Turkish Çorba (Red Lentil Soup)

Name: Turkish Çorba (Red Lentil Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 400g red lentils; 2 onions, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 carrots, diced; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp paprika; 1.5L vegetable stock; 3 tbsp olive oil; juice of 1 lemon; dried mint and paprika butter to garnish

A silky Turkish red lentil soup, finished with dried mint, ground cumin and a swirl of paprika butter.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

vegangluten-free

Ingredients

400gred lentils

2onions, diced

3 clovesgarlic

2carrots, diced

1 tspcumin

1 tsppaprika

1.5Lvegetable stock

3 tbspolive oil

juice of 1lemon

dried mint and paprika butterto garnish

Instructions

Fry onion, carrot and garlic in oil until soft.

Add cumin and paprika.

Add lentils and stock.

Simmer 20 minutes.

Blend smooth.

Season with lemon.

Serve topped with a drizzle of paprika butter and dried mint.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

267

Protein

11.9g

Fat

11.4g

Carbs

33.1g

Fiber

10.4g

Sodium

1453mg

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