Turkish Red Lentil Soup, also known as Mercimek Çorbasi, is biblical. this classic soup is on nearly every menu in Turkey, and it is so simple, nutritious and delicious.

A simply designed soup with very subtle and exquisite flavors; cumin, mint and sumac combined in a bowl with the red lentils makes a  refreshing soup with very earthy flavors. This soup is amazingly similar to the way the Indian lentils are cooked. A healthy, aromatic bowlful which also does fill in the cravings of the taste buds pretty well. This classic Turkish red lentil soup is a handful of lentils, a carrot, a potato and an onion. You sweat the whole bunch in a pressure-cooker until it mashes, then puree it with an immersion blender and eventually thicken with a roux..