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Ezogelin Corbasi (Turkish Lentil and Noodle Soup)

Name: Ezogelin Corbasi (Turkish Lentil and Noodle Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Türkiye
Ingredients: brown lentils 250 g; dried noodle pieces (eriste) 100 g; onion, chopped 120 g; carrot, grated 100 g; crushed tomatoes 150 g; ground cumin 4 g; pepper paste 20 g; olive oil 30 ml; water 1000 ml; lemon juice 20 ml; fine salt 5 g

A hearty lentil soup finished with thin dried noodle pieces.

45 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Ezogelin is the soup for people who want a lentil bowl with something in it, and the noodle pieces go in near the end so they soften without going to paste. The mint and lemon dressing is poured over at the table. In winter it is served with the crust torn from a loaf alongside.

Ingredients

brown lentils250 g
dried noodle pieces (eriste)100 g
onion, chopped120 g
carrot, grated100 g
crushed tomatoes150 g
ground cumin4 g
pepper paste20 g
olive oil30 ml
water1000 ml
lemon juice20 ml
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Soften onion and carrot in olive oil 6 minutes; add cumin and pepper paste.
2
Add lentils, tomato and water; simmer 20 minutes.
3
Add dried noodles; simmer 7 minutes until soft.
4
Season with salt and lemon juice.

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