Turkish Lentil Soup – Mercimek Çorbası

Summary

Ingredients

• 300 g lentils, red
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon paprika pulp or paste
• 0.5 ½ onion (s)
• 2 cloves garlic)
• 0.5 ½ lemon (s) and add the juice
• 2 liters water
• salt and pepper
• Caraway seed
• Paprika powder
• some butter

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Instructions

1. First wash off the red lentils. Then boil the lentils, onions and garlic with the tomato paste and paprika pulp for about 30 minutes in about 1.5 - 2 liters of water, you can then refill a little more. Then puree everything and season with salt, pepper, caraway seeds, paprika powder and the juice of half a lemon.
2. Melt a piece of butter in a small pan and toast some paprika powder with it. Pour the liquid butter and paprika mixture over the soup in the plates.