Bride soup is one of the most popular soups in Turkey. For this soup you need ;
* 1 cup of red lentil
* 1 medium size onion
* 2 table spoon of tomato paste
* 1 table spoon of olive oil
* 1 tea spoon of red pepper flakes
* 2 tea spoons of dried mint flakes
* 5 cups of water
* salt for your taste

Peel and wash the onion. Mince it and place it in a pot, pour the olive oil with the tomato paste and fry it all for a short while .Add the washed lentil to the pot. Pour some water and boil them all until the lentils are cooked. Pour the dried mint with the red pepper into the pot 5 minutes before you take it away from the fire. Finally add salt according to your taste.