Fava

1 lb fresh/frozen/dry fava beans, peeled
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
½ tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste

Garnish:
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped

If you are using dry fava beans soak them in water and leave overnight. Place all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Then simmer until fava beans get soft (15-20 minutes for frozen/fresh fava beans and 60-80 minutes for dry fava beans).
Drain and mix with a blender until forming a smooth paste like mixture. Adjust the salt amount as you like. Transfer to a 1-2 inch deep serving dish or bowl. Flatten the surface. Then cover and leave it in the fridge for 1 hour to cool. Then cut into square or diamond shapes. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and put the dill all over.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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½ kg taze/kuru ya da dondurulmus bakla ici
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 havuc, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi seker
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzerine:
3-4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ limon suyu
1/3 su bardagi dereotu, dogranmis

Kuru bakla ici kullaniyorsaniz bir gece onceden suda islatin ve gece boyunca bekletin. Butun malzemeleri bir tencerede kaynatin ve kaynayinca hafif atese alip, baklalar yumusayana dek pisirin (kuru bakla icin 60-80 dakika, taze ve dondurulmus bakla icin 15-20 dakika).
Suyunu suzun ve blendir ile pure haline getirin. Tuz miktarini isteginize gore ayarlayin. 4-5 cm derinliginde bir servis tepsisine ya da kasesine aktarin uzerini duzlestirin ve buzdolabinda 1 saat kadar sogutun. Sonra kare ya da baklava dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Uzerine sizma zeytinyagi ve limon suyu dokun. Son olarak dere otunu yayin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled T-Bone Steak (T-Kemikli Biftek Izgara)

2 lb T-bone steak

3-4 tbsp yogurt

½ tsp cumin

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp thyme

¼ tsp black pepper

Combine all the ingredients, but the steak. Then, rub the steak with this marinade sauce. Place the steak into the remaining sauce and leave at least 2 hours, preferably one night in the fridge. Then, you can cook the steak over grill or electric grill over medium heat, till the both sides are golden brown and its tender inside.

ENJOY

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1 kg T-kemikli biftek

3-4 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 cay kasigi kimyon

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kekik

½ cay kasigi karabiber

Et haric butun malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin ve elde ettiginiz marine sosunu ellerinizle ovarak ete yedirin. Eti, marine sosunun icine yatirin ve en az 2 saat, tercihen 1 gece boyunca buzdolabinda birakin. Sonra biftegi; mangalda ya da elektrikli izgarada her iki tarafi kizarip ici pisene dek orta ateste pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

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Breakfast Casserole (Kahvaltilik Kaserol)

This fabulous recipe is made by my skillful husband for a Sunday Breakfast. It is a really unique and wonderful flavor. You should try it!

3 slices of bread, cut into cubes
1 tomato, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup milk
½ cup red/green/yellow pepper, cut in stripes
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp thyme/mint (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F (180 C). Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Then, mix in the milk and cheese. Add the bread cubes and carefully stir until all pieces of bread are moistened (don't over mix or the bread may disintegrate). Add all the remaining ingredients. Grease a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Pour mix into casserole dish.
Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes, until the top is browned and the center springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
ENJOY

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Bu harika tarifi marifetli kocam Pazar Kahvaltisi icin hazirladi. Gercekten essiz ve cok lezzetli bir tad. Mutlaka denemelisiniz!

3 dilim ekmek, kup seklinde kesilmis
1 domates, dogranmis
1 yesil sogan, dogranmis
4 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 su bardagi cheddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay bardagi kirmizi/yesil/sari biber, seritler halinde kesilmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kekik/nane (istege bagli)

Firini 180 C (350 F)’a isitin. Buyuk bir kasede yumurtalari cirpin ve sutle peyniri ilave edin. Sonra, ekmek parcalarini ilave edin ve islanana kadar karistirin, fakat fazla karistirip ekmek parcalarini dagitmayin. Geri kalan malzemeleri de ilave edip karistirin. 30x22 cm buyuklugunde bir borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve karisimi dokun.
Firinda yaklasik 40-45 dakika pisirin. Uzeri kahverengiye donunce ve ortasina dokununca eski seklini aliyorsa pismis demektir. Firindan cikarin ve 10 dakika kadar sogumasini bekleyin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Green Beans with Eggs (Yesil Fasulye Kavurmasi)

