90 % of turkish families eat this plain type with lemon maybe croutons on it,,,, one more additional tip, sauteting washed lentils with sliced onions and oil (plus Diced medium carrot and potato optional) for 3-4 minutes before adding water (Keep an eye Dont Brown the lentils) , Really gives a super taste Just try,,,
I also use carrot and potato in my version, as well as add some celery, the white part of one chard, and garnish with the leafy part of the chard once cooking is done before serving.
I love, love, love red and yellow lentils. I’m Sicilian, we have so much Greek and Arabic influence in our dishes. When I make this I start with sautéing garlic, onion and red pepper flakes. Then I do the same as you I add tiny meatballs, or toasted almonds or walnuts, pieces of garlicky bread. I have to try the olives! I love you Refika! I pray that this is truly “healing soup” because the world can sure use it. Especially in America. Sending you love and beautiful vibes.❤️
In India lentils cooked/raw are called "Dal", we boil it with some turmeric, salt and red pepper powder, once it's tender we heat clarified butter in a pan some cumin and chopped garlic when it turns brown we add it to the dal. People also add tomato, ginger, onion, green pepper, coriander while boiling the lentils or in the clarified butter if we like it chunky. We never puree it though, that's like evryday staple throughout the year for most people in the country. We eat it with flat bread or rice but I love to drink it like soup. I like the orange one the best.
Native Texan here! I found lentil soup recipe in a book at library. I was looking for recipes to feed my 4 children in the 80’s that was cheap! I remember paying 25 cents for 1 pound of lentils!! My children and I loved it and so did my grocery budget!😂
My girlfriend is not from Turkey (a Quebecoise) but she simply loves Turkish cuisine. So I mentioned your channel and told her that it would be a good first stroke into that endless ocean. Little did I know that she was going to be a huge fan of yours! Today, while we both were dealing with our own things, she says, "Oh, Rafikah (that's how she pronounces your name) has just dropped a new video about lentil soup!"
@@reshad8570 Well you probably have a beautiful girlfriend from an incredibly beautiful region. I'm not from here, but I fell in love with the whole Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. 😍 Where are you from, and where are you both now?
Canadian here. I love soup and I'll make this tomorrow. I've made so many of your recipes and they are always good. My favourite is the Menemem. I've made it many times and it was one of the last meals my mom had before she died this summer so it makes me remember her.
I love lentil soup but I never add flour to it. To thicken my soup a little, I add 2-3 Tbsp of rice to cook with the lentils and when cooked I blend 1-2 cups of it and then add to the rest of the soup. I also add a little lemon juice as lemon adds another dimension to the soup 🇨🇾Maria
We grew up eating lentil soup. It was a predominant meal in our house hold, especially during lent season. We usually add turmeric, curry, and fried onion. It's delicious!
This is very similar to daal. Daal chawal (lentil and rice) with achar (oil based pickles) and raita (yogurt salad) is one of the best meals ever. Much love from Pakistan.
that sounds delicious. i have tried to make daal many times but it never tastes like home made. A friend from Pakistan made me some and some biryani and it was *incredible*!
@@caitlinniciomhair9625 The secret to making a good daal is the "tadka" or tempering at the end. Tadka is made in a small pan by adding some spices and curry leaves in hot oil and pouring this to the boiled daal. Some practice and you will get it right.
What an extraordinary human being. I love your channel...you speak English really well and I'm charmed to see how well you communicate in a second (maybe even third?!) language. You are a big dose of sunshine Refika. Everybody watching you wants to hang out with you, what a gift! ☀🍽
Dear MWC, there is a world of lentil soups out there, I wish you the best with discovering them, and I love Turkish lentil soup. It's unbelievable how versatile lentils are and it is amazing how many different types one can buy nowadays. Or at least where I live 😊. Even my regular supermarkets have a larger variety, not only the foodie speciality shop where I first saw them. On Refika's recipe, which I will definitely try with every of her suggested toppings: My Turkish friend Yildiz adds one or two potatoes to the soup which boils together with the lentils, not roux; and she does not add an onion. But then I guess that there are as many ways to cook Turkish mercimek corbasi as there are Turkish families or lovers of Turkish cuisine. I won't even start talking about all the other cuisines which offer lentil soups 🤤 I would like to recommend Andong from "My name is Andong" here on TH-cam; he presents a Turkish lentil soup as served in Berlin, as another example. All the best!
EVERYBODY loves refika! it's like a miracle - you make people happy, you bring them together and make them feel like .. we're all the same. lot's of love and all the best for you and your team!!
The combo of Swedish meatballs and lentil soup makes this Swedish-Turkish person smile. Lentil soup has been my comfort food in 2020 and all the toppings are inspiring
This soup will save the world. It's so easy to make, even with the meatballs, and so good. My autistic daughter who is a super fussy eater loved it! We all did. I'm in love with your channel, your enthusiasm and your positive energy. Thank you.
I’m Lebanese and we add sautéed onion and little rice ( for thickening ) at the end. The stock is added after the starch is scooped from the boiling lentils.
