# Ezogelin Soup

Ezogelin Soup is a traditional Turkish lentil and bulgur soup, often enjoyed for its comforting and nutritious qualities.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 medium onions
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp Turkish red pepper paste
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp dried mint
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 cup red lentils
- 0.33 cup bulgur
- 0.25 cup rice
- as needed chicken stock
- 0.33 stick butter
- 1 tbsp mint
- 1 tbsp pepper paste
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Dice the onions.
2. Add onions to a heated pan.
3. Mince the garlic.
4. Add the garlic to the pan with onions and saute until fragrant.
5. Add Turkish red pepper paste and tomato paste to the pan and mix.
6. Add dried mint, cumin, and red pepper flakes to the pan and mix.
7. Rinse and drain the red lentils.
8. Add the red lentils to the pan.
9. Rinse and drain the coarse bulgur.
10. Add the bulgur to the pan.
11. Rinse and drain the short-grain rice.
12. Add the short-grain rice to the pan and mix well.
13. Add chicken stock until the pot is filled and let it simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the grains are soft and the soup has thickened.
14. Prepare the spiced butter topping by melting butter in a separate pan.
15. Add mint, paprika, and Turkish red pepper paste to the melted butter and whisk until combined.
16. Serve the Ezogelin soup in a bowl.
17. Drizzle the spiced butter over the soup.
18. Garnish with fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- pan
- cutting board
- bowl
- spoon
- whisk
- serving plate

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-07

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