Healing & Delicious! Traditional Lebeniye Soup | You NEED to Try It!

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are lower in calories and cook faster.

bulgur

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa provides a protein boost and is gluten-free.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is heart-healthy.

Saute the ground meat in a pan without oil until it turned brown.

Add half a glass of water, 1 tablespoon butter and crushed garlic and continue to saute.

Add the chard stalk and mix.

Add black pepper, allspice, salt and the remaining water and mix.

When it starts to boil, add the rice and chickpeas.

Mix the strained yogurt, egg and 1 cup of water in a saucepan and heat over low heat.

Add the heated yogurt to the soup, keep stirring simultaneously.

Heat the butter until it smells nutty. Add in the fresh mint and turn the heat off. Drizzle the butter on soup.

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