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Showing posts with label turkish specialities. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2021

Sweet Pumpkin (Kabak Tatlisi)

3 lbs butternut squash or pumpkin (1500 gr)
2-3 cups sugar
½ cup walnuts or pecans
thickened cream (optional)

Cut the butternut squash or pumpkin in chunks larger than bite size (you can cut them in any size you like). Clean the seeds inside and peel the pumpkin chunks. Place them in a large pot and spread the sugar evenly on the surface.
Let them stand for 3-4 hours, for sugar to dissolve. After you see the sugar dissolved, place the pot on a low-medium heat and cook for 40-50 minutes until the pumpkins are darken in color. The water should be mostly drained.
When they are cooled; garnish them with thickened cream, walnuts, pecans or any kind of nuts.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1500 gr (1 ½ kg) bal kabagi
2-3 su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi ceviz
kaymak ve uzeri icin antep fistigi (istege bagli)

Kabagi lokmadan daha buyuk parcalar halinde kesin (istediginiz buyuklukte dilimleyebilirsiniz). Kabagin ic kisimlarini temizleyip, kabugunu soyun. Genis bir tencereye kabaklari koyun ve uzerine sekeri esit olarak yayin.
Sekerin erimesi icin 3-4 saat bekletin.Seker eriyince, tencereyi dusuk atese alip kabaklarin rengi koyulasan dek, yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin. Suyun buyuk miktari buharlasmis olacaktir.
Kabak tatlisi soguyunca; ceviz ya da istediginiz diger kabuklu yemisler ile servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Turkish Baklava (Baklava)

Baklava is a traditional and authentic Turkish desert. It is especially being made on religious holidays to serve the guests.

1 lb Phyllo Dough, thawed
250 gr butter, melted
1 ½ cup walnuts/pistachios (coarsely ground)
Syrup:

1 ¼ -1 1/3 cup water
1 ½ -1 ¾ cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

For the syrup; boil the sugar and water until the sugar is melted. Then stir in lemon juice. Simmer for about 2-3 minutes and let it cool.

Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 9x14 inch Pyrex dish/tray. Unroll Phyllo dough. Cover Phyllo Dough Sheets with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in the Pyrex dish/tray and butter their top thoroughly. Repeat this process until you have 14 layered sheets. Then sprinkle and spread evenly half of the walnuts/pistachios on top. Continue to add two sheets of dough and butter brushing as you go for another 14 sheets. Then spread the remaining nuts and layer the last 12 sheets with 2 sheets of dough at a time and buttering as you did before. At the end, butter the top.
Dip a sharp knife into hot water and cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows to make diagonal cuts.
Bake for about 25 minutes at 375 F (190 C), then turn down to 325 F (165 C) and bake for additional 30 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
Remove baklava from oven and again dip the knife in hot water and cut the baklava all the way down from the same cut lines. Then immediately spoon syrup evenly along the cut lines. Let it cool at least 3-4 hours before serving.
Sprinkle some pistachios or walnuts on top before serving. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.
ENJOY
TURKCE
Baklava asirlardir sure gelen geleneksellesmis, otantik bir Turk tatlisidir. Ozellikle bayramlarda her evde bulunan ve gelen misafirlere ikram edilen sevilen ve vazgecilmez bir lezzettir.
½ kg Phyllo Dough, cozunmus
250 gr tereyag, eritilmis
1 ½ su bardagi ceviz/ antep fistigi (orat buyuklukte ogutulmus)
Surup:
1 ¼ -1 1/3 su bardagi su
1 ½ -1 ¾ su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubunu hazirlamak icin seker ve suyu bir tencerede kaynatin. Kaynayinca limon suyunu ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika kaynatip, sogumaya birakin.
Firini 190 C (375 F) isitin. 23x35 cm’lik bir tepsinin dibini ve kenarlarini yaglayin. Phyllo yufka rulosunu acin ve baklavayi yaparken kurumalarini onlemek icin uzerine nemli bir bez ortun. Iki tane yufka alin ve tepsinin dibine yayin. Uzerini tereyagi ile guzelce yaglayin ve bu islemi 14 tane yufka olana dek tekrarlayin. Ceviz/antep fistiginin yarisini uzerine serpin ve esit olarak dagitin. Tekrar 14 yufka icin ayni yaglama islemini tekrarlayin. Geri kalan ceviz/antep fisitigini uzerine yayin ve son 12 yufkayi da ayni sekilde yaglayarak islemi tamamlayin. En ustune geri kalan tereyagini surun.
Sonra, keskin bir bicagi sicak suya batirin ve baklavaya son seklini vermek uzere kare ya da baklava dilimleri seklinde kesin.
25 dakika 190C (375 F) de pisirin ve sonra firini 165 C (325 F) ye ayarlayip, 30 dakika daha uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Firindan cikarinca, tekrar ayni bicagi sicak suda bekletip kesik yerlerden bir daha kesin. Sonra zaman kaybetmeden sicak baklavanin uzerine soguk surubu dokun. Surubu baklavanin kesik yerlerinden dokmeye dikkat edin. En az 3-4 saat bekleyip surubu emmesini bekleyin.
Baklavayi servis yapmadan once uzerine ogutulmus ceviz/antepfistigi serpebilirsiniz.
Baklavanin uzerini kapatmadan saklayin, yoksa hamurlasir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Zucchini Fritters (Kabak Mucveri)

1 lb zucchini, peeled and shredded
4-5 green onions/ 1 big onion, chopped
½ bunch parsley/dill, finely chopped
1-2 eggs, beaten
½ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
4-5 tbsp flour, heaping
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
1 cup olive/canola oil for frying

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, but eggs and oil. Then stir in beaten eggs and get ready for frying (eggs make the mixture juicy). If your mixture gets juicy, drain the excess water.
In a wide skillet, sizzle oil and drop 1 table spoon of mixture into it. Then press gently to flatten and give a pate shape. Fry both sides till they get golden brown over high medium heat. Place fried Zucchini Fritters over a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.
Serve Zucchini Fritters cold or warm with garlic yogurt sauce or yogurt.
ENJOY
TURKCE
½ kg sakiz kabagi, soyulmus ve rendelenmis
4-5 tane yesil sogan/1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
½ demet maydanoz/dere otu, ince dogranmis
1-2 yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi beyaz peynir (istege bagli)
4-5 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi karbonat
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Kizartmak icin 1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen zeytinyagi/kanola yagi)