1 lb green beans, frozen or fresh
2-3 eggs
3-4 butter/olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp paprika

Clean green beans, wash and drain. Cut them into 1 inch or bigger pieces. Boil them in salty water for about 20 minutes, till they get soft. If you are using frozen green beans, then decrease the boiling time to 10-12 minutes. Drain and transfer them into a wide skillet. Cook them over medium heat with butter/olive oil.
I like them lightly browned, but you can adjust the cooking time according to your texture preference. When they are ready sprinkle paprika all over and then crack eggs into the skillet. Stir gently and cook until the eggs are cooked.
You can also enjoy it without eggs, by skipping the last step. They are both good to go at lunch, as a side dish or a light dinner.
ENJOY

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½ kg yesil fasulye, dondurulmus ya da taze, dogranmis
2-3 yumurta
3-4 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Yesil fasulyeleri ayiklayin ve yikayin. Ikiye ya da uce bolerek dograyin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika tuzlu suda haslayin. Eger dondurulmus fasulye kullaniyorsaniz daha kisa surede piserler (10-12 dakika). Yesil fasulyeleri suzun ve genis bir tavada tereyagi/zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun.
Ben hafif kizarmis sevdigim icin kahverengiye donene dek kavuruyorum. Istediginiz kivama gore kavurabilirsiniz. Atesi kapatmadan once kirmizi toz biberi serpin. Sonra, yumurtalari tavaya kirin ve nazikce karistirin. Yumurtalar pisince atesten alin ve sicak servis yapin.
Yumurta kirmadan da toz biberi serpince atesten alip sade olarak da servis yapabilirsiniz.
Her iki sekilde de cok guzel bir sebze yemegi oluyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Coconut Macaroons (Hindistan Cevizli Toplar)

2 cups coconut, grated/flakes
½ cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 tbsp lemon/lime zest

In a wide bowl, mix sugar and egg whites with a mixer, till it gets foamy (3-4 minutes). And then, stir in coconut and lemon/lime zest. Mix them all with a spoon.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grab walnut size or smaller pieces and form a ball shape in your palms. Arrange them over a tray with baking paper. Bake them about 10-14 minutes. Make sure they do not get pink, they should be white.
Let them cool and serve.
ENJOY

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2 su bardagi hindistan cevizi rendesi
½ su bardagi seker
2 yumurta aki
1 yemek kasigi limon kabugu rendesi

Derin bir kasede seker ve yumurta aklarini mikser ile beyaz kopuk olana dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika cirpin. Sonra hindistan cevizi ve limon kabugu rendesini ilave edin. Bir kasik yardimiyla guzelce karistirin.
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Karisimdan ceviz ya da cevizden biraz ufak parcalar alin ve elinizde yuvarlayarak minik toplar yapin. Yagli kagit serilmis tepsiye dizin. Yaklasik 10-14 dakika pembelesmelerine izin vermeden pisirin. Beyaz kalmalari gerekiyor.
Soguduktan sonra servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Crispy Fried Chicken (Kizarmis Citir Tavuk)

1 lb chicken thighs/breasts/wings
5-6 tbsp flour
4-5 tbsp dry bread crumbs (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
1/2 tsp curry powder
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp thyme
¼ tsp cumin
1 cup milk/yogurt
1 cup canola oil for frying