Made this last night and absolutely loved it! My only regret was cutting the recipe in half. Problem solved... Making more tonight!☺ Thank you so much for all you're doing! I love love love you and your channel! ❤
This is my favorite "recipe from the internet" ever. The basic soup is so simple I'll make it even when I don't feel like cooking, and as shown in the video, you can adapt it to whatever meal you're wanting at a given moment. I love the olive/lemon/allepo pepper but also often add some tomato, diced pickle, leftover poultry, croutons, rice, herbs and spices. It's all good. Thank you Refiks'a Kitchen for posting this and all your other great videos!
For me: a lot of limon suyu and kuru nane. When i have time, İ make the "Deluxe" version, called "ezogelin". Turkish lentil soup: wintertime best friend! The "yayla çorbası" is also one of my family's favorite. Bütün ekipe selamlar!
This is fantastic. My daughter can't have tomatoes and I've been struggling to find a lentil soup recipe without tomatoes, and this idea of simple soup with garnish is so great I am surprised I haven't tried it sooner. Thank you.
This is the easier way to make mercimek chorbasi . It offers great versatility. Change the spice add a topping. ta-da! It's a wonderful comfort food. Iv'e been making it for 2 years now. It's become a staple. Watcjing these videos perks me up. Rifika has a beautiful heart and a sweet personality. I wish her all the best. God bless your hands.
We love to start the day with Refika and Bahar, sitting on the bed, with our cat, Pablo. Today, as a Sunday treat, we watched two videos, this one and the karnabahar İskenderun kebabı one. And we had lahmajun for our evening meal yesterday! We love you guys, both your food, and your enthusiasm, and your philosophy of the world!
My geriatri-cat, Bruno, and I love these videos as well. I am vegetarian, but Bruno humors me and always has a little taste of beans or lentils. He loved these, and so do I! Peace to all!
This woman is incredible, I am about to dig out her biography. I love her videos more than any of those Californian vegan Buddha bowls and stuff. She is so likable and human*
I love how we aren't just getting recipes here but valuable language lessons from the added words here and there. Thank you Refika and Bahar. Friends for life!
Well, this video was a year ago almost but I just found it. I look forward to making the soup that saves the world! I agree with everyone below how energetic, fun you are --- love what we learn from you about Turkey and the amazing cuisine!
Love lentil soup! Even in Scotland you have this soup. My mother brought us up with this. Now living in Sweden, I still do it! However, loved seeing the variety of extras you put in! Thank you for your ideas and thank you for sharing them with us. You're such fun to watch! 🤗❤
I live in the state of Washington in America and love Lentil Soup but never made it myself until yesterday using this recipe. It was delicious plain and I would have enjoyed it that way until gone, but having all of the topping suggestions was wonderful. I never would have thought to add olives or any of the other ones. I only had a avocado and Kalmata olives at the time so they went in with some cayenne pepper and crunchy onions used on salads. Wonderful! Can’t wait to try some of the other ones. Just love watching the videos and seeing how much everyone enjoys making them.
This is now my go to soup for all these frigid Canadian winter days we’ve been getting. So far my favourite way is with lemon, red pepper and crispy onions! But there’s many more options to try. Thank you for sharing with us Refika!
Refinance you are amazing person and great cook. Your crew even is amazing and it show they like working with you doing your videos. I learn much from you. Thank you much for all you do for the world. Love you and your crew.🐞🦬🪶❤️
despite being Turkish, at home my siblings and parents always mock me about the way I eat soup, but when I watch this video and notice that we have common ways to eat soup I became proud of myself. thank you refika, such a great and inspiring vid ♥
You are the happy corner!!!!! You are the main ingredient. You make so many people happy . " Smile and the world will smile because of u"... thats for u.
These ideas of improving or actually elevating the taste of the lentil soup are simply amazing...I would never thought of adding olives on top or salad...wow. love from Romania 🇷🇴 ❤ 💕
I rediscovered the wonder of lentil soup from a soup mix! Now I have a jar of lentils so I can make my own. I love a thick soup and especially one that can handle all kinds of additions. Thank you for posting your recipe - I can't wait to try!
Hey Refika, thanks to you I learned so many similarities between Indian and Turkish cuisine. Shows how the cultures are connected and the world is just a big family.
This is also Cooked in Lebanon! It’s true all kids and adults like it and very healthy! We put cumin - a lot of cumin and lemon. Try it with fried kibbeh.
LENTEJAS! Same here! I grew up on lentil soup made by my mother from Spain. Great source of iron and a cozy meal that happens to be a health food you can feel good about. Simple and super tasty on a budget. P:
There's a kebab shop near my home that makes this soup and i just love it. I've searched the internet for recipes but i never seem to get it right. This is the closest I've ever come! Thank you for sharing it! I had no idea it was so simple. The only thing i added was dried mint, because they do too. It's such a comforting soup!
This looks a lot like what we call 'masoor dal' in India. There is also a "whole" lentil version which is brown - basically the husk is not removed and it is more nutitious - you can make really hearty stews and thick soups with it, perfect for winter!
my noni used to make this for me as a child. She is 82 now I think I will try to make some for her and my mother. I seriously havent had lentil soup for decades.
