Düğüg Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup fine bulgur
• 1/2 cup boiled chickpeas
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons butterInstead: olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dried mint
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 cups hot water

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

Method

1. 1

   Finely chop the onion and sauté in butter until translucent.

2. 2

   Add the tomato paste and sauté together with the onions until fragrant.

3. 3

   Pour hot water into the pot and bring to a boil.

4. 4

   Add the washed fine bulgur and boiled chickpeas to the boiling water.

5. 5

   Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes until the bulgur is tender.

6. 6

   Just before removing from heat, stir in mint, salt, and red pepper flakes, then serve hot.

Note. You can add hot water gradually during cooking depending on how much the bulgur absorbs.