Amasya çatal soup (cracked wheat and green lentil soup)
Ingredients
- 200 gPounded wheat (dehulled wheat berries)
- 100 gGreen lentils
- 50 gGround beef
- 90 gOnion
- 2,000 gWater
- 18.4 gSunflower oil
- 50 gButter
- 5 gSalt
- 5 gPaprika
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
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Cross-section
- Water79%
- Pounded wheat (dehulled wheat berries)8%
- Green lentils 4%
- Onion 4%
- Butter 2%
- Ground beef 2%
- Sunflower oil 1%
- Paprika 0%
- Salt 0%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Soak the lentils and cracked wheat separately in cold water for 2-3 hours.
2 hCook the wheat in about half a litre of water over low heat for 20 minutes.
20 minCook the lentils in water over medium heat for about 20 minutes. When they begin to soften, add the cooked wheat and cook together for 5 more minutes.
20 minIn a separate pan fry the chopped onion and mince in sunflower oil.
Add the fried mixture with 200-300 ml boiled water to the lentils and wheat and cook for 5 more minutes.
5 minHeat the butter and pour it over the soup together with the salt and ground red pepper.
Where this recipe comes from
Official: based on a registration or official record.
- TÜRKPATENT Coğrafi İşaret Portalı, tescil no 1788 (Yeşilırmak Havzası Kalkınma Birliği)Accessed: November 2, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026