Thursday, December 11, 2008

Cacik (Seasoned and Diluted Yogurt)

1 cucumber, shredded
1-2 cloves of garlic, smashed or grated
½ tsp salt
1tbsp extra virgin olive oil (optional)
1 cup yogurt
½ cup purified water (optional)
½ tsp dried mint (optional)

In a bowl place the grated cucumber( You can peel the skin before shredding , I have shredded without peeling, because it is healthier that way), smashed garlic, salt and yogurt. Stir them well until the yogurt becomes smooth and even.
Then add the water and continue stirring till the yogurt completely dissolves in the water. If you like it thick, skip adding the water. Before serving you can add some dried mint and olive oil on top (optional)
You can serve cacik both with the meat and vegetable dishes.
You can also make cacik without garlic.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 salatalik, rendelenmis
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi (istege bagli)
1 su bardagi yogurt
½ su bardagi icme suyu (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi nane (istege bagli)

Bir kaseye rendelenmis salataligi (rendelemeden once salataligin kabugunu soyabilirsiniz, bend aha saglikli oldugu icin kabugunu soymadim), dovulmus sarimsagi, tuz ve yogurdu koyun. Yogurt putursuz olana dek karistirin.
Sonra suyu ilave edin ve yogurt su ile iyice karisana dek karistirin. Arzu ederseniz su koymadan da yapabilirsiniz. Servis yapmadan once kuru nane ve zeytinyagi ilave edebilirsiniz(istege bagli)
Cacigi et ve sebze yemeklerinin yaninda servis edebilirsiniz.
Ayni zamanda cacigi sarimsaksiz da yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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