Merdzimek Chorbasy is a Turkish soup made from red lentils with mushrooms. Lentils contain many useful substances: protein, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron. In Turkey, it is customary to eat soups for breakfast.
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You will need
- - 200 g of red lentils
- - 1 liter of water
- - 100 g of olive oil
- - 1 onion
- - 1 carrot
- - salt to taste
- - 200 g of any mushrooms
- - greens
Instruction manual
1
Rinse the red lentils well first. Chop the onion finely.
2
Cut the mushrooms, grate the carrots.
3
Heat the pan with vegetable oil, add carrots, and lightly fry the onions. Then add the mushrooms and fry for 5-7 minutes.
4
Add red lentils, fill with water and cook with the lid closed on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
5
At the end of cooking, add salt to taste, pepper, add mint and cook for 1-2 minutes.
6
Pour into plates, decorate with greens. Serve with croutons.
note
It takes 20 minutes of free time to prepare merdzhemek chorbasy.