Soups

Soups

How to Make Lentil Soup?

Lentil Soup is the most consumed soup type in every season, regardless of summer or winter. Green lentil soup is one of the most loved soups, for which it is called timeless soup. It is also very suitable for guests as it suits everyone's taste in timeless soups. Lentil soup contains 3.7 grams of protein and 8 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams. Approximately 100 grams of lentil soup contains 56 kcal. The ingredients needed for the recipe of lentil soup, which makes every house smell nice and is also very healing and useful; 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil, 1 onion, 1 tablespoon of flour, 1 carrot (chopped coarsely), 1 potato (large, coarsely chopped), 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1.5 cups red or yellow lentils is 6 glasses of hot water. If you wish, you can add 3 tablespoons of oil, 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 teaspoon of red pepper powder. You can add flour to make the Lentil Soup more thick. While making lentil soup, 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil is added into a large saucepan. Then, 1 onion (chopped coarsely) is added and roasted. If you want the roasted onions to be more viscous (1 tablespoon of flour is added) and the roasting process is continued until they get color. Add 1 carrot and potato to the pot and continue mixing. Salt, black pepper and 1.5 cups of green lentils are added and mixed. Add 6 cups of hot water. Then the lid is closed and cooked for 50 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are soft. In order for the cooked soup to get a smooth consistency, it must be passed through a hand blender and after cooking for another 10 minutes, it is taken from the stove. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan and optionally, 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper can be added to it.

How to Make Tarhana Soup?

Ingredients for Tarhana Soup; 3-4 tablespoons of powdered tarhana, 4-5 glasses of water, 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, 100 grams of butter, salt, mint. Tarhana soup is one of the most consumed soups in winter. It is quite a medicinal delicacy. It helps to strengthen immunity. It is a natural antibiotic. Besides being delicious, it has a high nutritional value. Tarhana soup, which gives energy in winter, can be more beneficial when used with the right spice types. In short, tarhana soup can also be called a healing store. Tarhana soup is very practical to make. Tarhana soup, which is made quite easily, is made with powdered tarhana with tomato paste. Powdered tarhana is unique to Isparta. After the red peppers, onions and tomatoes are chopped coarsely, they are put into the pot and put on the fire by adding sufficient amount of water. Optionally, mint is added to the vegetables that start to boil, to give a pleasant taste and smell. All ingredients are boiled until soft. The most important trick of tarhana soup is to mix it constantly while making tarhana soup. Otherwise, clumping will occur. Tarhana soup has very low calories. There are approximately 120 calories in a bowl of soup.

Tarhana soup recipe: Tarhana is soaked in water for 1 hour beforehand. Oil, tomato paste and optionally mint are mixed lightly in the pot and then approximately 4-5 glasses of water and crushed tarhana are added. After adding salt, it is recommended to stir continuously to avoid lumps. When it boils, the mixing is stopped and it can be boiled for another 5 minutes.

How to Make Yayla Soup?

Yayla Soup, is also called yoghurt soup. The main ingredient of this soup is yogurt. Flour, rice, egg, mint and optional parsley are also added. It is very practical to make and is a kind of soup that is loved and consumed in every region. Ingredients required for yayla soup; 2-3 glasses of yogurt, 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (optional) 6-7 glasses of water, 1 tea glass of rice, 2 meals tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of dried mint. While preparing the yayla soup, firstly, water, oil, salt and rice are put in the pot. Then, in a separate small bowl, whisk together yoghurt, egg and flour and approximately 1 glass of water. It is waited for the rice to soften and after it softens, the yogurt mixture obtained by mixing is added to the soup. So the soup is ready to cook. It will be ready to serve in approximately 40 minutes. The trick in the preparation of yayla soup is that the yoghurt is strained yoghurt, so its consistency will be more ideal.

Ezogelin Soup is one of the indispensable soups of Turkish cuisine. It is a kind of soup that has a unique smell and is made a lot in Anatolia for thousands of years. Ezogelin soup, which is a very good alternative for your guests, is a soup that is compatible with all kinds of meals, regardless of the main course. It is quite nutritious, tasty and useful. Its construction is also practical. Lentil soup has a flavor that suits every meal and is most preferred by everyone. It is very healing in terms of strengthening immunity.

Ingredients required for the recipe of Ezogelin soup; 2 tea glasses of red lentils, 3-4 tablespoons of rice, 2-3 tablespoons of bulgur, 1 onion, 1 teaspoon of tomato or pepper paste, 1 tablespoon of butter or 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 6-7 glasses of hot water and 1 teaspoon of salt. The trick in the preparation of Ezogelin soup is to pass the soup through the blender, so that clumping is prevented.

Wedding Soup, strengthen our immune system. It is one of the indispensables of the winter months. Wedding soup is one of the types of soup we consume at weddings. Ingredients for Wedding Soup; 5 glasses of broth, half kg of lamb neck, 1 bowl of meat. (cut into pieces by hand), 1 clove of garlic, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of thyme, 1 teaspoon of black pepper.

All About Turkish Soups;

‘How to Make Turkish Mercimek Soup?’, ‘When to Add Yogurt to Soup?’, ‘What to Serve with Turkish Boiled Soup?’, and ‘How Many Calories in a Bowl of Lentil Soup?’

