Meat Balls with White Sauce (Beyaz Soslu Kofte)

2/3 lb ground beef
1 small onion, grated/finely chopped
3-4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp flour
¼ cup rice, washed and drained
¼ +1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
6 cups water (1 cold+5 hot)
½ cup yogurt (for the sauce)

In a bowl mix ground beef, rice, half of the onion, ½ tsp salt and the spices. And then, grab ½ egg size pieces and round them in your palms (see the picture). Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté the remaining onion with oil. Then stir in flour and cook over medium heat, till the mixture turns yellow (for about 2-3 minutes). Add 1 cup cold water, stir and add the remaining hot water while stirring.
Bring to a boil, add 1 tsp salt and the meat balls in. Simmer over low-heat for about 10 minutes. And then, whisk the yogurt in a small bowl and laddle some mixture from the pot and pour slowly into the yogurt bowl stirring continuously. Then, stir the mixture in the pot while stirring. Simmer over low-heat till the meat balls are cooked (about 10 minutes).

Serve warm with black pepper on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
300 gr kiyma
1 kucuk boy sogan, rendelenmis/ince dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4 yemek kasigi un
¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
½ +1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi pul biber
6 su bardagi su (1 soguk+5 sicak)
½ su bardagi yogurt (sos icin)

Bir kasede; kiyma, pirinc, soganin yarisini, ½ cay kasigi tuz ve baharatlari guzelce karistirin. Gerekirse elinizle yogurun. Sonra, bir yumurtanin yarisi buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizde yuvarlayarak kofteler yapin (resime bakiniz). Yaptiginiz kofteleri bir kenara ayirin.
Geri kalan soganin yarisini bir tencerede sivi yag ile kavurun ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste karisim sararana kadar, yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sonra, once bir su bardagi soguk su ilave edin ve karistirarak geri kalan soguk suyu ilave edin.
Kaynamaya baslayinca, 1 cay kasigi tuz ve kofteleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Sonra bir kasede yogurdu guzelce cirpin ve tencereden bir kepce alip yogurdun icine yavasca dokerek karistirin. Son olarak elde ettiginiz karisimi tencereye karistirarak dokun. Dusuk ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.

Uzerine karabiber serperek sicak olarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers (Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi)

1 lb banana/green/red pepper, washed and drained
1/3 cup olive oil/canola oil for frying
½ tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup flour

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place peppers over an oven tray with baking paper. Roast them for an hour or till they turn partly light brown (see the picture). You can also roast peppers over a grill/barbecue. Take out and let them cool. Then peel and sprinkle with salt to taste (see the picture).
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. And then, dip peppers into flour and shallow fry their both sides.
Place Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers over a serving plate and serve with garlic yogurt or tomato sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE½ kg carliston/yesil/kirmizi biber, yikanip kurulanmis
1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi/ sivi yag
½ tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi un

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine biberleri dizin ve yaklasik bir saat boyunca ya da biberler hafifce kozlenene dek pisirin. Ayrica, mangal/izgara ve kor uzerinde de kozleme islemini yapabilirsiniz. Kozlediginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sonra, kabuklarini soyun ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Bu sirada bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve biberleri once una bulayip her iki taraflari da kizarana dek yuksek ateste kizartin. Servis tabagina alin.
Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi’ni yaninda sarimsakli yogurt ya da domates sosu ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tulumba Dessert (Tulumba Tatlisi)

Dough:1½ cup flour
1½ cup water
2 tbsp margarine/butter
2 tbsp starch
1½ tbsp semolina
3 eggs
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt

Syrup:2 ½ cup sugar
2½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
Canola oil for frying

To prepare the syrup, place sugar and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and stir in lemon juice. Boil for about 5 minutes and let it cool.
In a pot, put water, sugar, salt and margarine/butter. Let the margarine/butter melt over medium heat. Stir in flour and stir continuously to form thick dough. Cook for 5-6 minutes over low heat such as cooking halvah. Transfer the dough in a wide bowl and let it cool down. And then, add semolina and starch. Knead with your hands. Add the eggs one by one and knead until forming a lump of sticky and creamy dough.
Fill the dough into a pastry bag with a ½ inch diameter star tip. Fill a frying pan with canola oil and make one inch dough pieces, cut the ends with scissors and place them in the oil. Let them double in size over medium heat by shaking the pan lightly (make sure oil is not that hot, otherwise the tulumba will be raw inside). Once they rise, increase the heat and fry all sides of tulumba pieces.
Place the fried tulumba over a paper towel and then place them into the cooled syrup immediately.
Take the out and place over a serving plate. Serve Tulumba Dessert plain or with thickened cream.
ENJOY

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Hamur:1½ su bardagi un
1½ su bardagi su
2 yemek kasigi margarin/tereyag
2 yemek kasigi nisasta
1½ yemek kasigi irmik
3 yumurta
1 cay kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tuz

Serbet icin:
2 ½ su bardagi seker
2½ su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
Kizartmak icin sivi yag (tercihen kanola)

