Sunday, January 30, 2011

Zucchini Stew (Zeytinyagli Kabak Yemegi)

4 zucchinis, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 big tomatoes, diced
1 onion, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup hot water
Yogurt/garlic yogurt for top (optional)

Saute onions with olive oil in a pot for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Stir in garlic and round chopped carrots. Cook about 3-4 minutes or until they change in color. Add zucchini and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Then, stir in tomatoes and cook until tomatoes get drier.
Finally, stir in salt, pepper and hot water. Bring to a boil. Then, close the lid and simmer until the vegetables get soft, stirring occasionally (for about 20-30 minutes).
Take over serving plates and serve topped with yogurt or garlic yogurt if desired.
ENJOY
*This is a vegan recipe.

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TURKCE
4 tane kabak, dogranmis
2 orta boy havuc, dogranmis
2 buyuk boy domates, dogranmis
1 tane sogan, dogranmis
3-4 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay bardagi zeytinyagi
2/3 su bardagi sicak su
Uzeri icin yogurt/sarimsakli yogurt (istege bagli)

Sogani kucuk kucuk dograyin ve zeytinyaginda 3-4 dakika sote edin. Sarimsak ve yarim daire seklinde dogranmis havuclari ilave edin. Pembelesene dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Yarim daire yada kup seklinde dogranmis kabaklari ilave edin ve kavurmaya devam edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika sonra domatesi ilave edin. Domatesler suyunu cekmeye baslayana dek pisirin.
Son olarak, tuz, karabiber ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca atesi kisin ve tencerenin kapagini kapatin. Ara sira karistirarak havuc ve kabaklar yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-30 dakika).
Servis tabagina alin ve arzuya gore sade ya da yogurt/sarimsakli yogurt ile servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice and healthy dish. I should remember to eat more vegetables.

Anonymous said...

Great. Tried today and it was delicious!