Tutmaç Çorbası — Lentil, Noodle, and Yogurt Soup

An old Anatolian soup combining green lentils, small noodles, chickpeas, yogurt, and mint.

SERVES 6 | COOK 45 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup cooked green lentils • 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas • 1 cup short erişte noodles • 2 cups yogurt • 1 egg yolk • 2 tablespoons flour • 6 cups stock • Butter • Dried mint • Salt

METHOD

1. Simmer lentils and chickpeas in stock.

2. Add noodles and cook until tender.

3. Whisk yogurt, yolk, and flour.

4. Temper with broth and stir into soup.

5. Heat gently without a hard boil.

6. Finish with mint butter and salt.

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