A hand full of lentils, an onion, carrot and a potato is home comfort cooking at its best.
بِسْــــــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِارَّحْمَنِ ارَّحِيم
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Mercimek çorbası is a classic and humble Turkish red lentil soup that simple, flavorful and nutritious. Soups have a very special place in not only Turkish cuisine but also Algerian (even my native Hungary). Meals are most often started with a pipping hot bowl of soup. It offers a light and calming prelude to the main meal.
The main ingredient in this soup are lentils. Lentils are pulses that have been around since the dawn of man. They orginated in the Far East and grow in pods, usually two lens (or lentils) per pod. Interestingly enough, lentils are one of the first domesticated crops of the Far East. A variety of pulses or lentils exist with colors that range from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black. Red, white and yellow lentils in some cases are peeled, i.e., are those that have their skins removed before being sold. Lentils are sold in many forms, with or without the skins, whole or split. Lentils are considered a Superfood and provide essential amino acids, iron, dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B1 and minerals. Lentils also provide low cost protein much needed for the poor and vegetarians all over the world.
This soup is easy to make and simmers on the stove while you go about your day. If you are a fan of lentil soup I suggest you give this one a try… make a big batch, invite your loved ones over and enjoy! Make every moment count.
- Looking for another tasty lentil soup? Try this Turkish red lentil soupor even this Algerian soup.
- Or check out this pita bread, it'll go so nicely with this dish.
- Or browse through the recipe index to get inspired.
what's your favorite soup to warm up with?
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j'ador avec ce froid rien de meilleur merci du partage bisous
ReplyDeleteThat is a delicious and healthy soup! I love red lentils :-)
ReplyDeleteHeni this soup sounds wonderful. We only use the brown lentils in Greece so next time I go to the supermarket I shall look for them.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos ! and the soup looks delicious.
ReplyDeletecomfort food delicious perfect for this cold weather
ReplyDeleteI have not made a red lentil soup for a while so I am putting it back on the "short list" to make. Your soup looks delicious. So nice to have you at Souper Sundays this week! Hope you join in again soon. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAloha,
Deb