Yumurta ve sivi yag haric butun mucver malzemelerini bir kasede guzelce karistirin. En sonunda cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip karistirin ve cok bekletmeden kizartmaya baslayin (yumurta karisimi sulandirir). Eger karisiminiz sulandiysa, fazla suyunu suzun.
Genis bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve bir yemek kasigi ile mucver malzemesinden alip kizgin yaga koyun, hafifce uzerine bastirarak duzlestirin ve kofte seklini verin. Mucverlerin her iki tarafi da kizarana dek orta ateste kizartin. Kizarttiklarinizi kagit havlu uzerine koyarak fazla yagini alin.
Kabak Mucverini sicak ya da soguk olarak, sarimsakli yogurt ya da yogurt ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Ground Beef (Etli Lahana Sarmasi)

1 head white cabbage
½ lb ground meat
1 big onion, chopped finely
1 cup rice, washed and drained
1 tomato, diced/1 cup crashed or diced tomato in a can
1 tsp tomato paste (optional)
1 tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1-2 tbsp canola oil
1 ½ cup hot water
1-2 tbsp butter
½ lemon’s juice

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage. In a large pot place the cabbage and cover it with lightly salted water. Bring it to boil and turn the heat down to medium high. Boil it till the outer leaves start to loosen and get softer (2-3 minutes). Remove the soft leaves from the core and place them on a big plate or tray. Return the cabbage to the pot and repeat the first step until all leaves get soft and removed. Let the leaves cool for 8-10 minutes.Remove the center stalks from the leaves with a knife. Then cut the large leaves into three triangular parts and the smaller leaves into two equal parts (see the picture).If you like small rolls you can obtain about 50 pieces, but if you like bigger ones then there would be 30-35 pieces. I prefer making bigger rolls, so I cut the bigger leaves into 2 and use the small leaves without cutting.
Meanwhile, in a pot place 1 ½ cup hot water, rice and half of the salt. Once it boils, turn the heat low and simmer till the rice absorbs all the water. In a wide skillet first cook the meat with canola oil till its color turns to brown. And then, stir in onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste (optional) and the rest of the salt. Cook for 3 minutes and sprinkle the spices. Transfer the cooked rice over the cooked ground meat mixture and combine them all.
Now it’s time to roll the stuffed cabbages.
Take one piece of cabbage leaf and place 1-2 tbsp of filling (according to the size of the leaf) on the wider side (see the picture) and fold the sides inside and roll (see the picture). Repeat this for the remaining leaves.
Arrange cabbage rolls in a large pot (see the picture), chop butter in small pieces and scatter it on top. Pour lemon juice and cover half of it with boiling water. Once it starts to boil, turn the heat low and cover the lid. Simmer for 20-30 minutes, until the rice cooks thoroughly. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
Serve Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Ground Beef warm, with yogurt or yogurt sauce.
ENJOY

P.S: My favorite stuffed cabbage rolls are the ones, made with pickled cabbage. It’s a traditional recipe of Bulgaria. I just pickle whole or cut in half white cabbage and use it for this recipe. And when making this recipe from pickled cabbage you do not need to boil the cabbage. Just cut it into pieces and fill with the filling. Also do not use lemon juice while cooking the stuffed cabbage rolls, because they have already the sour taste from pickling. I prefer this pickling cabbage taste for this recipe.
For the pickled cabbage recipe you can use both of these recipes:



Use whole head or cut the head in half and pickle that way, instead of cutting into pieces.

TURKCE
1 bas beyaz lahana
250 gr kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 domates, dogranmis/1 su bardagi domates konservesi
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1-2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 ½ su bardagi sicak su
1-2 yemek kasigi tereyag
½ limonun suyu

Lahananin dis yapraklarini atin. Buyuk bir tencereye butun lahanayi koyun, uzerini su ile kaplayin ve yuksek atese alin. Bir miktar tuz atin. Kaynamaya baslayinca orta atese alin ve dis yapraklari yumusayip gevseyene dek kaynatin (2-3 dakika). Sonra yumusayan yapraklari koparin ve genis bir tabak ya da tepsiye koyun. Lahanayi kaynayan suyun icine tekrar koyun ve butun yapraklar yumusayana dek ayni kaynatma islemini tekrarlayin. Yapraklarin sogumasi icin 8-10 dakika bekletin.
Yapraklarin ortasindaki kalin damari bicakla kesin ve buyuk yapraklari 3, kucuk yapraklari 2 esit parcaya kesin (resime bakiniz).
Eger sarmalari kucuk yaparsaniz yaklasik 50 tane, buyuk yaparsaniz 30-35 tane elde edersiniz. Ben buyuk sarmayi tercih ediyorum, bu yuzden buyuk yapraklari ikiye boldum, kucuk yapraklari hic kesmeden sardim.
Bu sirada, bir tencerede 1 ½ su bardagi sicak su ile pirinci haslayin. ½ yemek kasigi tuz ilave edin ve suyunu cekene dek kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra genis bir tavada kiymayi yag ile kavurun. Rengi kahverengiye donunce sogani ilave edin ve soganlar yumusayana dek 2-3 dakika pisirin. Domates ve domates salcasini (istege bagli) ve ½ yemek kasigi tuz ilave edin. 3 dakika pisirin ve baharatlari ilave edip ocagi kapatin. Pismis pirinci kiyma karisiminin uzerien dokup hepsini guzelce karistirin.
Bir parca lahana yapragi alin ve genis kismina 1-2 yemek kasigi ic (yapragin buyuklugune gore) koyun (resime bakiniz). Kenarlarini ice dogru kivirin ve uca dogru yuvarlayarak sarin (resime bakiniz). Bu islemi butun lahana yapraklari icin tekrarlayin.
Lahana sarmalarini genis bir tencereye dizin (resime bakiniz). Uzerine kucuk kucuk kesilmis tereyagini dagitin. Limon suyunu dokun ve sarmalarin yarisini kaplayacak sekilde sicak su koyun. Yuksek ateste kaynayamasini bekleyin.Kaynamaya baslayinca kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste yaklasik 20-30 dakika pirincler tam olarak yumusayana dek pisirin. Altini kapatin ve 15-20 dakika dinlendirin.
Etli Lahana Sarmasi’ni yogurt veya sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Benim en sevdigim lahana sarmasi, lahana tursusundan yapilandir. Lahana tursusundan yapilan sarma Bulgaristan’a ozgu bir tariftir. Bu tarif icin; direk olarak butun veya ikiye boldugum lahanadan tursu yapiyorum. Sonra sarma yaparken direk yapraklari kesip ic ile doldurarark sariyorum. Lahanayi kaynatmaya gerek kalmiyor. Ayrica sarmalsri tencerede pisirirken limon suyu koymaniza gerek yok, cunku zaten tursu lahananin kendine ozgu bir eksi tadi oluyor. Ben de lahana sarmasinda tursudan gelen bu eksi tadi tercih ediyorum.
Lahana tursu yapimi icin asagidaki her iki tarifi de kullanabilirsiniz, tek fark lahanayi butun ya da yariya bolerek yapacaksiniz.



Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Islim Kebab (Islim Kebabi)

2 lb eggplant, washed (preferably thin ones)
2-3 banana peppers/1 green bell pepper, cut in bite sizes
3-4 medium tomatoes, sliced round
2/3 cup canola oil for frying
Tooth picks

For the Meatloaf:
1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 onion, chopped finely
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced/grated
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

For the sauce:
1 cup crushed/grated tomatoes
1 tbsp oil
A pinch of salt and sugar to taste
1/3 cup hot water

Wash and peel the eggplants in strip shapes or totally. Slice them lengthwise 1/3 inch thick. Then soak them in water or salt and leave them with salt for about 15 minutes.
In a frying pan, fry both sides of eggplant slices lightly. Leave aside. In a bowl, combine all of the meatloaf ingredients and knead with your hands till the mixture gets thick. Then, grab plum size pieces and round them in your palms.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Place the meatloaves in a Pyrex Dish and bake for 15-18 minutes till they are cooked. Take out and let them cool.
In a small bowl, place two eggplant slices perpendicular to each other like a cross. Then, place the meatloaf in the middle and wrap it with the eggplant slices. Grab it and place upside down over a tray or Pyrex. First put tomato and then pepper on top and insert a toothpick. Bake for 15-20 minutes in the 400 F (200 C) oven.
Meanwhile, place oil and crushed tomatoes in a small pan and sauté for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Stir in salt, sugar and water. Cook over low heat till the sauce thickens (about 5 minutes).
Spoon the sauce over a serving plate and place Islim Kebab over. Serve warm.
ENJOY
1 kg patlican, yikanmis (tercihen ince uzun)
2-3 carliston biber, kibrit kutusu buyuklugunde kesilmis
3-4 orta boy domates, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
2/3 su bardagi sivi yag
kurdan

Kofte icin:
½ kg kiyma
1 yumurta
1 sogan, kucuk dogranmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Sos icin:
1 su bardagi ezilmis/rendelenmis domates
1 yemek kasigi siviyag
Bir tutam tuz ve seker
1/3 su bardagi sicak su

Patlicanlari yikayin ve isterseniz tam olarak soyun ya da yollu olarak soyun. Uzunlamasina 1 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin. Sonra, su icinde ya da tuzlayarak tuzlu olarak 15 dakika boyunca bekletin.
Bir kizartma tavasinda patlicanlarin her iki tarafini da hafifce kizartin. Bir kenara ayirin. Genis bir kasede butun koftelik malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle yogurarak kivamli bir karisim elde edin. Erik buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve avuc icinizde yuvarlayarak yuvarlak kofteler yapin.
Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Kofteleri firin tepsisine ya da borcam tepsiye dizin ve pisene dek yaklasik 15-18 dakika kadar pisirin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumasini bekleyin.
Kucuk bir kaseye iki tane patlican dilimini capraz gelecek bicimde ust uste koyun ve bir arti isareti elde edin. Ortasina bir tane kofte yerlestirin ve patlicanlari uzerien kapatarak sikica sarin. Elinizle alin ve ters cevirerek firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Uzerine once bir dilim domates ve sonar bir parca biber koyun. Uzerine kurdan batirarak sabitleyin. 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin.
Bu sirada, bir tavada sosu hazirlamak uzere sivi yag ve domatesi 3-4 dakika boyunca orta ateste pisirin. Tuz, seker ve suyu ilave edin. Kisik ateste sos biraz koyusana dek pisirin (yaklasik 5 dakika).
Bir iki kasik sosu servis tabagina alin ve uzerine Islim Kebabi’ni yerlestirin. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, January 14, 2013

Sekerpare


250 grams butter (at room temperatue)
2 eggs
½ cup semolina
½ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract/powder
3 ½ -4 cups flour
Walnut quarters or almond/hazelnut for top

Syrup:
3 cups sugar
4 cups water
1 Tbsp lemon juice

First prepare the syrup by boiling sugar and water for 3-5 minutes. Then, stir in lemon juice and leave aside to cool.
Meanwhile, mix softened butter, sugar, eggs and semolina. Then, add flour slowly and knead at the same time. Add baking powder and vanilla. The dough should be soft and non sticky as cookie dough. Take walnut size pieces and make round ball shapes using your palms. Arrange them over a greased baking tray and press gently over each one sticking a piece of walnut/almond/hazelnut. Bake them in a preheated 350F (180C) oven until they turn light brown for about 30-40 minutes.
Pour the cooled syrup over hot Sekerpares right after taking them out of the oven. Use either a spoon or ladle for uniform distribution. Leave the Sekerpares inside the syrup for at least 4-5 hours before serving. You may cover them with another tray to decrease the absorption time.
ENJOY
P.S: Makes about 35-40 pieces.

