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Brown Lentil Soup (Sharbat Adas Buni)

A Turkish soup of lentils, seasoned with cumin and simmered on the stove. It comes to the table with toasted pita bread and lemon juice.

40 min · Serves 5 · Easy

Serves
5

Ingredients

Time
Prep 10 min · Cook 30 min · 40 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    In pot sautee onion in oil. Add water and salt cover bring to a boil. Add lentils cover lower heat and allow to cook until lentils split about 15 -20Min's.

    20 min
  2. 2

    When the lentils split or become soft with a hand blender puree the lentils with the cumin until soup is creamy.

  3. 3

    Return to heat for another 15 Min's. Serve with toasted pita bread and lemon juice.

    15 min

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