RED LENTIL SOUP / MERCIMEK ÇORBASI
(Istanbul & Beyond)
This is a tough one for me to have followed a recipe for, given that dal is such a core dish. But I’ve enjoyed Turkish lentil soup out many a time, and so I did.
There’s no spicing other than a bit of red pepper. I used both urfa and aleppo chilli flakes, and then warmed some brown butter with them to top the soup.
I cooked the soaked lentils and diced vegetables in the pressure cooker and simmered everything for a while to meld after pureeing.
The addition of vegetables to the lentils brings lovely flavor along with a bit of bulk. Oh, and of course there’s butter to help the flavor too!
Very tasty.