Serbeti hazirlamak icin, bir tencereye su ve sekeri alin. Kaynayinca limon suyunu ilave edin. 5 dakika kadar kaynatin ve ocaktan alip sogumaya birakin.
Margarin/tereyagini ve suyu bir tencereye alin ve icine sekerle tuzu ilave edin. Orta ateste yag eriyene dek bekleyin. Unu ilave edin ve hizlica karistirarak sert bir hamur elde edin. Helva yapar gibi dusuk ateste 5-6 dakika karistirarak pisirin. Hamuru genis bir kaseye alin ve sogumasini bekleyin. Sonra, icine irmik ve nisastayi ilave edin. Elinizle yogurarak yumurtalari teker teker kirin ve hamura yedirin. Ele yapisan krema kivaminda bir hamur elde edin.
Ucu tirtikli bir krema torbasina hamuru doldurun. Kizgin olmayan sivi yag ile doldurdugunuz kizartma tavasina hamurdan 3 cm uzunlugunda hamurlar sikip makasla keserek tavaya atin (yag soguk olmalidir ki, hamurlarin disi birden kizarip ici cig kalmasin). Orta ateste tavayi sallayarak hamurlarin kabarmasini bekleyin. Kabarinca atesi yukseltin ve hamurlarin her tarafini kizartin.
Kizaran hamurlari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve bekletmeden hemen soguk serbetin icine koyun.
Serbetin icinden alin ve servis tabagina alarak sade veya kaymak ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sweet Peas with Ground Beef (Kiymali Bezelye)

2 lb peas, frozen/fresh
½-2/3 lb (250-350 gr) ground beef

1 big onion, chopped

2 carrots, cut in cubes

2 medium potatoes, chopped in cubes

1 tomato, diced
1 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp canola/vegetable oil

1 tbsp salt to taste

1-1½ cup hot water
Black pepper to taste

Cook ground beef with canola/vegetable oil over medium heat in a pot (4-5 minutes). Stir in onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Then, add tomato paste and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Then, add tomato, potato and peas. Cook for 4 additional minutes and stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables get soft (for about 20 minutes).
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Sweet Peas with Ground Beef warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg bezelye, taze/dondurulmus
250-350 gr kiyma

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 havuc, kup kup dogranmis

2 orta boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1-1 ½ su bardagi sicak su

Karabiber

Genis bir tencerede sivi yag ve kiymayi orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika pisirin. Sogani ilave edip, 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sonra domates salcasini ve havucu ilave edin, 2-3 dakika cevirin. Sonra domates, bezelye ve patatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 4 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak su ve tuzu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alip, kapagini kapatin. Sebzeler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika).

Uzerine karabiber serpin ve Kiymali Bezelye’yi sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Dough (Hamur Kizartmasi)

2 cups lukewarm water

4-5 cups flour
1 tsp salt to taste
1 package fresh yeast/ 2 tsp active dry yeast
1 ½ -2 cups oil for frying

Place the lukewarm water and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the yeast. Add the salt and flour; knead for 10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic. The more you knead the better your dough will be. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or a clean cloth (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place or till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Cut the dough into walnut or egg size pieces (as you like). Place them on the counter and leave for 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile heat the oil in a saucepan or pot. Flatten dough pieces using your fingers (for about 1/3 inch thick). Fry both sides lightly. Dough will turn yellow. Then, place the fried dough pieces over a paper towel.
Serve Fried Dough warm or hot with cheese, cream cheese, jam/jelly or fruit preserves.
It is good to go at breakfasts or brunches.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi ilik su

4-5 su bardagi un
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 paket yas maya/1 yemek kasigi toz instant maya
1 ½-2 su bardagi sivi yag (kizartmak icin)

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin ve maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin. Sonra un ve tuzu ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Hamuru ne kadar cok yogurursaniz o kadar basarili olursunuz. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek ya da yaklasik 2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Hamurdan ceviz ya da yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar kesin (Istediginiz buyuklukte yapabilirsiniz).
Bu sirada, bir tenrece ya da derin bir tavada yagi kizdirin. Hamur parcalarini elinizle yayarak 1 cm kalinliginda acin ve kizgin yagin icinde her iki taraflarini da kizartin. Hamurlar sararana ya da kizarana dek dilediginiz kadar kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Hamur kizartmasini sicakken; peynir, recel, marmelat ve turleri ile servis yapabilirsiniz. Ozellikle kahvalti ve cay saatlerinde guzel bir alternatiftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal, hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Spinach Casserole(Patates ve Ispanakli Kaserol)

2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup fresh/frozen spinach
1 large onion, sliced thin
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 lb potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
1 cup Swiss/Cheddar/Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

Puree boiled potatoes in a wide bowl. Add egg, milk, salt, black pepper and butter. Transfer into a Pyrex Dish.
Meanwhile, sauté onion with olive oil and stir in garlic. After a while add spinach and cook for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Spread it over potato puree. Sprinkle cheese all over.
Bake at 400 F (200 C) oven, till the top gets lightly brown (for about 20-25 minutes). Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi taze/dondurulmus ispanak
1 buyuk boy sogan, piyazlik dogranmis
1 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis
½ kg patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 su bardagi Isvicre/Ceddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Haslanmis patatesleri genis bir kasede blendir ile pure yapin. Sut, yumurta, tuz, karabiber ve tereyagini ilave edin. Borcam bir tepsinin dibine yayin.
Bir tavada sogani zeytinyaginda sote edin. Sonra sarimsagi ilave edip, biraz cevirin. Ispanagi icine karistirin. Orta ateste 4-5 dakika pisirin. Purenin uzerine yayin. En ustune peynir serpin ve 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri hafifi kizarana dek 20-25 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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