This soup is not only the easiest to make, but also an extremely satisfying one. I recommend to top yours with some chili oil and a dollop of yogurt - it's a game changer!
I revisited this video to say that I will make the soup because it's been replaying in my head! Also, Refika's suggestion to scoop the hot soup from the cusp of the bowl is something I've recently adapted while feeding my baby his pureed baby food! Thank you. Big love from Switzerland
This video reminds me of a time I had a lady from Jerusalem staying with me I met at church. For our first meal together, she taught me how to make a soup very similar to this. As we sat at my table, we broke bread together eating that delicious soup that I still make on occasions . I haven't spoken to my friend in over 25 years. I pray she is doing well.❣
i just love your videos Refika! You have fun sharing your cultural dishes and I want to try them all. When COVID is irradicated Im coming for a visit! But first I'm trying this soup! Yesterday we had the last bit of Döner from your easy recipe! It is our favorite! ❤️ you and the team!
Is 3:50am and i am regretting the fact that I haven't found this channel faster. Your cooking skills, your tips, your energy and imagination... Are a shock to me. I am one of the lentil soup fans. But until this... I found nothing loke it. I do lentils soup like weekly basic. I do not have words to describe the happiness I'm feeling for discovering you. I send you a big hug and a a huge thank you! You are a goddesses.
Refika, I made it today and can I just send you a kiss 😘 I substituted vegetable stock instead of chicken and it came out perfectly. I will be making it again. It was such a bowl of comfort food and thank you for introducing us to it.
Just made this lentil soup tonight 🥣 So simple to make and so yummy. I opted to try it this time without toppings to see if I liked the soup enough to make again. Yup, will definitely add this to my regular meal rotation.
Amazing! I hope you realize you are bringing knowledge through cultures and you explain it so well! You might be on to bringing world peace through your educational classes!
I am intrigued by your cooking, and I grow more interested in your culture every time I watch your channel. Thank you for all if the information you pack into your videos! This is a dish I have to make 😋
This is what I do! I make one pot of a very basic soup and then add different things every day for a "new" soup until it's all gone. But I have never added lemon to lentil soup, and I've never added salad to a soup, so now I will try those things - thank you, Refika!
In my family we are used to making it with paper paste and I've always asked why in turkey it is so plain and so delicious. We will definately try it this way. (For best results take some sucuk with the soup like mezze) Greetings from Bulgaria. Love you.
Some families add some pepper or tomato paste in Turkey too. Because it deepens the orange color and adds nutrition, my mom adds a carrot in it as well.
I made this soup couple of days ago, and me and my boyfriend LOVED it so much, I'm gonna make it tomorrow for friends!! 🥰 Thank you Refika for the great recipes, they are really easy to follow and understand. ❤️ Can you make other vegetarian recipes? I don't have any suggestion, I believe that anything you'd do will taste great 🥰
I made this today. I only had brown lentils but still was wonderful because as you say it is a base. Added lime juice, croutons, sunflower seeds and yogurt! Thank you Refika. You and your team are amazing!!!
Looks delicious, love the toppings ideas especially the little meatballs. I make a vegetable lentil soup (green/French lentils) in the winter with potatoes, carrots and sometimes also spinach. It makes it more filling. I also do one that is curried lentil (orange or yellow lentils) with pieces of roasted sweet potato (you could use pumpkin) and kale or spinach.
I subscribed both your Turkish and the English channel. They’re both phenomenal. I made so many of your recipes yet none of them fail even once! I can say you’re really loyal to the Authentic Turkish recipes, ingredients with the twist of modern Refika’s touch. Maybe that’s why your recipes are never boring. Your dynamic personality reflects to your cooking. Makes them so colorful. Brings so many flavors together and brings them to the life. So so happy and feel lucky to have you in the community of cooking. There are alot to learn from you and I anxiously looking forward to it! Thank you!!
Just made it for the first time. Easy and delicious! Maybe a bit less salt next time. Simply served with a sprinkle of smoked paprika. Love this new family favourite - thanks!
I just made this soup. Really easy and super delicius! Thank you Refika for being so great at everything. You are an inspiration to me not only with the great cooking but also with your attitude towards life and nature. Next sunday I'm making something else from your videos. Looking forward to it!
Sooo happy Marina.. hope the soup becomes one of your classics.. and I am curious what you are gonna choose to make for next week lots and lots of love 😘
@@Refika I made Susamli Patates Koftesi, from your webside (long live google translate :)). It was so good again although I didn't fry them but baked them in the oven instead, so that the little one can eat it too. I'm sure that fried are even better! Next weekend will be Pide :)
This is now my favourite soup too! I made it today and it is comforting like chicken noodle, stick to your ribs like chowder and in the -29 degrees celcius Saskatchewan weather It's the hug you need. So good! ❤
Your town looks so much like mine, the San Francisco Bay Area. With the bridges, hills and water. We have a similar climate, as well. I'll make your delicious lentil soup recipe and raise a spoon to you from our ersatz Istanbul 🥰 Here's hoping to visit in person in the new year.
