Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Serves 5-6
Recipe in English:

Ingredients:
-Cooking oil 1 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) chopped 1 medium
-Lehsan (Garlic) cloves 3
-Masoor daal (Orange lentil gram) 1 Cup (washed)
-Aloo (Potato) cubes 1/4 Cup
-Tamatar (Tomato) cubes 1 medium
-Gajar (Carrot) 1/4 Cup
-Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
-Hot water 1 & ½ litre
-Cooking oil 1 tbs
-Makhan (Butter) 1 tbs
-Tomato paste 2 tbs
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) ½ tsp or to taste
-Paprika powder 1 tsp
-Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed ½ tsp
-Dried mint 1 tsp

Directions:
-In a pot add cooking oil, onion, garlic, mix well and sauté until translucent.
-Add orange lentil gram, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
-Add potato, tomato, carrot, salt, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
-Add hot water, mix well and bring it to boil. Cover and cook on low flame for 20-25 minutes then blend well with the help of hand blender.
-Take out 1/4 Cup lentil soup for later use.
-In frying pan add cooking oil, butter and let it melt.
-Add tomato paste, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
-Add red chilli powder, paprika powder, black pepper crushed and mix well.
-Gradually add reserved lentil soup and mix well.
-In lentil soup add prepared tomato paste mixture. Mix well and bring it to boil. Add dried mint and mix well.
-Garnish with dried mint & serve hot!

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