How to make Ezogelin Soup? – Turkish Food Recipes

Ezogelin soup is one of the most widely used and well-known soup types in Turkish cuisine. It is possible to meet ezogelin soup in all local cuisines of Turkey. It is desired to give an even more delicious taste by adding spices and lemon.

Its name comes from the name of Ezo Gelin from the Barak Turkmen village of Urus (now Dokuzyol) in Gaziantep’s Oğuzeli district. A girl named Zöhre lived in this village, and the villagers named her ‘Ezo’, which means ‘beautiful’, because of her beauty. When she grew up and married, they also called her ‘Gelin’ which means ‘Bride’. According to the legend, Ezo made this soup by mixing the ingredients left at home when she was a widow and poor in Antep.

Preperation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 cup (200 ml.) red lentil 1/3 cup fine bulgur
• 3 full tbsp. rice
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp. all purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. tomato paste
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• Dry mint
• Ground red pepper
• Black pepper
• Salt
• 1 meat bouillon or meat stock optional

Instructions

1. Add your 2 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. vegetable oil in a medium pot.
2. Add your 1 finely chopped medium onion, 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic in your pot and sautée until it changes its colour.
3. Wash and drain your 1 cup red lentil, 1/3 cup fine bulgur, 3 full tbsp. rice, add to your pot and sautée for about 5 minutes.
4. Pour 5 cups of water (1 liter), 1 meat bouillon or meat stock (optional) to your pot, cover the lid and let it cook for about 20-30 minutes. Take your pot from the heat when the legumes soften.
5. Take a saucepan. Heat your leftover 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, add your 1 tbsp. all purpose flour and sautée until it changes it’s colour.
6. Add 2 tbsp. tomato paste to your saucepan and sautée a little more. Pour 1 cup (200 ml.) water to your saucepan and wait until the sauce boils.
7. Add your dry mint, ground red pepper, black pepper to your sauce and pour your sauce into your legumes pot.
8. Stir constantly for about 5 minutes while boiling the mixture, add your salt and your Ezogelin Soup is ready to serve.
9. You can serve your Ezogelin Soup with some lemons.