MERCİMEK ÇORBASI

RED LENTIL SOUP

It is another easy to make recipe. Everybody likes and knows this soup in Turkey.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of red lentils
• 3 tbs of rice
• 2 tbs of green lentils
• 1/2 onion ( chopped )
• 1 tbs of tomato paste
• 4 cups of water
• salt
  

Sauce :

• 3 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 1 tsp of red pepper flakes
  

Wash and drain red lentils, rice,and green lentils. Take them in a large pot. Add water, tomato paste and chopped onion. Turn on the heat high, bring it to the boil. Turn the heat down to low and cook it until red lentil is mushy, stirring occasionally. Add salt at the end. You can add some hot water if the soup is too thick.
In a small skillet, take vegetable oil and red pepper flakes. Turn the heat to low and stir until the pepper gives its smell. Add this sauce into the soup.