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TURKCE
250 gram tereyagi (oda sicakliginda)
½ su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi irmik
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
3 ½ -4 su bardagi un
Uzeri icin badem/findik ya da ceviz
 
Surup icin:
3 su bardagi seker
4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
 
Surubu hazirlamak icin genis bir tencereey seker ve suyu alin ve iyice kaynatin. Yaklasik 3-5 dakika kaynadiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin.
Yumusak olan tereyagi, seker, irmik ve yumurtayi karistirip birbirine yedirin. Yavas yavas unu ekleyerek yogurmaya baslayin. Kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin. Yumusak ve ele yapismayan bir kurabiye hamuru elde edene dek yogurun.
Ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlayip yaglanmis tepsiye uzerlerinden hafifce bastirarak aralikli olarak dizin. Her sekerparenin uzerine bir parca ceviz/findik/badem batirin. Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda  uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin (30-40 dakika).
Firindan cikan sicak sekerparelerin uzerine ilik/soguk surubu gezdirerek hepsine esit olarak dagitin. Puf noktasi, sekerpare sicak, surup ilik ya da soguk olmalidir. Servisten once en az 4-5 saat surubun cekmesini bekleyin. Isterseniz tepsinin uzerine baska bir tepsi kapatarak surubun cekmesini hizlandirabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Yaklasik 35-40 tane sekerpare cikiyor.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Monday, December 10, 2012

Pumpkin Filled Pastry (Kabakli Borek)

3 Turkish pastry leaves (yufka)
1 ½ cups sugar
300-350 grams pumpkin, shredded
½ cup walnuts, crushed (optional)
¼ cups milk
2-3 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
 
Grease a wide oven tray and place a pastry leave covering the bottom with no overlapping. Try to make the pastry as flat as possible. If using cinnamon, mix sugar with cinnamon. Spread about half of the shredded pumpkin over the pastry and do the same with sugar. If desired add crushed walnuts for more flavor. Then, cover it with another pastry leaf making a flat layer. Continue with pumpkin, sugar and walnuts. If your tray is not large enough to accommodate all the pastry leaf, you may always tear the pastry leaf to fit the tray and use the torn parts for making another layer. Finally, cover the top with the last pastry leaf (yufka). Mix milk and canola oil and spread it all over the top evenly. Sprinkle with some sugar for a crispy top.
Bake the Pumpkin Borek in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until the top gets light brown. Slice it into squares and serve either hot or cold.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
3 yufka
1 ½ su bardagi toz seker
300-350 gr balkabagi, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz (istege bagli)
½ cay bardagi sut
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 tatli kasigi tarcin (istege bagli)
 
Genis bir tepsinin dibini yaglayin ve ilk yufkayi buzusturmeden tam olarak yayarak yerlestirin. Uzerine kabak rendesinden bir miktar alin ve esit olarak serpistirin. Tarcin kullaniyorsaniz seker ile tarcini karistirin. Sekerden yarim su bardagi kadar kabaklarin uzerine serpistirin. Arzuya gore biraz ceviz de ilave edebilirsiniz. Uzerine diger yufkayi yine buzusturmeden iyice yayarak kapatin. Eger tepsi yeterince buyuk degilse, yufkalari yirtip yeni bir tabaka olusturarak da kullanabilirsiniz. Yine kabak rendesi, seker ve ceviz (istege bagli) koyarak son yufkaya kadar isleme devam edin. Son yufkayi da yine iyice yayarak uzerine kapatin. Sut ve kanola yagini karistirin ve boregin uzerine esit olarak gezdirin. Son olarak uzerine bir miktar toz seker serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika ya da boregin uzeri kizarana kadar pisirin. Dilimleyin ve ister sicak isterseniz de soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
 

Friday, November 30, 2012

Quince Dessert (Ayva Tatlisi)

4 medium quinces
2 cups water
1 ½ cups sugar
7 pieces of clove
1 cinnamon stick (optional)
Seeds of quinces
2 Tbsp pomegranate flowers/ a pinch of red food coloring (optional)

For garnish:
Ice-cream/whip cream/thick cream
Crushed nuts

Peel the quinces and cut them in half, remove the seeds but do not discard. You may want to flatten the bottom of the quince halves for a better standing in the serving plate. Set them aside for later use. If not using the quinces you may want to dip them in lemon juice water to prevent browning. 
Place water, cloves, cinnamon stick, pomegranate flowers/red food color and quince seeds (for thick syrup) in a shallow pot or saucepan. Bring to a boil and place the quince halves bottoms up (seeded parts facing down). Simmer on low medium for 15 minutes with lid is half closed. Then, flip the quince halves now the seeded parts facing up and add sugar filling the seeded holes. Simmer for 10 more minutes with lid open or half closed. Check them with a fork and if they are soft enough.
Take them over the serving plate sliced part facing up and spoon some of the syrup in the bottom of the plate. Let them cool for 20-30 minutes. Then you may use either whip cream or thick cream or even ice cream to fill up the holes. If desired, sprinkle with come crushed nuts and serve.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
4 tane orta boy ayva
2 su bardagi su
1 ½ su bardagi seker
7 tane karanfil
1 cubuk tarcin (istege bagli)
ayvanin cekirdekleri
2 yemek kasigi nar cicegi/ bir tutam kirmizi gida boyasi (istege bagli)

Uzeri icin:
Dondurma/krem santi/kaymak
Cekilmis antep fistigi/findik/ceviz

Ayvalarin kabuklarini soyup ikiye bolun. Cekirdeklerini cikarin ve daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Yuvarlak kisimlarini biraz duzleyip servis yaparken duzgun durmasini saglayabilirsiniz. Eger ayvalari hemen kullanmiyorsaniz, kararmasini engellemek icin limonlu su icine koyun.
Cok derin olmayan genisce bir tencereye; su, karanfil, tarcin cubugu ve nar cicegi/kirmizi gida boyasini koyun ve kaynatin. Sonra, ayvalari yuvarlak kisimlari yukari gelecek sekilde tencereye yerlestirin ve 15 dakika kisik ateste kapagi yari kapali sekilde pisirin. Ayvalari ters cevirin ve cukur cekirdek kisimlarini dolduracak sekilde sekeri ilave edin. Yine kapagi yari aralik sekilde 10 dakika kadar ya da ayvalar yumusayana dek pisirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve surubundan da dibine koyarak yaklasik 20-30 dakika sogumasini bekleyin. Sonra, cukur kisimlarini istege bagli olarak kaymak/krem santi ya da dondurma ile doldurun. Ogutulmus antep fistigi/ceviz/findik serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, January 9, 2012

