pleasant smell (about 2-3 minutes). Add the washed and drained yellow lentils and continue sautéing for about 3-4 minutes. Finally, stir in the chicken broth and make sure the flour dissolves in the liquid well. Then, add the hot water and salt to taste.

Cook over low heat until the yellow lentils are cooked, for about 20-30 minutes. Then, preferably with an immersion blender, blend the soup until it gets smooth. Adjust the thickness with additional hot water. Stir in the lemon juice and cumin (optional). Cook for another 5 minutes.

If desired, prepare the garnish by heating up the butter and paprika until it gets bubbly. Pour the sizzling butter-paprika garnish over the soup before serving.

Serve the yellow lentil soup hot with lemon wedges and bread.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi sari mercimek, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 sogan, dogranmis

2 dis sarimsak, dogranmis

3 yemek kasigi tereyagi ya da kanola yagi

1 yemek kasigi un

2 su bardagi tavuk suyu

2-3 su bardagi sicak su

½ limon suyu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)

Uzeri icin:

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 yemek kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Soganlari tereyagi/kanola yagi ile genis bir tencereye alin ve orta ateste 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sarimsak ve unu ilave edip, unun kavrulma kokusu cikana dek yaklasik 2-3 dakika daha sote edin. Sonra, yikanmis ve suzulmus sari mercimegi ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika sote edin ve tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Icinde unun dagilmasi icin guzelce karistirin ve sicak su ve tuzu ilave edin.

Sari mercimekler pisene dek, yaklasik 20-30 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Blendir yardimi ile pure haline getirin. Corbanin koyulugunu sicak su ilave ederek arzu ettiginiz gibi ayarlayin. Limon suyu ve kimyonu (istege bagli) ilave edin ve 5 dakika kadar daha pisirin.

Istege bagli olarak uzerine tereyaginda yakilmis kirmizi toz biber ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

Sari mercimek corbasini yaninda limon ve ekmek ile sicak servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ezogelin Soup (Ezogelin Corbasi)

2/3 cup red lentil, washed and drained
1/3 cup rice, washed and drained
1/3 cup extra fine bulgur, washed and drained
1 onion, chopped finely
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp butter
4-5 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cups cold+6-7 cups warm water
1 tbsp salt to taste
Lemon wedges or lemon juice

Place red lentil, rice and bulgur in a large pot. Add 6-7 cups warm water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then close the lid and cook over low heat, till all the grains are cooked (for about 20-30 minutes).
Meanwhile, put butter, canola oil and onions in a saucepan. Saute them over medium heat. Then add flour and sauté till it turns yellow. Stir in tomato paste, mint and red pepper flakes. Cook for 2 minutes and add 2 cups cold water. Stir well to dissolve the flour particles inside. And then, pour this mixture inside the pot and add salt. You can add more water to adjust the thickness as you desire. Once the soup boils, close the lid halfway and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
Laddle Ezogelin Soup to serving plates and serve with lemon juice or lemon wedges.
ENJOY

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TURKCE2/3 su bardagi kirmizi mercimek, yikanip suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi ince bulgur, yikanip suzulmus
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi un
2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
4-5 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi kuru nane
1 tatli kasigi pulbiber
2 su bardagi soguk+6-7 su bardagi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Limon suyu ya da limon dilimleri

Genis bir tencereye 6-7 su bardagi su ile mercimek, pirinc ve bulguru alin. Yuksek ateste kaynamaya birakin ve kapagini kapatip kisik ateste hepsi pisene dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
Bu sirada bir tava ya da kucuk bir tencerede tereyag, sivi yag ve soganlari soteleyin. Sonra, unu ilave edip sararana dek kisik ateste cevirin. Domates salcasi, nane ve pulbiberi ilave edin. Biraz daha cevirdikten sonra 2 su bardagi soguk suyu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Un karisimi suyun icinde dagildiktan sonra, tencereye ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Tuzu ilave edin, arzu ettiginiz kivama gore su ilavesi yapabilirsiniz. Corba kaynamaya baslayinca kapagini yari aralik birakarak kisik ateste 10 dakika kadar pisirin.
Ezogelin Corbasi’ni servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerine limon sikarak veya limon dilimleri ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Pates)

½ cup red lentil, washed and drained

1 cup fine bulgur

2 ½ cups water

1 onion, chopped finely

2 tbsp tomato paste

¼ cup olive oil

½ tsp black pepper

1/3 tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

¼ cup hot water

½ bunch fresh parsley, chopped finely

½ tsp dried mint/3-4 pairs of fresh mint, chopped finely

2 green onions, only green parts chopped finely

Lettuce leaves or arugula

Lemon wedges

Boil red lentil with 2 ½ cup of water. Make sure the lentils are soft but there is still some water in the bottom. Turn the heat of and stir in fine bulgur, close the lid. Leave for at least 10 minutes to make bulgur absorb all the water and expand.

