Turkish Lemony Lentil Soup

Name: Turkish Lemony Lentil Soup
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Onion roughly chopped; 2 medium carrots roughly chopped; 1 medium potato roughly chopped; 2 cup red lentils; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp roasted cumin pwd; 1/2 tsp red chilli pwd; 1/2 tsp black pepper pwd; Pinch turmeric; Salt; Pinch saffron (optional); Juice of 2 lemons; 2 cups chicken broth; 2 cups water or as needed; Dry mint pwd for garnishing

Afsheen Aroos @cook_16730524

Karachi

#joy
It's very useful and healthy for weight loss.
Consistency of the soup should not be thick or watery.

Afsheen Aroos @cook_16730524

Karachi

#joy
It's very useful and healthy for weight loss.
Consistency of the soup should not be thick or watery.

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 persons

4 tbspOlive oil
1Onion roughly chopped
2medium carrots roughly chopped
1medium potato roughly chopped
2 cupred lentils
1 tspgarlic paste
1 tsproasted cumin pwd
1/2 tspred chilli pwd
1/2 tspblack pepper pwd
Pinchturmeric
Salt
Pinchsaffron (optional)
Juice of 2 lemons
2 cupschicken broth
2 cupswater or as needed
Dry mint pwd for garnishing

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Steps

1 hour

1

Rinsed the lentils and soak for a minute. Gather all the ingredients.
2

Saute onions, carrots and potatoes in an oil.
3

Now add garlic paste, all spices, lentils, chicken broth, water and cook them till they become fully tender.
4

Close the stove and wait for 5 minutes or till it cools down. After that, blend them in a blender.
5

Pour the puree in a pot again, add lemon juice and stir it well. Simmer it for 5 minutes or it reaches at your desire consistency.
6

Serve it hot in a bowl and sprinkles dry mint pwd.