Turkish Lentil Soup Recipe

Courtesy @thewoodenspoon_sa

Sameera Wadee Dasoo.

1 soup pack mix. (Remove the celery and leaves. DO NOT USE

1 and half cups pink lentils boiled with 1 chopped onion, chopped turnips from the soup pack and 1 potato (not provided in the soup pack. Boil until soft

In a separate pot add in a quarter cup butter, Add in chopped carrots and chopped leeks from the soup pack. Fry until it gets some colour

Now add in 1 big packet tomatoes paste (100g)

4 heaped Tblsp Dhana/ Jeero spice

2 tbslp salt or to taste

2 tbslps Aleppo Chillie flakes or mild chilli flakes

Add more to your preference

2 tsp Black Pepper

4 heaped tsp garlic powder

Quarter cup lemon juice

Add above to lentil mixture along with fresh parsley from the soup mix and liquidise till smooth

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