Roasted Turkey (Firinda Kizarmis Hindi)

½ turkey (6-7lb)
3 tbsp oil/melted butter
1 tsp tomato paste (optional)
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp thyme

Instead of cooking the whole turkey (if it is too big to eat soon) you can cut the turkey in half or small pieces and then follow the directions below.
The night or a day before you cook the turkey, sprinkle salt and lemon juice to all over the turkey and then rub with your hands. Then mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and use them to brush all over the turkey.
Leave the turkey in the fridge for at least 10-12 hours. This method will make turkey to absorb the flavor of spices and salt and result in a more delicious turkey.
Before placing the turkey in the oven, brush its surface with some oil to have a golden brown color. Preheat the oven to 400F (200 C) and bake for 30 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 350 F (180 C) and bake for about 2 hours. 30 minutes before taking it out, you can turn it over (Cooking time may vary according to the size of your turkey and turkey pieces).
When its surface turns to golden brown, insert a knife to make sure that it is fully cooked.
ENJOY

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½ hindi (3-4 kg)
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag/erimis tereyag
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi (istege bagli)
1/3 su bardagi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi kekik

Butun hindiyi tam olarak ortadan ikiye bolerek yarim bir hindi elde edebilirsiniz ya da parcalara ayirarak da pisirebilirsiniz.
Once hindinin her tarafini tuzlayin ve sonra limon suyunu da ilave edip hindinin her yerini ovalayarak limon suyu ve tuzu yedirin. Geri kalan malzemeleri bir tabakta karistirin ve hindinin her yerine yayarak surun.
Bu sekilde hindiyi 10-12 saat boyunca buzdolabinda bekletin. Boylece baharat ve diger malzemelerin aromasi hindiye gececek ve daha lezzetli bir hindi pisirmis olacaksiniz.
Firina koymadan once isterseniz uzerine bir miktar yag surerek daha guzel kizarmasini saglayabilirsiniz.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 30 dakika kadar pisirin. Sonra dereceyi 180 C (350 F) ye dusurun ve 2 saat kadar daha pisirin. Pismesine 30 dakika kala hindiyi ters cevirirseniz daha iyi piser.
Uzeri iyice kizarinca bicak ile pisip pismedigini kontrol edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Milk Soup (Sut Corbasi)

Milk Soup is my dear sister’s favorite soup; I dedicate this recipe to her.

1 cup vermicelli
2 cups water
3 cups milk
1 tbsp salt to taste
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp paprika

Boil 2 cups of water in a pot and add vermicelli. Cook for 8-10 minutes over medium heat till vermicelli is soft. Then add salt and milk. When it boils, simmer for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
For garnish, place the butter in a small frying pan and melt over low-medium heat. When spitting starts, stir in paprika and a pinch of salt. Then pour on the soup and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
Bu corba biricik kardesimin en sevdigi corbalardan biridir. Bu tarifi ona itham ediyorum.

1 su bardagi tel sehriye
2 su bardagi su
3 su bardagi sut
1 yemek kasigi tereyagi
1 tatli kasigi toz kirmizi biber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

2 su bardagi suyu tencereye koyun ve kaynayinca tel sehriyeleri ilave edin. Tel sehriyeler pisince (8-10 dakika) sutu ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynayinca kisik ateste ara da karistirarak 6-8 dakika daha pisirin.
Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin ve hafif ateste icine toz kirmizi biberi ilave edin. Baloncuklar cikmaya baslayinca ocaktana alin ve corbanin uzerine tereyagi-kirmizi biber karisimini dokun.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Kisir (Taboule-Turkish Bulgur Wheat Salad)

1 ½ cups cracked wheat (fine bulgur)
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/3 cup olive oil
1 ¾ cups boiling water
1 tomato, chopped finely
1 cucumber, chopped finely (optional)
½ bunch of fresh parsley/dill, chopped finely
2-3 leaves of lettuce, chopped finely
1-2 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup lemon juice
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp dried mint
1 tbsp salt to taste

