Learn how to cook healthy, nutritious, delicious, traditional and authentic food from my simple and easy-to-cook recipes
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Rice with Tomatoes (Domatesli Pirinc)
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Fried Milk-White Brittle Gill (Kizarmis Sutluce Mantari)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Cauliflower Au Gratin (Karnibahar Graten)
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1 tbsp salt to taste
1-2 tbsp vinegar
Bechamel sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 tbsp basil, finely shredded
Break cauliflower into florets. Boil in salty water adding also vinegar (for about 5-6 minutes). Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
Meanwhile, prepare bechamel sauce. Click for ‘How to Prepare Bechamel Sauce'.
Preheat oven to 350-400 F (180-200 C). Place cooked cauliflower over a Pyrex dish and pour béchamel sauce over, evenly. Add fresh basil and grated Mozzarella cheese on top.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until it gets light brown.
Serve warm.
ENJOY
TURKCE
1 bas karnibahar
1-2 yemek kasigi sirke
1 yemek kasigi sirke
Beshamel sos
1 su bardagi kasar peyniri/Mozzarella, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi feslegen, ince dogranmis
Bu sirada besamel sosunu hazirlayin. Besamel sosun yapilisi icin tiklayin.
Firini 180-200 C (350-400 F)’ye ayarlayin. Borcam tepsiye haslanmis karnibaharlari yerlestirin ve uzerine besamel sosu yayin. Uzerine taze feslegenleri serpistirin ve son olarak rendelenmis kasar peynirini serpin.
Uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Friday, March 19, 2010
Green Bean Casserole (Firinda Yesil Fasulye)
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1 can/cup cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup butter, melted
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup bread/cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt to taste
Cut green beans in two or use whole. Then, cook them for 5-6 minutes in salty water. Saute onions with canola oil over medium heat. Drain cooked green beans and stir them in. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
Transfer them into a Pyrex dish and add cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and black pepper. Mix them all. Drizzle melted butter over bread/cracker crumbs and strew them all over the casserole.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for 30 minutes or till the surface gets lightly brown.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.
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½ kg yesil fasulye
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi ekmek/kraker, kiriklanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Yesil fasulyeleri ikiye bolun ya da butun olarak tuzlu suda 5-6 dakika kaynatin ve suyunu suzun. Soganlari kanola yaginda kavurun. Yesil fasulyeyi ilave edin ve 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.
Borcam/firin tepsisine bosaltin. Uzerine mantar corbasi, cedar peyniri ve karabiberi ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Tereyagini kiriklanmis ekmek/krakerlerin uzerinde gezdirin ve tepsinin uzerine esit olarak serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Zucchini Stew with Mushroom (Mantarli Kabak Yemegi)
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1 onion, chopped
2 zucchinis, chopped
½ lb mushrooms, cut in four
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Serve warm or cool.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1-2 kirmizi dolmalik biber, julyen kesilmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 sakiz kabagi, buyuk dogranmis
200 gr mantar, dorde bolunmus
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber
Sicak veya soguk olarak ikram edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Eggplant Rolls with Pesto (Pesto Soslu Patlican Rulo)
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5 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 tbsp pesto
1 ½ cups grated mozzarella
4-5 fresh basil leaves, torn
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
Wooden toothpicks
Salt eggplants and, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain on paper towels.
Brush them on both sides with olive oil and place over an oven tray with baking paper. Broil lightly both sides in the oven. Take out and let them cool for a while. Spread pesto on one side of an eggplant slice. Top with mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. Roll it up and secure with a wooden toothpick on top. Then, place them over a greased oven tray and bake at 350 F (180 C) for 8-10 minutes.
Garnish with torn basil leaves and serve warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2 patlican, soyulmus ve uzunlamasina ince dilimlenmis
5 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
4 yemek kasigi Pesto
1 ½ su bardagi Mozarella/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
4-5 yaprak taze feslegen yapragi, parcalanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Tahta kurdan
Patlican dilimlerini tuzlayin ve 15 dakika dinlendirin. Soguk su altinda durulayip kagit havlu ile kurulayin.
Her iki tarafina da firca yardimiyla zeytinyagi surun. Uzerinde yagli kagit bulunan firin tepsisine dizin ve firinda her iki taraflarini da hafifce kizartin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumaya birakin. Her dilimin bir tarafina pesto ile kaplayin ve uzerine Mozarella/kasar peyniri rendesi serpin. Tuz ve karabiber ilave ettikten sonar rulo seklinde sarin ve kurdan yardimiyla uzerinden sabitleyin. Patlican rulolarini yaglanmis firin tepsisine dizin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda 8-10 dakika pisirin.
Uzerlerine parcalanmis feslegen yapraklari koyarak sicak servis yapin.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Broccoli Casserole (Brokoli Guveci)
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1 can/cup cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup butter, melted
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup bread/cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt to taste
Transfer them into a Pyrex dish and add cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and black pepper. Mix them all. Drizzle melted butter over bread/cracker crumbs and strew them all over the casserole.
