Yayla Corbasi, Turkish Yogurt Soup that will warm your soul

Yayla corbasi can be translated to "Meadow Soup" and is a well known yogurt based soup in Turkey enriched with butter, mint and rice. It's a creamy, tangy and one of the most comforting soups I've ever had. It's made with simple pantry ingredients and can become one of your favorite soups of all time! Ingredients: • 400 g plain yogurt, 1 ½ cup (Turkish or Greek) • 100 g rice, ½ cup (any variety) • 1.5 lt water • 40 g butter • 1 tbsp oil • 1 tbsp dried mint • 1 tbsp all purpose flour • 1 egg yolk • ½ lemon (juice) • 2 tsp salt • 1 tsp black pepper (optional) Instructions: 1. Wash the rice thoroughly and add into a pan with 1.5 liter water 2. Bring to boil and then let it simmer for 10 minutes until the rice is soft 3. In a bowl, whisk 400 g yogurt (room temp) with 1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp flour and juice of a ½ lemon 4. Whisk until no clumps remain and the mixture has a creamy texture. 5. Gradually add boiling water to slowly warm up while whisking it constantly to bring the temperature close to the boiling water. This is very important to avoid curdling of the yogurt. 6. Once the mixture is warm enough, strain through a sieve (optional) and add into the pot 7. Stir the soup until it’s simmering again for a nice smooth consistency 8. Season with 2 tsp salt and optionally 1 tsp black pepper 9. In a small pan, add 1 tbsp oil and 40 g butter and melt until it’s sizzling 10. Before it gets brown, add 1 tbsp dried mint and turn off the heat 11. Stir until it’s fragrant and colored 12. Add the mint & butter into the soup, stir and cook until desired consistency 13. Serve and garnish with extra mint and butter to taste Please consider subscribing and help my channel to improve for better content: https://www.youtube.com/c/HungryManKi... Follow me on: Instagram:   / hungry_man_kitchen   Links to some of the ingredients and equipments I use (Affiliate links*): Links to some of the ingredients and equipments I use (Affiliate links*): ☕ Glass Measuring Jug 1 litre: https://amzn.to/3utpgEa 🔪 My favorite (budget) Whetstone for Knife Sharpening: https://amzn.to/3L8UmqC 🔪 WÜSTHOF CLASSIC IKON 8 Inch Chef’s Knife : https://amzn.to/3Ju1RXM 🧤 Food Safe Black Nitrile Gloves, Box of 100: https://amzn.to/3E1wId0 🍢 Flat Kebab Skewers: https://amzn.to/3DYZMlq 🍢 Square Kabob Skewers: https://amzn.to/3rqlzxc 🔪 Turkish Kebab and Meat Knife 50 cm: https://amzn.to/3JvUY80 🔪 Turkish Kebab and Meat Knife 40 cm: https://amzn.to/3uJLh1X *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.