In a large bowl place fine bulgur and add boiling water. Stir and leave bulgur for 5-10 minutes to absorb all the water. Make sure that bulgur is not wet. The size of bulgur should be doubled.
Meanwhile, place olive oil and onions in a skillet and sauté over medium heat. Then add tomato paste and salt, sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add this mixture to puffed up bulgur and combine them using your hands. Then add lemon juice, cumin and dried mint. Mix them all and let them cool.
Finally, add tomato, cucumber, green onions, lettuce, parsley /dill and mix them all.
You can serve Kisir with lettuce leaves. Kisir is also good to go with pickles or pickled chili peppers and Ayran.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ su bardagi ince (koftelik) bulgur
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 ¾ su bardagi kaynak su
1 domates, kucuk dogranmis
1 salatalik, kucuk dogranmis (istege bagli)
½ demet taze maydanoz/dereotu, ince dogranmais
2-3 yaprak marul/kivircik, ince dogranmis
1-2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 tatli kasigi kuru nane
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Buyuk bir kaseye bulguru koyun ve uzerine kaynak suyu bosaltin. Karistirip, bulgurun butun suyu cekip pismesi icin 5-10 dakika bekleyin. Bulgurlarin islak olmamasina ve buyun suyu cekmis olmasina dikkat edin. Bulgur miktari suyu cekince iki katina cikacaktir.
Bu sirada zeytinyagi ve soganlari bir tavada orta ateste kavurun. Sonra domates salcasini ve tuzu ilave edip 1-2 dakika daha kavurun. Bu salcali sogan karisimini pismis bulgura ilave edin ve ellerinizi kullanarak salcali karisimi bulgura iyice yedirin. Sonra kimyon, nane ve limon suyunu ilave edip karistirin ve biraz sogumasini bekleyin.
Son olarak; domates, salatalik, marul/kivircik, dereotu/maydanoz ve yesil soganlari ilave edin ve hepsini karistirin.
Kisiri marul ya da kiviricik yapraklari ile servis yapabilirsiniz. Ayrica Kisir, salatalik yada aci biber tursusu ve Ayran ile guzel gider.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Sesame Bagel (Simit)

1 ½ cup lukewarm water
7 gr instant yeast
3 egg whites
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
100 gr (7 tbsp) butter/margarine, soft in room temperature
3 ½ or 4 cups of all purpose flour
For topping:
½ cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup oil

In a bowl mix all the ingredients except flour. Then slowly add flour and knead for about 10 minutes. Form soft, elastic and sticky dough, then cover it with a clean cloth or plastic wrap (see the picture). Leave for 1 hour in a warm place (see the picture).
Place the dough on the counter and punch to release the air in it and cut into 8-10 pieces. With your palms round them and form little balls (see the picture). Then with each ball make 30-40 cm long strips and form a ring shape by sticking the ends (see the picture). Place some water in a wide plate (also you can add 1 tbsp of grape molasses) and sesame seeds in another plate. Dip one side of them into water and then to the sesame seed (see the picture).
Place them on a baking tray with baking paper, making some room between each other and cover. Leave them for about 2 hours till the rings puff up and double in size.
Preheat the oven to 450 F (230C) and bake for 7-8 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400 F (So they will be soft inside, crunchy outside) and bake for 18-20 minutes until they are golden brown. When you take them out of the oven you can brush the top surfaces of Simits with some oil.
Serve warm with cream cheese or feta cheese, black olives and Turkish Tea. Simit is good to go at breakfasts or lunch.
Simit is a traditional and favorite pastry in Turkey.
ENJOY
P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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1 ½ su bardagi ilik su
7 gr instant maya/ 30 gr yas maya
3 yumurta beyazi
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi seker
100 gr (7 yemek kasigi) tereyagi/margarine, oda sicakliginda yumusak
3 ½ ya da 4 su bardagi un
Uzeri icin:
½ su bardagi susam
½ cay bardagi sivi yag

Genis bir kasede un haricindeki butun malzemeleri karistirin. Sonra azar azar unu ilave ederek, 10 dakika kadar yogurun. Yumusak, elastik ve hafif yapiskan bir hamur elde edin. Hamuru temiz bir bez ya da plastik film ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve 1 saat ilik ortamda dinlendirerek kabarmasini saglayin (resime bakiniz).
Hamuru tezgaha alin ve havasini indirmek icin biraz bastirarak yogurun ve 8-10 parcaya bolun ve elinizle yuvarlayarak kucuk toplar elde edin (resime bakiniz). Her toptan 30-40 cm uzunlugunda cubuklar yapin ve kenarlarini yapistirarak halka seklini verin (resime bakiniz). Genis bir tabaga su koyun (icine 1 yemek kasigi uzum pekmezi de ilave edebilirsiniz), baska bir tabaga da susamlari koyun. Hamur halkalarinin bir tarafini once suya batirin sonra susama batirin (resime bakiniz).
Yagli kagit serilmis firin tepsisine aralarinda bosluk birakarak yerlestirin. Halkalar 2 kati buyukluge cikana dek yaklasik 2 saat ilik ortamda bekletin.
Onceden isitilmis 230 C (450F) firinda 7-8 dakika pisirin ve isiyi 220 C (400F) dusurun (boylece simitlerin ici yumusak, dislari citir citir olacaktir). Sonra 18-20 dakika daha uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikarinca simitlerin uzerine sivi yag surun ve sicak servis yapin.
Simitlerin yaninda krem peynir, beyaz peynir, zeytin ve cay ile ikram edebilirsiniz.
Simit, Turkiye’de cok sevilen geleneksel bir hamur isidir.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Eggs (Tavada Yumurta)