İ can recognize this part of Istanbul called Kuzguncuk, north of Üsküdar. Unfortunately İstanbul is not so green, but if you go northbound along the Bosphorus, you find nice green places like that.
Honestly, as someone who grew up in Istanbul, when I first visited the bay area, specifically berkeley and SF, I honestly thought this is my second hometown in the world, I could live here and not miss Istanbul as much, cause they have a lot of similarities
awesome video, ill definitely be making this with oil and veggie stock to make it vegan. The lemon on the side is such a great idea and also helps with nutrition because the vitamin c from the lemon helps your body absorb the iron from the lentils. Much love from Queens NY!
One of the best cooking channels that I came across so far! This dish is super tasty, not only Turkish people but whoever taste it will love it. Lots of love from Germany!!!
I'm addicted to your soup... Today I made it with fried graham bread croutons, bits of baked bell peppers, minced greens (parsley, basil, mint + lemon juice + olive oil) and - of course - olives. Very tasty, very fulfilling, Thanks!
In Dominican Republic we do it with red beans and we add meat, plantain(platano ), also instead of meat we can use cured meat we put while boils so the taste sets. Try it with suchuk or salchichas.
I was having dinner while watching this video and my dinner menu included Turkish style lentil soup. For croutons, I used left over pizza crust. I also like to top off my lentil soup with some sliced ginger, chili flakes, sumac and obviously lemon :)
Thank you for another easily veganized dish. I love lentil soup! Though I have to admit I’ve never heard of using a roux in it or adding toppings. I’m going to make it today. I’m thinking of having it with some fava beans and a nice Chianti 😉 I love your humor. Be well!
I have started making this soup every week for our lunches during lockdown and we all love it and it is especially comforting in this cold weather we are having now here in the Uk. We just keep it simple and put some Aleppo pepper, lemon juice! Yum, yum, yum
It's wonderful to see a bit of the culture through food. Your recipes are amazing and I'll be trying them once I muster up enough courage to cook again.
My favourite soup! My choice of topping for this soup is prawns and squids stir fried in butter+ olive oil + red chilli flakes and with a generous sprinkling of crushed roasted cumin!! ❤️❤️ Also I add celery to the lentil along with the onions.
Just looking at her videos makes me happy, she's so full of happiness, life and energy and it's contagious 🙏
I know, right? :D And wow, what a great ad for 'tourism Turkey'...all that saturated colour and glorious sunshine and sea. Heavenly.
Agreed
Happy and hungry:)
That’s so right. I completely agree
She is my sunshine for the day.... awesome lady....
I don't know why or who can dislike this lady. She's so sweet, energetic and full of life!😊 And her food is awesome!!
Totally agree with you 🥰🌹
90 % of turkish families eat this plain type with lemon maybe croutons on it,,,, one more additional tip, sauteting washed lentils with sliced onions and oil (plus Diced medium carrot and potato optional) for 3-4 minutes before adding water (Keep an eye Dont Brown the lentils) , Really gives a super taste Just try,,,
true....
Yes I always sauté my veggies first when I make soup.It enhances the flavor of the soup in my opinion.
+1
I also use carrot and potato in my version, as well as add some celery, the white part of one chard, and garnish with the leafy part of the chard once cooking is done before serving.
That’s how I do it
Dear Refika, I am an English teacher and sometimes I use your videos in my classes and the kids loved them! 😍😍😍
Allah razi olsun sizden!
I love, love, love red and yellow lentils. I’m Sicilian, we have so much Greek and Arabic influence in our dishes. When I make this I start with sautéing garlic, onion and red pepper flakes. Then I do the same as you I add tiny meatballs, or toasted almonds or walnuts, pieces of garlicky bread. I have to try the olives! I love you Refika! I pray that this is truly “healing soup” because the world can sure use it. Especially in America. Sending you love and beautiful vibes.❤️
In India lentils cooked/raw are called "Dal", we boil it with some turmeric, salt and red pepper powder, once it's tender we heat clarified butter in a pan some cumin and chopped garlic when it turns brown we add it to the dal. People also add tomato, ginger, onion, green pepper, coriander while boiling the lentils or in the clarified butter if we like it chunky. We never puree it though, that's like evryday staple throughout the year for most people in the country. We eat it with flat bread or rice but I love to drink it like soup. I like the orange one the best.
She’s so happy and full of life ❤️✌🏻🙏🏻
Native Texan here! I found lentil soup recipe in a book at library. I was looking for recipes to feed my 4 children in the 80’s that was cheap! I remember paying 25 cents for 1 pound of lentils!! My children and I loved it and so did my grocery budget!😂
My girlfriend is not from Turkey (a Quebecoise) but she simply loves Turkish cuisine. So I mentioned your channel and told her that it would be a good first stroke into that endless ocean. Little did I know that she was going to be a huge fan of yours!
Today, while we both were dealing with our own things, she says, "Oh, Rafikah (that's how she pronounces your name) has just dropped a new video about lentil soup!"
