Turkish Ezogelin soup recipe
Ezogelin soup recipe is one of the most popular soups at a turkish restaurant. Learn to make this at home and enjoy regional cuisine to the hilt.
Equipment
- Le crueset casserole or any deep saucepan
- Vitamix blender or any blender / food processor to puree
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup rice soaked for few hours
- ⅓ cup bulgur wheat soaked for few hours
- ⅓ cup red lentils soaked for few hours
Vegetables
- 1 onion, small
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 1 piece ginger
- 2 red capsicums medium
- 2 tomatoes medium
Spices
- ½ tbsp. dried mint powder
- ½ tbsp. cumin powder
- ½ tsp. red paprika powder
- salt and black pepper as per taste
- 6 cups water add 4 cups at start, add 2 cups later if required.
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and cook onions and ginger -garlic until they turn brown.
- Puree tomatoes and red pepper. Add this red pepper paste to onions.Continue to cook until the puree has reduced.
- Add flour along with salt to the pot.Now add spices and give it a stir.
- Add the rice ,bulgar and lentil mix. Add water, cover and cook until the bulgar has cooked.Once cooked, garnish with lemon juice and serve warm
- Serve Turkish Ezogelin soup hot with or without Turkish flatbreads.