2 eggs
1-2 tbsp butter
A pinch of salt
A pinch of paprika (optional)

Warm the butter in a skillet over medium heat and crack the eggs separately. You can spread the yolk for well done eggs or just leave it. Sprinkle salt and paprika.
Cook until the egg whites are solid for about 4-5 minutes.
For eggs over easy, carefully flip the egg over onto the yolk side and cook for another minute or two.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yumurta
1-2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
Bir tutam tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber (istege bagli)

Tereyagini orta asteteki tavada isitin ve yumurtalari birbirinden ayri olacak sekilde kirin. Eger yumurta sarisini iyi pismis seviyorsaniz, sarisini hafifce patlatarak tavaya yayabilirsiniz. Eger rafadan tercih ediyorsaniz, oylece birakin. Uzerine tuz ve toz kirmizi biber serpin.
Yumurtalarin beyazlari sertlesene dek 4-5 dakika pisirin.
Iyi pismis yumurta icin, dikkatlice yumurtayi alt ust edip diger tarafini 1-2 dakika daha pisirebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Russian Salad (Rus Salatasi)

2 potatoes, boiled
1-2 medium carrot, boiled
½-1 cup sweet peas, boiled or steamed
½ cup sweet corn in a can (optional)
1/3 cup finely sliced pickles (optional)
½ tsp salt
4 tbsp mayonnaise
3-4 tbsp yogurt
Lemon juice/ vinegar to taste
Green olive pickles,red radish and dill for garnish

Chop boiled potatoes and carrots finely. Then in a bowl, mix the mayonnaise and yogurt. Place all the ingredients in a plate and mix. You can adjust the amount of lemon juice or vinegar to your taste. You can garnish Russian Salad with green olive pickle slices and dill on top.
Russian Salad goes well with any kind of meat dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 patates, haslanmis
1-2 orta boy havuc, haslanmis
½-1 su bardagi bezelye, haslanmis
½ su bardagi konserve misir tanesi (istege bagli)
1/3 su bardagi kucuk dogranmis salatalik tursusu (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi tuz
4 yemek kasigi mayonez
3-4 yemek kasigi yogurt
Limon suyu/sirke
Suslemek icin yesil zeytin, kirmizi turp ve dereotu

Haslanmis patates ve havuclari kup kup dograyin. Bir kasede mayonez ve yogurdu cirpin. Butun malzemeleri salata tabagina alin ve karistirin. Isteginize gore limon suyu ve sirke ilave edin. Uzerini yesil zeytin dilimleri ve dereotu ile susleyin.
Rus Salatasi butun et yemekleri ile guzel gider.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apricot Compote (Kayisi Kompostosu)

1 ½ cup dried apricots
3-3 ½ cups water
1 cup sugar
2-3 cloves for flavor (optional)

You can use whole apricots or cut them in 2-4 pieces. Place them in water and leave them for at least 1 hour. Then place the 3-3 ½ cups water and sugar in a pot and boil. Add apricots and cloves (optional) and simmer for 8-10 minutes over low-medium heat.
Serve Apricot Compote cool.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ cu bardagi kuru kayisi
3 3 ½ su bardagi su
1 su bardagi seker
2-3 karanfil, aroma icin (istege bagli)

Kayisilari butun ya da 2-4 parcaya keserek su icine koyun ve en az bir saat bekletin. Sonra 3-3 ½ su bardagi su ve sekeri tencereye koyup kaynatin. Kaynadiktan sonra kayisilari ve karanfilleri ilave edin ve 8-10 dakika kisik ateste kaynatin. Ocaktan indirin ve Kayisi Kompostosunu soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don