Salutations du Saguenay 👋
@@jamest7727 James, you might be shocked to hear that my girlfriend is also from Saguenay!!!
@@reshad8570 Well you probably have a beautiful girlfriend from an incredibly beautiful region. I'm not from here, but I fell in love with the whole Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. 😍 Where are you from, and where are you both now?
@@jamest7727 I couldn’t agree more!!! I am from Turkey, and we live in Oxford, UK.
I love how Refika always explains why you should do something - like why to skim the foam.
Canadian here. I love soup and I'll make this tomorrow. I've made so many of your recipes and they are always good. My favourite is the Menemem. I've made it many times and it was one of the last meals my mom had before she died this summer so it makes me remember her.
I love lentil soup but I never add flour to it. To thicken my soup a little, I add 2-3 Tbsp of rice to cook with the lentils and when cooked I blend 1-2 cups of it and then add to the rest of the soup. I also add a little lemon juice as lemon adds another dimension to the soup 🇨🇾Maria
Sorry for your loss😢 God bless her soul🙏
We grew up eating lentil soup. It was a predominant meal in our house hold, especially during lent season. We usually add turmeric, curry, and fried onion. It's delicious!
This is very similar to daal. Daal chawal (lentil and rice) with achar (oil based pickles) and raita (yogurt salad) is one of the best meals ever. Much love from Pakistan.
that sounds delicious. i have tried to make daal many times but it never tastes like home made. A friend from Pakistan made me some and some biryani and it was *incredible*!
Nothing beats daal chawal for the ultimate comfort meal.
@@caitlinniciomhair9625 The secret to making a good daal is the "tadka" or tempering at the end. Tadka is made in a small pan by adding some spices and curry leaves in hot oil and pouring this to the boiled daal. Some practice and you will get it right.
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 thank you for the advice! Practice makes perfect and in the meantime, lots of yummy lentils :)
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 can you give an idea of the spices?
What an extraordinary human being. I love your channel...you speak English really well and I'm charmed to see how well you communicate in a second (maybe even third?!) language. You are a big dose of sunshine Refika. Everybody watching you wants to hang out with you, what a gift! ☀🍽
Absolutely
I have never made (or even tasted) lentil soup, but I have had a bag of yellow lentil in my pantry for some time. Today is the day!
I love lentils. They have a very slightly peppery, meaty bean flavor.
lentil soup is my comfort food, after cream of mushroom, every rest stop in Turkey I can find a bowl, so good
You would love it my friend. Especially red lentils are the best in taste so you won’t regret in purchasing lentils ❤️
Dear MWC, there is a world of lentil soups out there, I wish you the best with discovering them, and I love Turkish lentil soup. It's unbelievable how versatile lentils are and it is amazing how many different types one can buy nowadays. Or at least where I live 😊. Even my regular supermarkets have a larger variety, not only the foodie speciality shop where I first saw them.
On Refika's recipe, which I will definitely try with every of her suggested toppings: My Turkish friend Yildiz adds one or two potatoes to the soup which boils together with the lentils, not roux; and she does not add an onion. But then I guess that there are as many ways to cook Turkish mercimek corbasi as there are Turkish families or lovers of Turkish cuisine. I won't even start talking about all the other cuisines which offer lentil soups 🤤 I would like to recommend Andong from "My name is Andong" here on TH-cam; he presents a Turkish lentil soup as served in Berlin, as another example.
All the best!
How did it turn out?
EVERYBODY loves refika! it's like a miracle - you make people happy, you bring them together and make them feel like .. we're all the same. lot's of love and all the best for you and your team!!
I've made so many of your recipes I think I'm Turkish. Professor Refika, your a excellent instructor. Thank You
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Sometimes I think the same too 😂
It's really nice how you re-use the starchy water to feed your tomatoes. Very wise 😊
The combo of Swedish meatballs and lentil soup makes this Swedish-Turkish person smile. Lentil soup has been my comfort food in 2020 and all the toppings are inspiring
Back to life!!! So good! Thank you for sharing!!!
You must have read my mind, nothing is better than turkish lentil soup on a cold day! And now I can make it myself.Thank you!
This soup will save the world. It's so easy to make, even with the meatballs, and so good. My autistic daughter who is a super fussy eater loved it! We all did. I'm in love with your channel, your enthusiasm and your positive energy. Thank you.
I absolutely love this channel. I beige watch since I discovered it. Love you!!! Am from Malawi, Africa ❤️
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I’m Lebanese and we add sautéed onion and little rice ( for thickening ) at the end. The stock is added after the starch is scooped from the boiling lentils.
Made this last night and absolutely loved it! My only regret was cutting the recipe in half. Problem solved... Making more tonight!☺ Thank you so much for all you're doing! I love love love you and your channel! ❤
This is my favorite "recipe from the internet" ever. The basic soup is so simple I'll make it even when I don't feel like cooking, and as shown in the video, you can adapt it to whatever meal you're wanting at a given moment. I love the olive/lemon/allepo pepper but also often add some tomato, diced pickle, leftover poultry, croutons, rice, herbs and spices. It's all good. Thank you Refiks'a Kitchen for posting this and all your other great videos!
