Turkish bride soup (Ezogelin çorbası) from Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus (page 182) by Yasmin Khan

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    Can substitute vegetable stock for chicken stock, and mild chile flakes for pul biber.

  • bernalgirl on March 04, 2026

    I loved the texture of this soup, the bulgur and lentils give it a filling heft. I found the spices too muted even the next day and next time would increase by at least 1/2 across the board.

  • lhaddad7 on January 24, 2026

    This was absolutely amazing. I was worried it would be too watery—it wasn’t. I was very liberal with the spices; the flavors were out of this world.

  • Lsblackburn1 on May 12, 2025

    This is absolutely better the next day (or even 2 days later). I found it a bit watery and bland on Saturday but today’s leftovers for lunch were delicious.

  • et12 on September 02, 2024

    A nice comforting soup that is hearty but not over filling. We had some focaccia served alongside which worked really well.

  • lholtzman on June 06, 2024

    Excellent and hearty. I used way more salt. About 2 tsps Morton’s kosher.

  • jenburkholder on January 04, 2023

    Quite a pleasant soup. Topped with a lot of lemon and Aleppo pepper, and used Better than Bouillon no-chicken broth for the stock. Tasty and easy (+ healthy!), will make again. Would definitely also be nice with yogurt.

  • ksg518 on February 03, 2022

    I thought the recipe called for too much liquid but went ahead anyway and found myself draining off some of the liquid at the end. But I kept the liquid and was glad I did since the lentils and bulgur absorbed a lot of the liquid overnight so by the time I finished the soup I had added back in almost all the liquid. So maybe this is a soup that's better the second day? The flavors are very good.

  • Lepa on September 19, 2021

    This is a solid, easy and healthy soup. We ate it with yogurt, a squeeze of lemon and some warm flatbreads. It was the perfect antidote to an indulgent day.

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