Rose Desert (Gul Tatlisi)

2 cups flour
1 cup semolina
½ cup yogurt
125 gram margarine, at room temperature
½ cup canola oil
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
A pinch of salt
For garnish almond, hazelnut or walnut

Syrup:
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice

Prepare the syrup first by mixing the water and sugar. Bring to a boil and after boiling for a couple of minutes stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.
For the dough, mix the yogurt, oil, margarine and semolina. Then, slowly add flour and the remaining ingredients and form a soft dough. Use a rolling pin to flatten to dough for about 1/8-1/9 inch thickness. Use circle cutter about 1 ½-2 inch in diameter to cut circles. Place 3 circles on top of each other as in picture. Then place almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts in the middle of the edges as in picture. Then roll it and cut in half to form a rose shape. Or, you may first cut the circles in two and then place the nuts and then roll it up as in the picture.
Place the rose shapes over a greased oven tray and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F (180 C) for about 20-25 minutes or until they turn light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the desert evenly. You may turn the roses upside down gradually to let them absorb the syrup evenly. Let them sit in the syrup overnight and then serve the next day.
ENJOY

TURKCE
2 su bardagi un
1 su bardagi irmik
½ su bardagi yogurt
125 gr margarin, oda sicakliginda
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
Bir tutam tuz
Suslemek icin badem, findik ya da ceviz

Surubu icin:
3 su bardagi su
3 su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubunun malzemelerini bir tencereye koyun ve kaynatın. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin. Hamurun un, kabartma tozu ve vanilya haric diger malzemelerini karistirin. Sonra, yavas yavas unu ilave etmeye baslayin. Son olarak kabartma tozu ve vanilyayı ilave edin. Hamur kulak memesi yumusaklığında olmalidir. Hamuru merdane ya da oklava ile 3-4 mm kalinliginda acin.
Cay bardaginin agzi ile yuvarlaklar kesin. Uc tane yuvarlak yarisi ust uste gelecek sekilde resimdeki gibi yanyana dizin. Uc kisimlarinin ortasina findik, badem ya da ceviz koyun ve rulo seklinde sarin. Sonra ortadan ikiye kesin ya da sarmadan once ortadan ikiye kesin ve sonra resimdeki gibi rulo seklinde sarin.
Yaglanmis olan firin tepsisine dizin ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika ya da uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikan sicak tatlinin uzerine surubu esit olarak dokun. Tatlilarin surubu iyice cekmesi icin alt ust edilebilir. Bir gece surubu cekmesi icin bekletin ve ertesi gun ikram edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, November 24, 2011

European Revani (Avrupa Usulu Revani)

6 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder

For the syrup:
5-6 cups water
2-3 cups sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla

Place water and sugar into a pot to prepare the syrup. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 3-5 minutes and stir in lemon juice. Turn the heat off and let it cool. You will pour the cooled syrup over the baked hot revani.
In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar with a mixer until it becomes foamy (3-4 minutes). Then, add flour and baking powder in. Stir continuously until the mixture gets smooth and even.
Grease a 9x13 inch or 12 inch diameter Pyrex dish and pour the cake mixture inside. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake until the surface turns light golden brown (for about 25-35 minutes).
Once the cake is ready take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup all over evenly. Cut the cake into square pieces and garnish with coconut flakes.
ENJOY

P.S: You may substitute water with milk in the syrup (4 cups milk, 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp vanilla)

TURKCE
6 yumurta
1 su bardagi seker
2 su bardagi un
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

Surup icin:
5-6 su bardagi su
2-3 su bardagi seker
1 Tbsp vanilya

Ilk once bir tencereye surubu icin gerekli olan su ve sekeri koyun. Kaynayip sekeri eriyene dek karistirin. Bir tasim kaynattiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Surubu sogumaya birakin. Pisen sicak revani uzerine soguk surubu dokeceksiniz.
Derin bir kapta yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopurene dek cirpin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin.
Yagladiginiz 30 cm capindaki yuvarlak ya da yaklasik 23x33 cm boyutlarindaki dikdortgen tepsiye revani karisimini dokun. Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek 25-35 dakika kadar pisirin.
Firindan cikardiginiz revani uzerine hemen sogumus olan surubu dokun. Surubun esit dagilmasi icin, dokerken kasik ya da kepce kullanabilirsiniz.
Revaniyi kare dilimler halinde kesin ve uzerine hindistan cevizi koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

P.S: Surubu sutlu yapmak icin; 1 lt sut, 1 su bardagi su, 1 su bardagi seker, 1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Stuffed Kadaifi (Kadayif Dolmasi)

1 lb kadaifi
150 grams butter
1 cup walnuts/pecans, in chunks

For the Syrup:
3 cups water
2 ½ -3 cups sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

First mix sugar and water in a pot and boil the syrup for about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and let it cool.
Melt butter and drizzle all over the kadaifi. Using your hands, try to mix the butter with kadaifi evenly. If the kadaifi pieces are too long, break them into smaller pieces with your hands. After tossing the kadaifi, take a small Turkish coffee cup and fill half of it with kadaifi and make a hole in the middle. Place about 1 tsp walnuts/pecans inside and fill the rest of the cup with more kadaifi. Gently press on top of the cup. Grease an oven tray and flip the cup upside down on the tray. Make sure to press on top of the kadaifi before flipping, otherwise the shape won’t come out well. Use the same procedure for all the kadaifi left.
Bake it at 350 F (180 C) preheated oven until they get light brown. Pour the cold syrup over the hot stuffed kadaifi right after taking out of oven. Let it absorb the syrup for at least 3-5 hours.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg tel kadayif
150 gr tereyagi
1 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalalanmis

Surubu icin:
3 su bardagi seker
2 ½ -3 su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubu hazirlayin. Su ve sekeri karistirarak genis bir tencerede yaklasik 5 dakika kadar kaynatin. Icine limon suyunu ilave edin ve sogumaya birakin.
Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Ellerinizi kullanarak, tereyagini kadayifin her yerine yedirmek sartiyla guzelce harmanlayin. Eger kadayifin telleri uzunsa, elinizle kopararak daha ufak parcalara ayirin.
Ufak bir kahve fincaninin yarisina kadar kadayiftan doldurun ve orta kismini cukurlastirin. Cukur kismina sigdirabildiginiz kadar ceviz koyun (yaklasik 1 tatli kasigi kadar). Bol cevizli olunca daha lezzetli oluyor. Sonra uzerine tekrar finacin agiz kismina kadar kadayif koyarak, ustten hafifce bastirin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine fincani ters cevirin. Eger fincanin icindeki malzemeyi ustten hafifce bastirmazsaniz tepsiye ters cevirdiginizde sekli bozuk cikacaktir.
Butun kadayif malzemesini ayni sekilde yaparak sekil verin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Firindan cikan sicak kadayifin uzerine soguk serbeti dokun. Yaklasik 3-5 saat boyunca surubun emilmesini bekleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Adana Kebab (Adana Kebabi)

1 lb lean ground mutton
50 gr fat from lamb tail, finely chopped
1 tsp crushed red pepper
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp salt to taste
Skewers or chop sticks

Leave the crushed red pepper in ½ cup of water for about 2-3 hours, to get them softened. Then drain.
Mix all the ingredients with your hands. Grab a fist size mixture and skewer it. Squeeze it on the skewer until it gets smooth and lengthens to acquire the shape shown in the picture. Cook on a grill or oven. You can grill some vegetables as well on the side. Refrigerate the skewered Adana Kebab overnight to get a better flavor.

Serve with warm pita bread and Side Salad for Kebabs
ENJOY

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TURKCE
500 gr yagsiz koyun kiymasi
50 gr kuyruk yagi, cok ince kiyilmis
1 tatli kasigi pul biber
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Metal ya da cop sis

Kirmizi pul biber yarim su bardagi su icinde yaklasik 2-3 saat bekletin. Boylece pul biber yumusayacak ve pisirisken yanmayacaktir.
Butun malzemeleri cukur bir kabin icinde iyice yogurun. Yumruk buyuklugunde bir parca alip, sise gecirin. Avucunuzla sikarak, asagi yukari hareket ettirerek resimdeki sekile benzer kebaplar yapin. Bir aksam boyunca buzdolabinda bekletin. Mangal/izgara ya da firinda pisirin. Yaninda cesitli sebzeleri de izgara yapip kebap ile ikram edebilirsiniz.
Adana kebabi sicak lavas ya da pide (pita) ve Kebap Salatasi  ile servis yapin.
Afiyet Olsun

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Flour Halvah (Un Helvasi)

 
125 gram butter
2 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 ½ cup sugar
4 Tbsps pine nuts (optional)

Let the butter melt in a pot and then add pine nuts (optional). Cook for about 3 minutes and stir in the flour. Cook stirring occasionally over medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the milk and water. Add the sugar in and stir to dissolve. Once the flour turns yellowish and smells good, stir in the warm syrup. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon to get a smooth mixture of flour. After stirring for about 5 minutes, turn the heat off and close the lid. Leave aside for about 10 minutes.
Shape with a spoon using the sides of the pot. Take a big spoonful of halvah and press it towards the sides of the pot to give an oval shape. Place each piece of halvah over a serving plate. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
125 gr tereyagi
1 su bardagi un
1 su bardagi sut
1 su bardagi su
1 ½ su bardagi seker
4 yemek kasigi cam fistigi (istege bagli)

Tencereye tereyagini alin ve iyice eridikten sonra cam fistiklarini ilave edin (istege bagli). Yaklasik 3 dakika kadar orta ateste cevirin ve unu ilave edin. Yaklasik 10-15 dakika kadar unu orta ateste kavurun.
Diger yandan, su ve sutu isitin ve sekeri ilave ederek eritin. Unun rengi sararip hos bir kavrulmus un kokusu gelmeye basladiktan sonra ilik surubu ilave edin. Tahta kasikla hizlica ve surekli karistirarak unu putursuz bir sekilde surupla butunlesmesini saglayin. Bes dakika kadar karistirdiktan sonra tencerenin kapagini kapatin ve 10 dakika kadar dinlenmeye birakin.
Bir kasik yardimiyla helvayi tencerenin kenarlarina bastirip baski yaparak resimdeki gibi sekil verin. Arzuya gore elinizle ya da bir kabin dibine bastirark sekil verebilirsiniz.
Uzerine tarcin serperek servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Turkish Ground Beef Pide (Kiymali Pide)

5 cups all purpose flour
2 cups lukewarm milk
½ cup lukewarm water
1 Tbsp active yeast
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

For the filling:
2 lbs ground beef
1 big onion, finely chopped
1-2 banana peppers, finely chopped
2 cups of tomatoes, finely diced
½ bunch parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbsp pepper/tomato paste
½ cup water
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin

Take the filling ingredients in a big bowl and mix them all. Keep it in the refrigerator prior to use.
Add yeast and sugar into 1 cup of milk in a bowl. Leave for 5 minutes; stir to dissolve. Then mix in the other ingredients and flour. Knead until the dough becomes elastic and a little sticky, about 8-10 minutes.
Put dough in a clean bowl and cover with a towel or cloth ((see the picture). Let rise for 2 hours in a warm place. Punch down, cover and let dough rise again until doubled in size about 45 minutes (see the picture).
Cut it into 18-20 pieces and roll them in ball shape. Cover them to prevent drying out.
Meanwhile take one piece and over the lightly floured counter roll it out with a roller. Make a boat shape for about the shape of a loaf of bread (or any size you like). Place 2-3 Tbsp of ground beef filling and spread it all over. Then, flip the sides ½ inch over the pide and to make a boat shape squeeze the ends and make sure to stick together (see the picture).
If desired brush the flipped edges with olive oil and bake in a 400 F (200 C) oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the edges turn light brown.
Bake all pides the same way.
Serve warm with lemon wedges and kebab salad if desired.
This recipe makes about 17-20 pieces.
P.S: If desired pour some beaten eggs over the pides prior baking in the oven.
ENJOY

