Bacaklı Soup (Leggy Soup)

Ingredients

• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 cup homemade noodles
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp butterInstead: olive oil
• 1 tsp dried mint
• 6 cups hot water
• 1 tsp salt

Calories are an editor’s estimate per serving, not a lab measurement.

Method

1. 1

   Boil the green lentils until tender and drain.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in a pot and sauté the finely chopped onions.

3. 3

   Add the tomato paste and stir until fragrant.

4. 4

   Pour in the hot water and bring to a boil.

5. 5

   Add the lentils and noodles to the boiling water.

6. 6

   Cook until the noodles are soft and serve with mint.

Note. For extra flavor, drizzle some hot oil with chili flakes over the soup before serving.