EZOGELİN ÇORBASI

 BRIDE EZO'S SOUP
Ingredients:

• 1 medium size of onion ( chopped)
• 3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped )
• 1 tbsp of dried mint
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of extra fine bulgur
• 1/3 cup of rice
• 3/4 cup of red lentil 
• 6 cups of boiling water
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste
• 1 tsp of ground red pepper

Sauce:

• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp of dried mint
• 1tsp of ground red pepper

Take 2 tbsp of olive oil, chopped onion and garlic in a medium pot over medium heat. Saute it until onion is tender. Add tomato paste to the pot and stir for 5 minutes. Add boiling water, red lentils, rice, ground red pepper, and dried mint to the pot and stir. Bring it to the boil and turn the heat down to low. Add bulgur when lentils are cooked. Cook for another 15 minutes.Turn the heat off, add salt and stir.
In a small skillet, take olive oil, dried mintand ground red pepper for sauce. Stir for 1-2 minutes over medium heat and turn the heat off. Add sauce to the soup.