TURKISH
5 su bardagi un
2 su bardagi ilik sut
½ su baradgi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi kuru toz maya
1 cay kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Ic malzemesi:
1 kg kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1-2 yesil biber, kucuk dogranmis
2 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogranmis
½ demek maydanoz, ince dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi biber/domates salcasi
½ su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon

Ic malzemeyi buyuk bir kapta karistirin ve buzdolabinda bekletin. Maya, seker ve 1 su bardagi ilik sutu bir kaseye alin, sekerle maya cozunene kadar 5 dakika bekletin. Sonra, un ve diger malzemeleri ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik ve ele yapisacak kivama gelene dek yogurun. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Uzerini ortun ve kabarmasi icin yaklasik 45 dakika bekletin.
Hamuru 18-20 parcaya ayirin ve her birini yuvarlayip top sekli verin. Uzerinin kurumasini engellemek icin nemli bir bez ile ortun.
Toplarin birini alin ve hafif unlanmis sert bir zemin uzerinde oklava ile kayak sekli vererek acin. Ic malzemeden 2-3 yemek kasigi alin ve her yerine yayin. Kenarlari 1 cm kadar ice dogru kivirin. Uc kisimlarini birlestirerek sikistirin (resime bakiniz). Arzu ederseniz kivirdiginiz kenarlara zeytinyagi surebilirsiniz.
Onceden isitilmis 200C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin. Butun pideleri ayni sekilde hazirlayin ve pisirin.
Yaninda limon ve istege gore kebap salatasi ile sicak servis yapiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 17-20 pide cikiyor.
NOT: Pideleri firina vermeden once arzu ederseniz uzerlerine cirpilmis yumurta ilave edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, July 23, 2010

Kunefe

500 gr (~1lb) shredded dough
4 Tbsp butter
300 gr unsalted cecil cheese (mozzarella works too)
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
Ground pistachio for garnish

In a pot, prepare the syrup mixing 3 cups of sugar and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Then turn the heat off and let it cool.
Melt the butter and pour all over the shredded dough. Mix it using your hands and make sure they get mixed up well. Meanwhile, split the shredded dough into small pieces by pulling them apart with your fingers. Grease a middle size oven tray or Pyrex. Then, spread half of the shredded dough and press down using your hands. Slice unsalted cecil cheese or Mozzarella (about ¼ inch thick). Place sliced cheese over the shredded dough evenly and then, cover with the remaining half of the shredded dough. Again press down to compress using your hands.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake Kunefe until the top turns light brown. Then, take it out of the oven and turn upside down with the help of a flat tray. Again bake until the other side turns light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the hot Kunefe and set aside for 5-7 minutes before serving.
After the syrup is absorbed slice the Kunefe as you like and garnish with ground pistachio.
ENJOY

TURKCE
500 gr tel kadayif
4 yemek kasigi tereyag
300 gr tuzsuz cecil peyniri
3 su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi su
Ogutulmus antep fistigi (uzeri icin)

Bir tencerede, 3 su bardagi seker ve suyu kaynatin, sogumaya birakin.
Tereyagini eritin ve tel kadayifin uzerinde gezdirin. Elinizi kullanarak tereyaginin kadayif icinde guzelce karismasini saglayin. Bu sirada, elinizle tel kadayiflari cekerek mumkun oldugunca kucuk parcalara bolun. Orta boy bir tepsiyi yaglayin ve tel kadayifin yarisini tepsinin dibine doseyin. Elinizle ustten bastirarak tel kadayiflari iyice sikistirin. Dilimlediginiz tuzsuz cecil peynirini (yaklasik ½ cm kalinliginda) tepsideki tel kadayifin uzerine esit sekilde doseyin. Son olarak tel kadayifin diger yarisini peynirlerin uzerine yayin ve yine uzerinden elinizle bastirarak sikistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Uzeri kizardiktan sonra firindan cikarin ve duz bir tepsi yardimiyla kunefeyi alt ust edin. Tekrar firina verin ve ters cevirdiginiz yuzu de kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikardiginiz sicak kunefenin uzerine soguk serbeti gezdirerek dokun. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika sonra suyunu cekecektir. Istediginiz sekilde dilimleyin ve uzerine cekilmis antep fistigi serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Soft Turkish Bagel (Acma Pogaca)

1 cup lukewarm milk
1 cup lukewarm water
1 cup oil
1 egg (yolk for egg wash, white for dough)
2 tsp salt
2-3 tbsp sugar
5-6 cups all purpose flour
Instant yeast (7 gr)/1 cube fresh yeast
2 tbsp butter, softened
For glaze:
beaten egg yolk
nigella/sesame seeds (optional)

Place the lukewarm milk, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast. Let it rise for 10-15 minutes.Then, add the salt, egg white, oil and flour, knead for about 10 minutes. Place a plastic wrap over the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours or till it rises up to double its shape (see the picture).
Grab egg sized pieces from the dough and flatten it into a rectangular shape. Elongate and spread ½ tsp butter all over. Then, roll it lengthwise and get a stick like long dough piece. Hold the ends and twist from the ends towards opposite directions, till getting some nice twists. Stick the ends making a wheel shape (see the picture). Place them on a greased baking tray, leaving some room. Cover the pogacas with a plastic wrap or cloth and leave them to rise for an hour. Then, brush them with whisked egg yolk and sprinkle with some sesame seeds/nigella (optional).
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for 10 minutes. Turn the heat to 375 F (190 C) and bake for 15 more minutes till they turn golden brown.Serve warm.
ENJOY

P.S: For softer pogacas, after taking them from the oven, cover their surface with a clean cloth and make it air proof.
You can also refrigerate the leftovers for up to one week and just microwave before eating.
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi ilik sut
1 su bardagi ilik su
1 su bardagi sivi yag
1 yumurta (beyazi hamur, sarisi uzeri icin)
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2-3 yemek kasigi seker
5-6 su bardagi un
7 gr instant bira mayasi/1 kup yas maya
2 yemek kasigi tereyag, yumusatilmis
Uzeri icin susam/corek otu (istege bagli)

