Toyga Soup

Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine

Toyga Soup (Toyga Çorbası)

Preparation

Soak chickpeas and dövme overnight with 1 cup of water. Cook over low heat with remaining water in a pressure saucepan for 40-50 minutes or until tender. Combine yogurt and flour mixing well. Blend in chickpeas-dövme mixture gradually, stirring constantly. Season with salt. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Melt margarine in a skillet. Add crushed mint and red pepper; stir. Sprinkle over soup. Serve hot.

Servings: 6

Nutritional Value
(in approximately one serving)

Regional Characteristics:

This soup is from the Central Anatolia. In some areas, chickpeas and dövme are cooked without adding fat and served cold by adding yogurt or ayran. In Sivas province green lentil is used besides chickpeas. In some recipes, rice is used instead of dövme.