Red Lentil Soup (Kirmizi Mercimek Corbasi)

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100

This is one of my favourite vegetarian soup since I had it when I visited Sultanahmet Koftecisi in Istanbul. I still dream about this place. I was in Istanbul for holidays and on the recommendation from friends decided to stay in Sultanahmet, close to Aya Sofia and Blue Mosque. We went to ‘Sultanahmet Koftecisi’ after reading a recommendation on Lonely Planet, this very well-known restaurant and it was very crowded but so worth it. The kofte (or “meatballs”) are amazing and the stuff that dreams are made of.

Chard Gosht

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:10:00 +0100

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Recipe that I have tried, and can vouch for 😊
This is a combined version of two different dishes: Sakhpaita (spinach and lentils) and Daal Gosht (lentils and meat).

Ingredients #

Green lentils (moong daal) – about 2 cups
Lamb (small pieces, diced) – ½ kg
Swiss chard (finely sliced) – 1 bunch
Fresh coriander (chopped) – 1 bunch
Onion (chopped) – 2
Garlic (finely chopped) – 4 cloves
Ground cumin – ½ teaspoon
Black pepper – 5 (whole)
Salt – to taste
Olive oil – ½ cup
Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
Water – 6 cups

Recipe #

Pressure cook the lentils with water, then simmer until the lentils are nearly cooked.
In a separate pot, sauté the onions with half the olive oil for 5 minutes.
Add the meat, cumin, salt, and black pepper, and cook until browned.
Add the cooked lentils along with their water to the meat mixture.
Cook for about 15 minutes, until the lentils and meat are almost done.
In a skillet, heat the remaining olive oil, sauté the garlic, add the chopped coriander, and cook for 1 minute.
Stir the garlic-coriander mixture into the lentils.
Add the Swiss chard and lemon juice, cook over low heat for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.

Enjoy with roti or rice!

Lentils on Arshad Siddiqui

Red Lentil Soup (Kirmizi Mercimek Corbasi)

Chard Gosht

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