So, I love that we get a cooking lesson, a history lesson and a comedy show all wrapped into one!! ✌🤗
İ love your 'no wastes' ideas about using the used water for the garden and not wasting the left over lentils in your bowl!
For me: a lot of limon suyu and kuru nane. When i have time, İ make the "Deluxe" version, called "ezogelin". Turkish lentil soup: wintertime best friend! The "yayla çorbası" is also one of my family's favorite. Bütün ekipe selamlar!
This is fantastic. My daughter can't have tomatoes and I've been struggling to find a lentil soup recipe without tomatoes, and this idea of simple soup with garnish is so great I am surprised I haven't tried it sooner. Thank you.
I’m making this today! Thank you, Refika, I love your channel. Turkish cuisine is amazing. Big hugs from Colombia 💖
I just made this. So easy (the roux makes it so creamy). So delicious. Greetings from Hong Kong!
The way bahar put corrections in the subtitles with smile, makes me wanna believe in true friendship💓
This is the easier way to make mercimek chorbasi . It offers great versatility. Change the spice add a topping. ta-da! It's a wonderful comfort food. Iv'e been making it for 2 years now. It's become a staple. Watcjing these videos perks me up. Rifika has a beautiful heart and a sweet personality. I wish her all the best. God bless your hands.
Howdy from Texas amiga!!! So good so see ya again!!! Thank you! God's blessings and keep my nation in your prayers! Hasta la vista!
We love to start the day with Refika and Bahar, sitting on the bed, with our cat, Pablo. Today, as a Sunday treat, we watched two videos, this one and the karnabahar İskenderun kebabı one. And we had lahmajun for our evening meal yesterday! We love you guys, both your food, and your enthusiasm, and your philosophy of the world!
i hope pablo also enyojs that delicious dishes😊especially kebabs
My geriatri-cat, Bruno, and I love these videos as well. I am vegetarian, but Bruno humors me and always has a little taste of beans or lentils. He loved these, and so do I!
Peace to all!
This woman is incredible, I am about to dig out her biography. I love her videos more than any of those Californian vegan Buddha bowls and stuff. She is so likable and human*
I just love how sincere and refreshing the comments are, tried the soup so many times...it is the best
We make something similar in Trinidad called Dhal. We add roasted cumin and sometimes fried split peas balls and call it Karhi.
I made this soup today and it was the most wonderful and comforting meal I could've wished for. Thank you for sharing :)
I love how we aren't just getting recipes here but valuable language lessons from the added words here and there.
Thank you Refika and Bahar.
Friends for life!
Well, this video was a year ago almost but I just found it. I look forward to making the soup that saves the world! I agree with everyone below how energetic, fun you are --- love what we learn from you about Turkey and the amazing cuisine!
Love lentil soup! Even in Scotland you have this soup. My mother brought us up with this. Now living in Sweden, I still do it! However, loved seeing the variety of extras you put in! Thank you for your ideas and thank you for sharing them with us. You're such fun to watch! 🤗❤
Yes! Lentils with a ham bone cooking in the pot 😋
I live in the state of Washington in America and love Lentil Soup but never made it myself until yesterday using this recipe. It was delicious plain and I would have enjoyed it that way until gone, but having all of the topping suggestions was wonderful. I never would have thought to add olives or any of the other ones. I only had a avocado and Kalmata olives at the time so they went in with some cayenne pepper and crunchy onions used on salads. Wonderful! Can’t wait to try some of the other ones. Just love watching the videos and seeing how much everyone enjoys making them.
This is now my go to soup for all these frigid Canadian winter days we’ve been getting. So far my favourite way is with lemon, red pepper and crispy onions! But there’s many more options to try. Thank you for sharing with us Refika!
Refinance you are amazing person and great cook. Your crew even is amazing and it show they like working with you doing your videos. I learn much from you. Thank you much for all you do for the world. Love you and your crew.🐞🦬🪶❤️
despite being Turkish, at home my siblings and parents always mock me about the way I eat soup, but when I watch this video and notice that we have common ways to eat soup I became proud of myself. thank you refika, such a great and inspiring vid ♥
You are the happy corner!!!!! You are the main ingredient. You make so many people happy . " Smile and the world will smile because of u"... thats for u.
These ideas of improving or actually elevating the taste of the lentil soup are simply amazing...I would never thought of adding olives on top or salad...wow. love from Romania 🇷🇴 ❤ 💕
I rediscovered the wonder of lentil soup from a soup mix! Now I have a jar of lentils so I can make my own. I love a thick soup and especially one that can handle all kinds of additions. Thank you for posting your recipe - I can't wait to try!
If you don’t have bread, eat kadayif -Queen Refika
haha!
I had to look up kadayif, but I'm sold.
Yes She is the Queen 👌
@@MelissaThompson432 I believe they call it “angel hair” in English 😇
@@ebrusunver I've never heard of it before this, but I'm going to look into it.
Hey Refika, thanks to you I learned so many similarities between Indian and Turkish cuisine. Shows how the cultures are connected and the world is just a big family.