Meanwhile, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. And then stir in tomato paste. Saute for 1-2 minutes and add salt and hot water. Transfer to the pot with bulgur and red lentils. Stir in spices, green onions and parsley. Mix them all. If it is cooled enough mix all with your hands and make pates like on the picture above. If the mixture sticks, wet your hands with water occasionally.

Serve Lentil Pates with lettuce leaves or arugula and lemon wedges. Also keep them in the fridge.

ENJOY

 

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TURKCE

½ su bardagi kirmizi mercimek, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 su bardagi ince bulgur

2 ½ su bardagi su

1 sogan, kucuk dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ cay bardagi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1/3 tatli kasigi kimyon

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kuru nane/ 3-4 dal taze nane, ince dogranmis

½ cay bardagi sicak su

½ demet maydanoz, ince dogranmis

2 yesil sogan, sadece yesil kisimlari ince dogranmis

Marul/kivircik yapragi ya da roka

Limon dilimleri

2 ½ su bardagi suda kirmizi mercimegi icinde bir miktar su kalana dek pisirin. Mercimek yumusayip patlasin fakat, butun suyunu cekmesin. Sonra ince bulguru tencereye ilave edin, karistirip kapagini kapatin ve en az 10 dakika bulgurun sismesini bekleyin.

Bu arada bir tavada zeytinyagi ile soganlari orta ateste kavurun ve sonra domates salcasini ilave edin. Biraz daha kavurup tuz ve ½ cay bardagi sicak suyu ilave edin ve atesten alip tenceredeki bulgur-mercimek karisimina ilave edin. Uzerine baharatlari, yesil soganlari ve maydanozu ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Eger yeterince soguduysa elinizle yogurun ve fotograftaki gibi uzunca kofteler yapin. Eger malzeme elinize yapisirsa arada elinizi su ile islatarak yapismasini onleyebilirsiniz.

Mercimek koftesini marul/kivircik yapraklari ya da roka ile ve uzerine limon sikarak ikram edin ve buzdolabinda saklayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Red Lentil Soup (Kirmizi Mercimek Corbasi)

1 medium onion, chopped
1 large potato, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup red lentil, washed and drained
6-7 cups hot water ( you can add 1 cube of beef bouillon)
1 tbsp salt
A pinch of dry mint(optional)

Garnish:
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp red pepper
A pinch of salt
You can use hot red pepper if you like.

In a medium sized pot place the oil and chopped onion. At medium heat, sauté them and add the tomato paste, chopped carrots and potatoes and sauté them for about extra 2-3 minutes. Add the washed and drained red lentils, salt and hot water. Stir well.
Cook until the carrots and potatoes are soft. (Approximately 10-15 minutes in medium-low heat) With a blender mix the soup thoroughly (see the picture). If it is too thick, you can add some more water and adjust according to your sense of taste.
For the garnish in a small frying pan, place the butter and melt over low-medium heat. When it starts spitting, stir in the red pepper and salt. Then, pour the melted butter and pepper mixture over the soup. You can add some dry mint on top if you like mint.
Serve the red lentil soup while still hot, and also add a few drops of lemon juice for a better taste.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
1 buyuk patates, ufak dogranmis
1 havuc, dogranmis ya da rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 su bardagi kirmizi mercimek, yikanip suzulmus
6-7 su bardagi sicak su( 1 dana bulyon ilave edebilirsiniz)
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Bir tutam nane (istege bagli)

Suslemek icin:
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi kirmizi biber
Bir tutam tuz
Istege gore aci pul biber kullanilabilir.

Orta boy bir tencereye sivi yag ve sogani koyup, orta ateste sogani kavurun. Domates salcasini, havuclari, patatesi ilave ederek 2-3 dakika sote edin. Yikanmis kirmizi mercimegi, tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edin, guzelce karistirin.
Patates ve havuclar yumusayana dek pisirin. (Yaklasik 10-15 dakika, kisik ateste) Sonra, blendir yardimiyla corbayi guzelce karistirin (resime bakin). Kivami koyu olduysa, biraz daha su ilave ederek zevkinize gore ayarlayin.
Kucuk bir kizartma tavasinda tereyagini dusuk ateste eritin. Cizirdamaya baslayinca, kirmizi biberi ve tuzu karistirarak ilave edin. Yag karisimini corbanin uzerine dokun. Isterseniz biraz kuru nane de ilave edebilirsiniz.
Kirmizi mercimek corbasini sicak servis yapin, ve daha lezzetli olmasi icin bir kac damla limon suyu ilave edin.
AFIYET OLSUN