Ramadan Mubarak All! For the first episode for Ramadan 2026, I’m sharing my secret for a stress-free Ramadan. In this video, I’ll show you how to create a “Freezer Soup Treasure” system that will cut your kitchen time in half while keeping your Iftar table nutritious and traditional.
From the Ottoman palace to our modern kitchens, soup has always been the ultimate equalizer and the best way to nourish the body after a long day of fasting. With these pre-portioned “soup pucks,” you can have a steaming bowl of high-protein lentil, chickpea, or yogurt soup ready in just 10 minutes.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:45 Preparing the Legumes: Soaking & Cooking Tips
01:30 The Chef’s Secret to Reducing Bloating (Foam Removal)
02:45 How to Portion and Freeze Your Soup “Pucks”
04:15 Making the Silky Red Lentil Base
06:20 Recipe 1: The “Healer” Soup (4-Grain Power Soup)
08:00 Recipe 2: Creamy Yogurt & Grain Soup (Yogurtlu Buğday)
09:45 Iftar Serving Suggestions & Final Tips
RECIPES & INGREDIENTS
1. The Freezer Bases
Legumes: Green lentils, Chickpeas, and Pearled Barley (boiled separately until tender).
Red Lentil Base: 2 cups red lentils, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 3 garlic cloves. Boil until soft, blend until silky, and freeze in portions.
2. The “Healer” 4-Grain Soup
1 portion of each freezer base (Red lentil, green lentil, chickpea, barley)
1 tbsp Tomato/Pepper paste mix
Olive oil & 1 tbsp Tarhana (optionalfor extra depth)
Spices: Dried mint, red pepper flakes, salt.
Serve with: A squeeze of fresh lemon.
3. Creamy Yogurt & Grain Soup
1.5 portions of Barley base + 1/2 portion Chickpeas
The sauce (Terbiye): 1 cup yogurt, 2 tbsp flour, 1 egg yolk.
The Topping: Sizzling butter with dried mint.
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47 Comments
Very impresive😊
Hey Aysenur,I am observing fasting with all my Turkish friends…thank you for this video..I love all the beans you shared and have soup of some kind everyday..I love a bowl of soup before the main meal..;I have many soup recipes but most of them are yours..I do make a roasted red pepper soup…a potato soup,a onion soup,a pumpkin soup..etc,,
Wow. So much practical advice. I really enjoyed this content.
Ramadan mubarak. جزاك الله خيرا
Absolutely I agree dear sister about not be wasteful thank you for all these great tips ❤❤
Dear Aysenur..
Let aside every food tip and recipe you shared with love for all of us, that note at the end just warmed my ❤.. I have been doing this for years, Ramdan like any other month when it comes to food, a healthy satisfying meal is enough.. looking at what others share made me question myself sometimes if I am doing the right thing or not.. I still kept doing it despite all because I believe Ramdan is not about food and food shouldn't be our main concern.. Remembering all those in need around our Islamic nation, I always felt ashamed of how we deal with food specially in Ramdan while our brothers and sisters can't find a dry bread to break their long fast..
Thank you for speaking up and normalising this act ❤
As an American visiting Istanbul in may, your videos are quite enjoyable and informative! I have an interest in Islamic architecture having visited Granada and Cordoba Spain last fall! Inshallah!
Ramadan Mubarak ❤ Thank you so much! I didn’t know what to cook. ❤You are so helpful!
Ellerinize sağlık. Hayırlı Ramazanlar 🌙
Well done, Chef. Beautiful meal. Thank you for sharing -you are truly a blessing. ❤
Subhanallah such a great Idea using muffin cup in a freezer 😀 I never thought of that.I have to do this. Thanks 😊
Nice creative ideas. How many days can a frozen "soup puck" stay in the freezer? Will the taste of it decrease? do you have to cover the silicone moulds when they are the freezer?
كعادتك طباخة ماهرة ومنظر يشهي والنظافة والترتيب وثيابك المحتشمة يعطي نكهة خاصة وذوق واحترافية، انت راءعة في كل شيء وهذه بركة من الله، كل التوفيق والعطاء 🙏
Ramadan Mubarak, Aysenur! ❤
Aswkm
Good one very nutrientious
Ramadan mübarek ❤
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Great point to encourage less catering to our ‘nafs’ – more emphasis on Quran . It’s not a good competition and men especially should refrain from expecting high cuisine
Many thanks for sharing Peace and Blessings.
Wishing you Blessed Ramadan.
Thank you for amazing soups. Have blended beans in soup 🫘 but never before individually before making soup.
It is good to learn different delicious 😋 healthy ways.
Thank you. Your vegan recipes are so good
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Thank you for this soup hack. I was searching for any soup, but this is more than I expected.
that's a lot of soup. looks good too.
Wow!! You used all my favorite ingredients in mixtures I've never thought of. These look amazing and I'll definitely try them. I also love your way of food prepping, it's perfect!!!! Thank you!!!!
Aamiin and yours too. Baraqallahu fiki
Totally agree with you.
I'm a medical doctor and love to cook.
Your humble table is best have seen Ramadan.
Love to see simplicity
Soup kept the world alive during hard times.
Also after fasting it is better to break the fast eating soup and light food. In hot weather soup will hydrate and give the body electrolytes and yogurt is a very good replacement for the more fatty creamy alternatives. Love soup. I live off it. I make one concentrate per week and add something different everyday to the preprepared concentrate so I am never eating the same everyday. I try these recipes. Thank you.🌺
Hi what kind of spices u use beside mint Thank You😊
Ramazan Mubarak from India
Hoş bulduk 🙂 Ramadan mübarek, i watch you from Spain 😊
Hardly no time..takes lots of efforts but looks great and very nutritious
Ellerine sağlık abla. You gave me great ideas how to make nutritious soup in no time . Ramadan mübarek olsun
I appreciate your final comment, as well as the lovely soups.
I have soaked for 24 hours a 1lb bag of northern beans . Ready to cook for as a long as it needs to be soft . I have fasted from 🌾 beer 24.7 months.
Hard Liquor since the Middle Nineties. Waterlooya All praises due to Allah . Hallelujah To the lamb that was slain.
Sorry you talk a lot not necessr
My sister we have good wishes and love for you from canadian pakistani, , i will keep and make these soups , looks delicious and healthy., salam to you and all turkish brothers and sister, make dua for palestians in gaza.
Agree
Assalaamou alaykoum, great ideas, lovely presentation and delicious SOUPS .GREETING FROM SENEGAL, West AFRICA RAMADAN MUBARAK..SHUKRAN
Mashallah !!! I hope to try!! Ramadan Kareem!! What was the red spice on the table you nade a heart in?? Shukran. Be blessed! Warm soup is a must!!
Nice, thank you❣️ we love soup😍happy Ramadan ✨
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Ramadan Mubarak ❤❤
Your decorations are beautiful! I'm so glad I found your channel.
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