You can take out the skin and bones. Also cut them into small pieces or fry them whole. I’ve take out the skin and bones, then fried the thighs whole.
Salt the chicken pieces all over rubbing with your hands. Dip the chicken pieces into flour and season the flour with paprika, pepper and any other spices you like. Then, dip the chicken pieces into milk/yogurt. Mix the dry bread crumbs and the remaining flour. Dip all the chicken pieces into it. Place the coated chicken pieces on a cookie sheet or tray and cover with a clean dish towel or waxed paper. Let sit until the flour is of a paste-like consistency. This is crucial!
Fill a large skillet with oil and heat until very hot. Place as many chicken pieces as the skillet can hold. Brown the chicken over high heat on both sides. Then, reduce the heat and cover the skillet. Let cook for 20-30 minutes till the chicken get tender. Remove cover and raise heat again and continue to fry until crispy. You can skip the last step if you don’t want the chicken to be crispy.
Place the fried chicken on paper towel.
You can serve Crispy Fried Chicken with tartar sauce or tomato sauce.
ENJOY

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½ kg tavuk incik/gogus/kanat
5-6 yemek kasigi un
4-5 yemek kasigi galeta unu (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kori
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi kekik
½ cay kasigi kimyon
1 su bardagi sut/yogurt
1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin

Tavugun derisini ve kemiklerini atabilirsiniz. Iste tavugu parcalar halinde kesik isterseniz butun parcalar halinde kizartin. Ben kemiklerini cikarip butun olarak pisirdim.
Tavuk parcalarini elinizle ovarak tuzlayin. Sonra una bulayin ve uzerlerine baharatlari serpin. Sut ya da yogurdun icine batirin. Galeta unu ve geriye kalan unu karistirin. Son olarak tavuk parcalarini bu karisima bulayin ve tavuk parcalarini bir tepsiye ya da yagli kagit uzerine dizin. Uzerlerini temiz bir havlu ya da yagli kagit ile ortun ve tavugun uzerindeki unlu karisim pure kivami gibi olana dek dinlendirin. Bu onemli bir asamadir!
Genis bir tavaya yagi koyun ve cok sicak olana dek isitin. Tavanin alabildigi kadar tavuk koyun ve tavuklari yuksek ateste her taraflari iyice kizarana dek kizartin. Sonra atesi kisin ve uzerini kapatip tavuklar pisene dek 20-30 dakika pisirin. Uzerini acip isiyi tekrar arttirin ve dislari citir citir olana dek pisirin. Eger tavuklarin yumusak olmasini isterseniz son kizartma asamasini yapmayin.
Kizarmis tavuk parcalarini kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Kizarmis citir tavuklari tartar sosu ya da domates sosu ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Oven Roasted Perch (Firinda Tatlisu Levregi)

1 lb Perch, whole or fillets
1 onion, sliced round
½ lemon’s juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
Fresh parsley/dill, chopped

Wash perch under cold water and drain. Then rub them with salt inside out. In a small bowl, mix olive oil and lemon juice. Brush the perch with this mixture. Arrange them on an oven tray, sprinkle black pepper all over. Place onion slices over them.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and cook till perch gets a light golden brown color (about 35-45 minutes).
Place them on a serving plate and garnish with parsley/dill.
ENJOY

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½ kg tatli su levregi, butun ya da fileto
1 sogan, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
½ limonun suyu
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
Taze maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis

Levrekleri soguk su altinda yikayin ve suyu suzuldukten sonra tuz ile icini ve disini guzelce ovun. Bir kasede zeytinyagi ve limon suyunu karistirin ve levreklerin hem icine hem disina bu karisimi surun. Firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine karabiber serpin ve sogan dilimlerini yayin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda baliklarin uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (35-45 dakika).
Pismis levrekleri servis tabagina alin ve uzerlerini maydanoz/dereotu ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari icin tiklayin

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Tartar Sauce (Tartar Sosu)

½ cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup dill pickle, chopped finely
½ cup onion, minced
1-2 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
A pinch of salt and pepper

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Serve Tartar Sauce with any kind of fried or roasted recipes.
ENJOY

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½ su bardagi light mayonez
½ cay bardagi salatalik tursusu, kucuk kucuk dogranmis
1 cay bardagi sogan, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1-2 yemek kasigi limon suyu (istege bagli)
Bir tutam tuz ve karabiber

Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin ve 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletin.
Tartar Sosunu her turlu kizartmanin yaninda servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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The Imam Fainted-Turkish Ratatouille (Imam Bayildi)

This French dish called byaldi, a version of Ratatouille, has actually its origin in a Turkish dish: Imam Bayıldı, “the imam fainted”. It is a traditional Ottoman Dish with olive oil.