When I was in Turkey in 2011 I ate this constantly. Soooo good!
me too, everywhere in Turkey I went, i looked for lentil soup
This is also Cooked in Lebanon! It’s true all kids and adults like it and very healthy! We put cumin - a lot of cumin and lemon. Try it with fried kibbeh.
LENTEJAS! Same here! I grew up on lentil soup made by my mother from Spain. Great source of iron and a cozy meal that happens to be a health food you can feel good about. Simple and super tasty on a budget. P:
Made this recipe today! My husband (Swedish) loves it!!! It tastes exactly as the ones they serve in Turkish restaurants in Turkey. Thank you! 🤍🤍
It’s delicious, I put olives on top with red chilli flakes and crunched up toasted pita bread. 🤤
There's a kebab shop near my home that makes this soup and i just love it. I've searched the internet for recipes but i never seem to get it right. This is the closest I've ever come! Thank you for sharing it! I had no idea it was so simple. The only thing i added was dried mint, because they do too. It's such a comforting soup!
This looks a lot like what we call 'masoor dal' in India. There is also a "whole" lentil version which is brown - basically the husk is not removed and it is more nutitious - you can make really hearty stews and thick soups with it, perfect for winter!
my noni used to make this for me as a child. She is 82 now I think I will try to make some for her and my mother. I seriously havent had lentil soup for decades.
How sweet can any human possibly be
Refika: Yes
This soup is not only the easiest to make, but also an extremely satisfying one. I recommend to top yours with some chili oil and a dollop of yogurt - it's a game changer!
I revisited this video to say that I will make the soup because it's been replaying in my head! Also, Refika's suggestion to scoop the hot soup from the cusp of the bowl is something I've recently adapted while feeding my baby his pureed baby food! Thank you. Big love from Switzerland
This video reminds me of a time I had a lady from Jerusalem staying with me I met at church. For our first meal together, she taught me how to make a soup very similar to this. As we sat at my table, we broke bread together eating that delicious soup that I still make on occasions . I haven't spoken to my friend in over 25 years. I pray she is doing well.❣
i just love your videos Refika! You have fun sharing your cultural dishes and I want to try them all. When COVID is irradicated Im coming for a visit! But first I'm trying this soup!
Yesterday we had the last bit of Döner from your easy recipe! It is our favorite! ❤️ you and the team!
Is 3:50am and i am regretting the fact that I haven't found this channel faster. Your cooking skills, your tips, your energy and imagination... Are a shock to me. I am one of the lentil soup fans. But until this... I found nothing loke it. I do lentils soup like weekly basic. I do not have words to describe the happiness I'm feeling for discovering you. I send you a big hug and a a huge thank you! You are a goddesses.
Refika, I made it today and can I just send you a kiss 😘 I substituted vegetable stock instead of chicken and it came out perfectly.
I will be making it again. It was such a bowl of comfort food and thank you for introducing us to it.
Just made this lentil soup tonight 🥣 So simple to make and so yummy. I opted to try it this time without toppings to see if I liked the soup enough to make again. Yup, will definitely add this to my regular meal rotation.
Amazing! I hope you realize you are bringing knowledge through cultures and you explain it so well! You might be on to bringing world peace through your educational classes!
I've cooked with lentils for years and still learned so much from this video! You always put a smile on our faces =)
Oh my mom loves lentil opposite for me,now because of you i can give it another try. Thank you ,bless you. End of quarantine buffalo,ny. USA 🇺🇸 🌎
After 35 years in and out of Turkey as a carpet dealer , this lentil soap was my favorite breakfast food , or lunch too !
I am intrigued by your cooking, and I grow more interested in your culture every time I watch your channel. Thank you for all if the information you pack into your videos! This is a dish I have to make 😋
This is what I do! I make one pot of a very basic soup and then add different things every day for a "new" soup until it's all gone. But I have never added lemon to lentil soup, and I've never added salad to a soup, so now I will try those things - thank you, Refika!
Mmm. I just made this and I’m in heaven. ❤️
I love this video, I am a writer, and when one of my characters was feeling down, she made your lentil soup. Thank you... for everything.
In my family we are used to making it with paper paste and I've always asked why in turkey it is so plain and so delicious. We will definately try it this way. (For best results take some sucuk with the soup like mezze) Greetings from Bulgaria. Love you.
I am turkish and my family cooks this with pepper or tomato paste as well😂
Some families add some pepper or tomato paste in Turkey too. Because it deepens the orange color and adds nutrition, my mom adds a carrot in it as well.
Used her recipe many times since she posted it. Absolutely delicious.
I made this soup couple of days ago, and me and my boyfriend LOVED it so much, I'm gonna make it tomorrow for friends!! 🥰 Thank you Refika for the great recipes, they are really easy to follow and understand. ❤️
Can you make other vegetarian recipes? I don't have any suggestion, I believe that anything you'd do will taste great 🥰
I made this today. I only had brown lentils but still was wonderful because as you say it is a base. Added lime juice, croutons, sunflower seeds and yogurt! Thank you Refika. You and your team are amazing!!!
