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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Turkish

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 75 minutes, Preparation Time - 10 minutes

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| 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook the onions in the hot butter until they are golden brown, about 15 minutes. | 2. Stir the paprika, lentils, and bulgur into the onions and coat with the butter. | 3. Add the tomato paste, vegetable stock, and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil and cook until soft and creamy, about 1 hour. | 4. Crumble the dried mint leaves into the soup; stir the soup and remove from heat. | 5. Ladle into bowls and garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
red lentil	1	cup		687.36	121.152	45.9072	4.1664
fine bulgur	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
vegetable stock	8	cups		88.4	16.4424	4.2432	1.2376
cayenne pepper	1/8	teaspoon		0.7155	0.1274	0.027000000000000003	0.0389
mint leaf	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
lemon	4	slices		-	-	-	-
mint	1/2	teaspoon	chopped	0.418	0.0799	0.0313	0.0069

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.