2 lb eggplant
1 big onion, sliced round/chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced/grated or 1 ½ cup crushed tomato
2-3 green peppers/bell peppers
4-5 cloves of garlic, sliced
1/3 bunch of parsley, chopped
1-2 cup canola oil for frying
2 tbsp olive oil
1tsp+1 tsp salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup hot water
1 lemon’s juice

Wash eggplants and peel them striped. Take the green parts without damaging the tops. If eggplants are small and thin; fry them over high heat (Frying whole eggplants over high heat, prevents them to absorb much oil). Place them over a paper towel and then arrange over an oven tray. With a spoon cut them lengthwise and open. Sprinkle 1 tsp of salt all over.
If eggplants are large (like the ones in USA); cut them in 2 or 3 pieces lengthwise. Then fry both sides over high heat. And then place over a paper towel. Arrange them over an oven tray and sprinkle 1 tsp salt all over.
Chop half of the peppers. In a skillet, sauté onions with olive oil. Then stir in garlic and chopped pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add tomatoes, sugar and salt. Cook over low-medium heat till the mixture gets thick. Stir in parsley and black pepper and turn the heat off.
Fill eggplants with the mixture evenly. Slice the remaining peppers in strips and arrange over the eggplants.
Preheat the oven 400 F (200 C) and pour 1/3 cup hot water in tray. Drizzle lemon juice over eggplants and cook for 10-15 minutes.
Serve Turkish Ratatouille warm or cold as you like.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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Byaldi olarak gecen Fransiz yemegi, Ratatouille’nin bir cesidi olup, aslinda klasik bir Turk yemegidir: Imam Bayildi, “the imam fainted”. Geleneksel bir zeytinyagli Osmanli Lezzeti.

1 kg patlican
1 buyuk boy sogan, yuvarlak/normal dogranmis
2-3 domates, dogranmis/rendelenmis ya da 1 ½ su bardagi ezilmis domates
2-3 yesil sivri biber/dolmalik biber
4-5 dis sarimsak, dilimlenmis
1/3 demet maydanoz, dogranmis
1-2 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi+1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 limon suyu

Patlicanlari yikayin ve alaca olarak soyun. Koklerini ayirmadan yesil kisimlarini koparin. Patlicanlar kucuk ve ince ise; butun olarak kizgin yagda her tarafini kizartin (Patlicanlar butun olursa ve ates yuksek olursa fazla yag cekmezler). Kizaran patlicanlari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve sonra firin tepsisine dizin. Ortasini kasik yardimiyla cizgi seklinde yarin ve acin. Uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuz serpin.
Eger patlicanlar buyuk ve tombul ise (ABD’dekiler genelde oyle oluyor); soyduktan sonra boyuna 2 ya da uce kesin. Sonra kizgin yagda her tarafini kizartip, kagit havlu uzerine alin. Firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuz serpin.
Yesil biberlerin yarisini dograyin. Bir tavada soganlari zeytinyaginda kavurun. Sonra sarimsaklari ve dogranmis biberleri ilave edin. Bir kac dakika cevirin. Sonra domatesi, sekeri ve 1 tatli kasigi tuzu ilave edin. Karisim koyulasana dek kisik ateste pisirin. Karabiber ve maydanozu ilave edip atesi kapatin.
Hazirladiginiz ic malzemeyi patlicanlarin icine doldurun. Geri kalan biberleri ince seritler halinde kesip patlicanlarin uzerine yerlestirebilirsiniz. Sivri biber kullaniyorsaniz butun ya da yarim olarak da koyabilirsiniz.
Firini 200 C (400F) ye isitin. 1/3 su bardagi sicak suyu tepsinin dibine dokun. Limon suyunu patlicanlarin uzerinde gezdirin. Yaklasik 10-15 dakika pisirin.
Dilediginiz gibi ister sicak ister soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shrimp Alfredo (Karidesli Alfredo Sosu)