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.10-15 dakika kabarmasini bekleyin. Sonra, sut, yumurta aki, sivi yag, tuz ve unu ilave ederek, 10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz).
Yumurta buyuklugunde hamur parcalari koparip, elinizle acip uzunca bir dikdortgen elde edin. Yaklasik 1cay kasigi tereyagini hamurun uzerine yayin ve uzunlamasina rulo seklinde yuvarlayin. Elde ettiginiz uzun ruloyu iki ucundan tutun ve ters yonlere dogru iki ucunda hafifce kivirarak burgular olusmasini saglayin. Sonra uclarini sikica birlestirerek simit seklini verin (resime bakiniz).Yaglanmis tepsiye aralikli olarak yerlestirin.Uzerlerini strec film ya da bir ortu ile ortup, yaklasik 1 saat boyunca tekrar kabarmasi icin bekleyin. Uzerine yumurta sarisini surun ve susam/corek otu ile susleyin (istege bagli).
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 10 dakika pisirin. Sonra 190 C (375 F) de 15 dakika daha pisirin. Uzerleri kizardigi zaman cikarin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Pogacalarinizin kurumamasi, yumusacik olmasi icin firindan cikarinca uzerini temiz bir bez ile hava almayacak sekilde ortun.
Acma pogacalari buzdolabinda bir haftaya kadar saklayabilirsiniz. Yemeden once mikrodalgada isitmaniz yeterli olacaktir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Tarhana Soup (Tarhana Corbasi)

3 tbsp tarhana
2 tbsp crushed/grated tomatoes
2 tbsp butter
3-4 cups chicken broth/water+bouillon
1 tsp salt to taste
Croutons/feta cheese for garnish

Place the tarhana and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Leave it alone for 1-2 hours for tarhana to dissolve a bit stirring occasionally. In a pot, take butter and tomatoes. Saute over medium heat. Then, add in the rest of the ingredients. Cook over low-medium heat stirring constantly. Adjust consistency of the soup as you like by adding more water if you prefer.You can serve Tarhana Soup with crumbled feta cheese or croutons on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yemek kasigi tarhana
2 yemek kasigi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
3-4 su bardagi tavuk suyu/su+bulyon
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin, kizarmis ekmek/beyaz peynir


Tarhanayi ½ su bardagi su ile birlikte bir kaseye alin. Ara sira karistirarak cozulmesi icin en az 1-2 saat bekletin. Bir tencerede tereyagi ile domatesi orta ateste kavurun. Sonra, geri kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve kisik ateste surekli karistirarak pisirin. Corbanin kivamini arzu ettiginiz gibi su ekleyerek ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Tarhana Corbasi’ni uzerinde kizarmis ekmek parcalari ya da beyaz peynir rendesi ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tarhana hakkinda bilgi edinmek icin tiklayin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Monday, October 26, 2009

Easy Pogaca (Kolay Pogaca)

1 egg (yolk separated)
100 gr butter/margarine, softened
½ cup canola oil
½ cup yogurt
½-1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt to taste
2 ½-3 cups flour
1 tbsp nigella seeds for top

Filling:
½ cup ricotta/Mexican crumbling/feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp fresh parsley/dill, chopped finely (optional)

Place all of the dough ingredients in a wide and deep bowl. Mix them all and knead with your hands till the dough gets elastic, non sticky and smooth. In a small plate, mix the filling ingredients. Grab egg size or bigger dough pieces and flatten with your palms. Place one tea spoonful of filling in the middle and close it up like a half moon shape. Stick the edges pressing with your fingers.
Place the pogacas over a greased oven tray and glaze with egg yolk. Sprinkle with nigella seeds and bake at preheated 350 F (180 C) oven till they get light brown.
ENJOY
TURKCE
1 yumurta (sarisi ayrilmis)
100 gr margarin/tereyag, yumusak
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
½ su bardagi yogurt
½-1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
2 ½-3 su bardagi un
1 yemek kasigi corek otu, uzeri icin

Ic malzeme:
½ su bardagi beyaz peynir/lor
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz/dereotu, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

Genis ve derince bir kaba butun hamur malzemelerini alin. Elastik ve kulak memesi yumusakliginda, puruzsuz bir hamur elde edene dek yogurun. Bir tabakta ic malzemesini karistirin.
Hamurdan yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin elinizle acarak yuvarlak sekil verin. Ortasina bir tatli kasigi ic malzeme koyun ve ay seklinde kapatin ve kenarlarini yapistirin.
Pogcalari yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin ve uzerlerine ayirmis oldugunuz yumurta sarisini surun. Corek otu serpin ve onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, October 5, 2009

Kirma Borek (Shirred Borek)

5-6 Turkish Phyllo Dough (yufka)
250-300 gr feta/Mexican crumbling cheese, crumbled
1 cup yogurt
1-2 eggs
2/3-1/2 cup canola/olive oil

Open and spread a yufka over the counter. Cut it in half and apply some feta/crumbling cheese all over evenly. Then shirr each yufka piece from two interactively ends and bring into the middle. Cut it into 4 inch pieces and transfer them into a greased oven tray side by side (see the picture). Do the same procedure for the other yufkas.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, yogurt and canola/olive oil. Pour this mixture evenly all over the borek. Bake in the preheated 350F (180 C) oven, till the surface turns light brown (for about 40-50 minutes.)
Serve Kirma Borek warm at breakfast, brunch, lunch and etc.
ENJOY
TURKCE
5-6 yufka
250-300 gr beyaz peynir/lor, kiriklanmis
1 su bardagi yogurt
1-2 yumurta
2/3-1/2 su bardagi kanola/zeytinyagi

Yufkayi butun olarak tezgaha yayin ve ortadan ikiye kesin. Kiriklanmis peynirden bir miktar alin ve yufkalarin her yerine esit olarak serpin. Sonra yanlardan ortada birlesecek sekilde buzun. Enlemesine yaklasik 10 cm’lik parcalar halinde kesin ve yaglanmis tepsiye yanyana dizin (resime bakiniz). Ayni islemi diger yufkalar icinde uygulayin. Bir kapta yumurta, yogurt ve kanola/zeytinyagini cirpin. Bu karisimi boregin her yerine yetecek sekilde esit olarak gezdirin. 180 C (350F)’lik firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 40-50 dakika).
Afiyet Olsun

Ana Sayfaya Don

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
ENJOY

TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz


Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN


Ana sayfaya Don