Yayla Soup (Yogurt and Rice Soup)

by @ikrecipes

A light, tangy Turkish soup of rice and yogurt, finished with minty butter.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup rice
  • 1½ l water
  • 2 cups yogurt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp dried mint
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Rinse the rice and simmer it in the water for 15 minutes until soft.
  2. Whisk the yogurt, egg yolk and flour until smooth.
  3. Temper the yogurt by whisking in a few ladles of the hot rice water, a little at a time.
  4. Pour the yogurt into the pot and bring to a boil, stirring constantly; season with salt.
  5. Melt the butter, add the dried mint and drizzle over the soup.