½ lb shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined
¾ cup parmesan cheese, shredded
8 oz Cream Cheese, cut into cubes
1 cup milk
1 tsp starch
½ cup butter/margarine
5-6 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp salt to taste

In a skillet, melt the butter/margarine and cook garlic over low heat for 2 minutes. And then stir in cooked shrimp and sauté for about 5 minutes till shrimp get pink.
In a small bowl, mix milk and starch. Add this mixture to the skillet and bring to a boil. Add the salt and simmer over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Then, stir in the Parmesan and Cream Cheese. Let them melt and turn the heat off after 2-3 minutes.
Sprinkle basil and serve Shrimp Alfredo Over cooked pasta (any kind you like).
ENJOY

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250 gr karides, pismis, soyulmus ve temizlenmis
¾ su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
200 gr krem peynir, kup seklinde kesilmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 tatli kasigi nisasta
½ su bardagi tereyagi/margarin
5-6 dis sarimsak,ezilmis/rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ cay kasigi tuz

Bir tavada tereyagi/margarini eritin ve sarimsaklari kisik ateste 2 dakika cevirin. Sonra pismis karidesleri ilave edin ve yaklasik 5 dakika, pembelesene dek pisirin.
Nisastayi sutun icinde cozundurun ve karideslere ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin ve kisik ateste 5-7 dakika pisirin. Sonra, Parmesan ve Krem peynirini ilave edin. Peynirler eridikten sonra 2-3 dakika pisirin ve ocaktan alin. Uzerine kuru feslegen serpin.
Karidesli Alfredo Sosu’nu istediginiz cesit makarnanin uzerine dokerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Chicken Pilaf (Tavuklu Pilav)

2 chicken thighs/1 breast
2 cup whole grain rice, washed and drained
4 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp salt to taste
2-3 tbsp butter
Black pepper

In a pot, boil chicken with the half of the salt. Leave aside 4 cups of the boiling water for using later. Let the chicken cool for a while. And then, remove the skin and bones. Cut the chicken into small pieces and set aside.
In another pot, melt the butter and stir in rice. Cook rice stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes. Then add 4 cups of boiling water of the chicken. Add the remaining salt and bring to a boil. Close the lid and cook over low heat till the rice absorbs all the water. Then leave for a rest for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and mix them all. Another serving suggestion is: put some chicken into a bowl and fill the rest with pilaf. Gently press the surface and turn upside down to a serving plate.
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Chicken Pilaf warm with ayran.
ENJOY

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2 tavuk incik,1 tane gogus
2 su bardagi baldo pirinc, yikanmis ve suzulmus
4 su bardagi sicak tavuk suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
Karabiber

Tuzun yarisini kullanarak tavugu haslayin. Haslama suyundan 4 su bardagi sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Tavuk biraz soguyunca derisini ve kemiklerini ayirip atin. Etlerini kucuk kucuk dograyin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Bir tencerede tereyagini eritin ve pirinci ilave ederek bir kac dakika kavurun. Pirinclerin rengi degismeye baslayinca ayridiginiz 4 su bardagi tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Geri kalan tuzu da ilave edin ve kaynayana dek bekleyin. Kaynayinca dusuk ateste kapagi kapali olarak pirincler suyu cekene dek pisirin. Pistikten sonra 10 dakika kadar dinlendirin. Etleri ilave edip hepsini karistirip servis yapin. Degisik bir sunum icin, bir kasenin dibine bir miktar tavuk eti koyun uzerini pilav ile doldurup haifce bastirin ve servis tabagina ters olarak yerlestirin.
Tavuklu Pilavi uzerine karabiber serperek ayran ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don