Vegetarian soup with tomatoes, bulgur and mint

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Products for making Turkish soup with bulgur. Red lentils and bulugur are washed (although I have met information that bulugur does not need to be washed, but I took a risk), onions are peeled, he and tomatoes are washed.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the tomatoes (this is easy to do if you keep them in boiling water for a few minutes), cut into small cubes or chop in a blender, chop the onion as finely.

3. Step 3:

   

   Fry the onion in vegetable oil for a couple of minutes. Add tomatoes or tomato paste to the onion, mix and simmer on low heat for another two minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour cold water or vegetable broth into a saucepan. Put the lentils there and bring to a boil.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add bulgur to the pan.

7. Step 6:

   

   Then - dried paprika and allspice. Bring to a boil. Cover the pan with a lid and cook over moderate heat.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add onion and tomatoes to the soup pot.

9. Step 8:

   

   Then add mint to the soup and salt to taste. Cover the pan with a lid and cook over low heat until the lentils and bulgur are soft.

10. Step 9:

    

    Sprinkle the finished soup with fresh herbs — for example, cilantro.