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Yayla Soup

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cooked, leftover rice
  • 2 cups plain yogurt the yogurt used should be like pudding
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 tsp dried mint
  • 1 tsp salt
  • cooked chickpeas optional
  • paprika optional

Instructions

  • In a bowl, beat the egg and flour well, and then add yogurt and mix with 1-2 tbsp water lighten up this mixture.
  • Put the yogurt mix in a pot and start cooking on very low. It's important that you start with low heat, otherwise yogurt would curdle. Give yogurt some time to get used to heat. Cook on low heat for approximately 15 minutes and keep stirring.
  • Slowly pour in rice along with water into the soup. Keep stirring. First let it boil on medium and then turn it down and cook for another 10 minutes.
  • Heat butter in a pan. Once it sizzles, add mint flakes and stir for 20-30 seconds (don't let it burn). Then, pour it into soup.
  • Serve with chickpeas for some extra protein and sprinkle on a little paprika to finish!
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Region: Asia
Diet: Vegetarian