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Food/Recipe
Ezo Gelin Çorba
Prep15 mins
Cook30 mins
Total45 mins
🌍 Middle Eastern🍽️ Starter👥 6 servings
Ingredients
- 🥣 Red Lentils – 1 cup
- 🍚 Rice – 2 tablespoons
- 🍚 Bulgur – 2 tablespoons
- 🧅 Onion – 1 medium, chopped
- 🧄 Garlic – 2 cloves, minced
- 🍅 Tomato Paste – 2 tablespoons
- 🌶️ Red Pepper Flakes – 1 teaspoon
- 🌿 Dried Mint – 1 teaspoon
- 💧 Chicken or Vegetable Broth – 6 cups
- 🍋 Lemon – for serving
Instructions
- 🧅 Sauté chopped onion and garlic in olive oil until softened.
- 🍅 Stir in tomato paste, red pepper flakes, and dried mint; cook for 1 minute.
- 🥣 Add rinsed red lentils, rice, and bulgur to the pot.
- 💧 Pour in chicken or vegetable broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until lentils are tender.
- 🍋 Serve hot with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.