Looks delicious, love the toppings ideas especially the little meatballs. I make a vegetable lentil soup (green/French lentils) in the winter with potatoes, carrots and sometimes also spinach. It makes it more filling. I also do one that is curried lentil (orange or yellow lentils) with pieces of roasted sweet potato (you could use pumpkin) and kale or spinach.
Meatballs. You could have been born as another creature? Get some empathy
This has become my favourite soup.
I subscribed both your Turkish and the English channel. They’re both phenomenal. I made so many of your recipes yet none of them fail even once! I can say you’re really loyal to the Authentic Turkish recipes, ingredients with the twist of modern Refika’s touch. Maybe that’s why your recipes are never boring. Your dynamic personality reflects to your cooking. Makes them so colorful. Brings so many flavors together and brings them to the life. So so happy and feel lucky to have you in the community of cooking. There are alot to learn from you and I anxiously looking forward to it! Thank you!!
Just made it for the first time. Easy and delicious! Maybe a bit less salt next time. Simply served with a sprinkle of smoked paprika. Love this new family favourite - thanks!
I just made this soup. Really easy and super delicius! Thank you Refika for being so great at everything. You are an inspiration to me not only with the great cooking but also with your attitude towards life and nature. Next sunday I'm making something else from your videos. Looking forward to it!
Sooo happy Marina.. hope the soup becomes one of your classics.. and I am curious what you are gonna choose to make for next week lots and lots of love 😘
@@Refika I made Susamli Patates Koftesi, from your webside (long live google translate :)). It was so good again although I didn't fry them but baked them in the oven instead, so that the little one can eat it too. I'm sure that fried are even better! Next weekend will be Pide :)
This is now my favourite soup too! I made it today and it is comforting like chicken noodle, stick to your ribs like chowder and in the -29 degrees celcius Saskatchewan weather It's the hug you need. So good! ❤
Your town looks so much like mine, the San Francisco Bay Area. With the bridges, hills and water. We have a similar climate, as well.
I'll make your delicious lentil soup recipe and raise a spoon to you from our ersatz Istanbul 🥰
Here's hoping to visit in person in the new year.
İ can recognize this part of Istanbul called Kuzguncuk, north of Üsküdar. Unfortunately İstanbul is not so green, but if you go northbound along the Bosphorus, you find nice green places like that.
Refika's "town" is a huge city which sits on Asia & Europe, no other city in the world has this unique geography
Super!
That's what I first thought. Is that San Francisco? Wait, no. Beautiful, though.
Honestly, as someone who grew up in Istanbul, when I first visited the bay area, specifically berkeley and SF, I honestly thought this is my second hometown in the world, I could live here and not miss Istanbul as much, cause they have a lot of similarities
So much detailing, we really cant learn any where... About the bubble foam removing and lot many
Thanks sister
Love from Hyderabad India
awesome video, ill definitely be making this with oil and veggie stock to make it vegan. The lemon on the side is such a great idea and also helps with nutrition because the vitamin c from the lemon helps your body absorb the iron from the lentils. Much love from Queens NY!
Taste of soup fades away when i eat with lemon for me but i can have lemon right after the soup :)
One of the best cooking channels that I came across so far! This dish is super tasty, not only Turkish people but whoever taste it will love it. Lots of love from Germany!!!
Turkish lentil soup..delicious, heart- and soulwarming.. Highly recommended and absolutly flu- approved! 👍🏽😁
I'm addicted to your soup... Today I made it with fried graham bread croutons, bits of baked bell peppers, minced greens (parsley, basil, mint + lemon juice + olive oil) and - of course - olives. Very tasty, very fulfilling, Thanks!
Love everything you cook in this beautiful kitchen!!! ❤️
Love all the small tips here and there!!
In Dominican Republic we do it with red beans and we add meat, plantain(platano ), also instead of meat we can use cured meat we put while boils so the taste sets.
Try it with suchuk or salchichas.
This was one of the first dishes I was introduced to in Turkey. Love it!
I was having dinner while watching this video and my dinner menu included Turkish style lentil soup. For croutons, I used left over pizza crust. I also like to top off my lentil soup with some sliced ginger, chili flakes, sumac and obviously lemon :)
I think it would be good with little squares of leftover pizza in it.
Thank you for another easily veganized dish. I love lentil soup! Though I have to admit I’ve never heard of using a roux in it or adding toppings. I’m going to make it today. I’m thinking of having it with some fava beans and a nice Chianti 😉 I love your humor. Be well!
I have started making this soup every week for our lunches during lockdown and we all love it and it is especially comforting in this cold weather we are having now here in the Uk. We just keep it simple and put some Aleppo pepper, lemon juice! Yum, yum, yum
It's wonderful to see a bit of the culture through food. Your recipes are amazing and I'll be trying them once I muster up enough courage to cook again.
My favourite soup! My choice of topping for this soup is prawns and squids stir fried in butter+ olive oil + red chilli flakes and with a generous sprinkling of crushed roasted cumin!! ❤️❤️ Also I add celery to the lentil along with the onions.