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Yayla Çorbası – Turkish Highland Yogurt and Rice Soup
Ancient Anatolian meadow soup: soothing, creamy, and gently tart, made from rich yogurt and rice, finished with sizzling mint butter.
Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min
Ingredients
4servings
- Short-grain white rice80 g
- Creamy plain yogurt300 g
- Egg yolk1 piece
- All-purpose flour15 g
- Butter30 g
- Dried mint4 g
- Water or vegetable broth900 ml
- Salt
Preparation Steps
1
Simmer rice in water for 12-15 minutes until grains are completely soft and tender.
15 min timer
2
Whisk yogurt, egg yolk, and flour together. Temper by slowly ladling 2 cups of hot rice broth into the yogurt.
2 min timer
3
Pour tempered yogurt back into pot over low heat, stirring continuously until it gently boils. Remove from heat and stir in salt.
3 min timer
4
Melt butter in a small pan, sizzle dried mint for 20 seconds, and drizzle over soup bowls.
0 min timer
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional Anatolian & Turkish Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal