Bulgur and Lentil soup with chicken stock

Name: Bulgur and Lentil soup with chicken stock
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Red Lentil or Masoor daal; 1/2 cup Burgul or broken wheat; 1 +1/2 cup of Chicken stock; 1 big chopped onion; 1 tablespoon Tomato paste; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; Few chopped mint leaves or dried mint; to taste Salt

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

#NonVeg_Soup
Bulgur or broken wheat is widely used in Middle Eastern cuisine. It is also used in making different kind of soup. Today I am making a common soup of Turkey made of burgul and red lentil. It is very delicious creamy filling soup with lentil and chicken and herb flavored.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

50 minutes

4 servings

1/2 cupRed Lentil or Masoor daal
1/2 cupBurgul or broken wheat
1 +1/2 cup of Chicken stock
1big chopped onion
1 tablespoonTomato paste
1 teaspoonchilli flakes
Few chopped mint leaves or dried mint
to tasteSalt

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Steps

50 minutes

1

Take 1/2 cup of bulgur and 1/2 cup of red lentil.
2

Clean and soak lentil for an hour.
3

In a saucepan place soaked lentil, burgul, chopped onion, salt and 3 cups of water.
4

Place in the stove top to cook in medium heat for about 30 to 40 minutes till lentil becomes soft and mashy.
5

Take 1 and half cup of hot chicken stock.
6

Add this to the boiling soup and mix.
7

Cook for 5 minutes.
8

Add tomato paste or you can also add tomato puree.
9

Give it a good mix.
10

Also add chilli flakes and chopped fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint.
11

Cook for another 5 minutes.
12

Check the consistency of the soup. It should be creamy.
13

You can use a hand blender to make the soup smooth in consistency.
14

Check seasoning and remove from heat.
15

Transfer to soup bowls and serve immediately.