 Turkish soup culture dates back to Central Asia times. The soup made at that very past time formed the Turkish soup culture with the pieces of dough thrown into the meat or chicken broth. Turkish soup, which has been indispensable for Turkish people since ancient times, is still consumed at the beginning of meals. Furthermore, Turkish soups are quite diverse. Such as lentil soup, ezogelin soup, tarhana soup, yayla soup, wedding soup, Turkish bride soup, and Turkish vegetable soup. The preparation of Turkish lentil soup which is one of the most loved Turkish soup for Turkish people is quite simple. Besides, the Turkish lentil soup recipe is among the most preferred ones in Turkish soup recipes. Ingredients used in Turkish red lentil soup are onion, oil, Turkish tomato paste, water, and red lentils. Moreover, potatoes and carrots can be added to the Turkish red lentil soup optionally. According to the Turkish soup recipes, first, the onions are roasted in a pot. After this stage, Turkish tomato paste, potatoes, carrots, and red lentils are added respectively. When making Turkish lentil soup which is one of the Turkish soup recipes, water is added lastly. It is necessary to wait until the ingredients in the Turkish red lentil soup are cooked. After the Turkish red lentil soup is cooked, lentil soup is made smooth using a blender. Later pouring melted butter on it, Turkish lentil soup is ready to be served. Turkish red lentil soup is highly nutritious and satiating. Besides, a bowl of Turkish red lentil soup is only 78 calories. Consequently, Turkish lentil soup is both delicious and a popular choice with all these features. 

 Turkish soups are usually served boiled way. Especially in the winter months, hot Turkish soups warm the throat. Ezogelin soup, Turkish lentil soup, tarhana soup, yayla soup, wedding soup, Turkish bean soup, and Turkish vegetable soup can be given as an of Turkish soups that are drunk hot. While serving Turkish soups, melted butter flavored with Turkish red pepper can be poured on them. At the same time, Turkish soups can be made more tick texture with a technique called meyane. One of the pioneer soups that can be made with the meyane technique is wedding soup. Wedding soup can also be called Turkish bride soup. According to the Turkish soup recipe, when making the wedding soup, flour, yogurt, and egg yolk are whisked in a bowl. Moreover, this stage is called meyane in Turkish. After this stage, the Turkish bride soup is completed by this meyane mixture is added to the hot meat based broth. After this stage meat pieces and Turkish hot red pepper spices are added to the wedding soup. Thus, Turkish bride soup is ready to be served according to Turkish soup recipes. It is also possible to add yoğurt to Turkish soups during service. Especially, yogurt added to hot Turkish soups both increases the flavor and brings the soup to the best temperature. Turkish yogurt is very famous for its consistency and taste. Furthermore, yogurt soup comes first among the soups made with Turkish yogurt. Yogurt soup is also called yayla soup in Turkish, besides; yayla soup is very easy to make. Making yayla soup starts with cooking flour, Turkish yogurt, egg yolk and water in a pot. According to the Turkish soup recipes, rice is added into the pot at a later stage. The Turkish soup recipes were completed by adding the melted butter and dried mint into the yayla soup. Optionally, Turkish red pepper is added to the yayla soup during service. Although the preparation of yayla soup is quite simple, yogurt soup is among the tasty soups.

‘How to Make Soup With Small Turkish Dumplings?’, ‘How to Make Powder Tarhana?’, and ‘How to Make Tarhana Soup?’

 When an authentic Turkish soup recipe is sought, tarhana soup comes to mind first with its preparation steps. Tarhana powder is based on methods of preparing dough from many vegetables, drying, and crumbling process. Moreover, this dough prepared while making tarhana powder is a fermented dough. Vegetables used in making tarhana powder are tomatoes, bell peppers, green peppers, onions, greens like parsley, and dill. In addition to these, the dough is formed by adding Turkish yogurt, spices, flour, and yeast. The wet dough formed is dried in the sun. After the dough dries well, it crumbles and the tarhana powder is ready to be used for tarhana soup. Furthermore, prepared tarhana powder is used to make tarhana soup. Butter and Turkish tomato paste are fried in a pan to make tarhana soup. Then, hot water and four spoons of tarhana powder are added to the pan and mixed continuously. Dried mint is added to the soup as the last step to prepare the tarhana soup. 

Ezogelin soup can be given as an example among another nutritious and delicious authentic Turkish soup recipe. Ezogelin soup is very nutritious as it consists of a combination of many legumes. Legumes in ezogelin soup are Turkish bulgur, rice, and red lentils. Apart from that, the preparation of ezogelin soup is similar to Turkish red lentil soup. Another delicious Turkish soup is Turkish bean soup. Turkish dried beans, green sweet pepper, Turkish tomato paste, onion, olive oil, and desired spices are used to make Turkish bean soup. Olive oil, onions, Turkish tomato paste, peppers, and dried beans adding to the pot respectively for making the Turkish bean soup. After each ingredient is roasted, hot water is added to the Turkish bean soup pot and left to cook. In this way, Turkish bean soup which is a very delicious meal is prepared.

 Small Turkish dumplings are a dish that is loved by many people and can also be used in Turkish soups. Oil, onions, and Turkish tomato paste are fried in a pan to prepare a soup with small Turkish dumplings. Hot water, boiled chickpeas, and finally small Turkish dumplings are added to the roasted ingredients. When the small Turkish dumplings become soft, the small Turkish dumpling soup is ready. Among all these soups, Turkish vegetable soup is also unforgettable. All the desired vegetables for making Turkish vegetable soup are chopped into small pieces. Vegetables that are usually used in Turkish vegetable soup are onions, carrots, potatoes, and zucchini. After the vegetables are roasted for Turkish vegetable soup, hot water is added, besides; butter and flour are roasted in a separate pot. Milk is added to the roasted flour and the products in the two pots are combined. In this way, Turkish vegetable soup is ready to be served. Also, Turkish vegetable soup is consumed with lemon juice. Consequently, Turkish soups appeal to everyone’s taste as they are quite diverse. Turkish soups which are also easy to make at home, are the savior parts of the meals as Turkish soups can be purchased ready-made.