Cızlak Soup Recipe (Malatya Style)

This soup, which is indispensable for Malatya cuisine, is a delicious dish made with dough balls prepared with fine bulgur and flour.
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🫕 Cızlak Soup (Malatya Style) – Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fine bulgur
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried mint
  • 5 cups water (can be increased if necessary)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste (tomato-pepper mix can be preferred)

How to make

  1. Dough Preparation: In a large bowl, add fine knead bulgur, flour, egg, salt and 1 cup of water to obtain a hard dough.

  2. Shaping the Dough: Take chickpea-sized pieces from the dough you have prepared and roll them. (You can take them with your fingers and press them lightly to save time.)

  3. Boiling: Boil 5 cups of water in a pot. Boil the dough balls in the water for 10-15 minutes.

  4. Preparing the Sauce: Melt the butter in a separate pan and fry the tomato paste, mint and red pepper flakes.

  5. Meeting: Add the tomato sauce you have prepared to the pot. Boil for another 5 minutes while stirring.

  6. Serving: Serve hot. You can serve it with pickles or spring onions.

💡 Tips

  • If the dough is soft while preparing, add a little flour.
  • If the soup is thick, you can thin it with hot water. * In the traditional recipe, yoghurt is not added, but those who want can diversify it with lemon when serving.