Ingredients

• 1 cup - red lentils
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 1 - carrot, chopped
• 1 - small sized potato, chopped
• 1/2 cup - celery, leeks or any vegetable of your choice, chopped
• 3 cloves - garlic
• 3 tsp - olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp - rice
• 1/2 tsp - paprika powder
• 2 stalk - coriander leaves
• Salt - as required

How to Make Turkish Lentil Soup

• Chop the vegetables roughly (it does not have to look neat).
• Wash the rice and lentils. Put them in a pressure cooker.
• Add all the chopped vegetables, paprika, salt and 2.5 cups of water.
• Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Let it cool down for a while, then blend it in a blender.
• Return it to the cooker again.
• In a separate pan, add olive oil.
• Add the finely chopped garlic and fry it for a while.
• Add this sauteed garlic to the soup and finally add the chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve the soup warm, with some bread.
• Recipe courtesy: Taste of Pearl City