Bake in the preheated 350 F (180 C) oven for 30 minutes or till the surface gets lightly brown.
ENJOY
TURKCE
½ kg brokoli, dogranmis
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi ekmek/kraker, kiriklanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Once brokoliyi tuzlu suda 5-6 dakika kaynatin ve suyunu suzun. Soganlari kanola yaginda kavurun. Brokoliyi ilave edin ve 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.
Brokoliyi borcam/firin tepsisine bosaltin. Uzerine mantar corbasi, cedar peyniri ve karabiberi ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Tereyagini kiriklanmis ekmek/krakerlerin uzerinde gezdirin ve tepsinin uzerine esit olarak serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.
Ana Sayfaya Don
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Fried Eggplants (Patlican Kizartmasi)
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½-1 cup canola oil for frying
½-1 tsp salt to taste
Garlic yogurt
Basil sprigs for garnish
Peel eggplants totally or in strips. Cut them in 4 lengthwise and then cut into one inch wide pieces. If the eggplants are thin, just cut in half lengthwise or cut round. Sprinkle salt all over and leave them aside for 15 minutes. Salt will take out the bitter taste of eggplant and it will also prevent eggplants absorbing too much oil while frying. Tap dry them with a paper towel.
Sizzle canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of eggplants evenly. Take them over a paper towel.
Serve Fried Eggplants plain or with garlic yogurt on top. Garnish with basil sprigs if desired.
ENJOY
TURKCE
2 buyuk boy patlican
½ -1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin
½-1 tatli kasigi tuz
Sarimsakli yogurt
Suslemek icin taze feslegen
Patlicanlari seritli ya da tam olarak soyun. Patlicanlar tombul ise dorde bolup 2 cm kalinliginda parcalara kesin. Eger kemer patlicani ise ikiye bolun ya da halka halka dograyin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin ve yaklasik 15 dakika bekletin. Tuz patlicanin acisini cikaracak ve kizartirken fazla yag icmesini onleyecektir.
Sonra kagit havlu ile patlicanlarin suyunu alin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin. Patlicanlarin her tarafi guzelce kizarana dek kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Servi tabagina aldiginiz patlicanlari sade ya da sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapin. Uzerini taze feslegen yapraklari ile susleyebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Mixed Vegetables with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Turlu)
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1 eggplant, cut into cubes
1 zucchini, cut into cubes
1 onion, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, sliced thin
1 green/red pepper, chopped
1 large tomato, diced
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
Close the lid and cook over low-medium heat till potatoes are soft (for about 20-30 minutes).
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2 patates, dogranmis
1 patlican, dogranmis
1 sakiz kabagi, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, dogranmis
1 yesil/kirmizi biber, dogranmis
1 buyuk domates, dogranmis
¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Kisik ateste patatesler yumusayana dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Zucchini-Potato Fritters (Kabak-Patates Mucveri)
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2 potatoes, grated
1 large onion, grated/finely chopped
2 eggs
¼ cup flour
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup canola oil for frying
Ripe tomato slices and basil for top
TURKCE
1 sakiz kabagi, rendelenmis
2 patates, rendelenmis
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis/kucuk dogranmis
2 yumurta
¼ su bardagi un
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola yagi)
Uzeri icin domates dilimleri ve feslegen
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Fried Vegetables (Karisik Kizartma)
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3 potatoes, peeled
4-5 banana/green peppers, washed
2 cups canola oil for frying
Salt to taste
For the Tomato Sauce:
3 tomatoes, grated/crushed
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of sugar
Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Peel the eggplants totally or in strip shapes. Then slice them lengthwise or round, 1/3 inch thick as you like (see the picture). Salt them and leave aside for 15-20 minutes.
Peel the potatoes and slice them thin just like the French fries. And then chop peppers in bite sizes (see the picture).
Place the frying oil in a frying pan or pot, turn the heat high and wait till the oil sizzles. And then, first place the eggplant slices and fry both sides. Then take them out and place over a paper towel to soak the excess oil. Fry the potatoes and the peppers the same way and place them over the paper towel. Sprinkle salt all over.
Meanwhile prepare the tomato sauce. Place the tomatoes in a pan and cook with a tbsp of oil, ¼ tsp salt and a pinch of sugar over low-medium heat. Cook till the sauce thickens for about 15 minutes.
Mix all the fried vegetables or serve them separately as you desire. Pour the tomato sauce or garlic yogurt sauce on top. Serve warm.
ENJOY
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½ kg patlican, yikanmis
3 patates, soyulmus
4-5 tane carliston/yesil biber, yikanmis
2 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin
Tuz
Domates Sosu icin:
3 domates, rendelenmis/ezilmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam seker
Sarimsakli Yogurt
Patlicanlari yollu ya da tam olarak soyun. Sonra 1 cm kalinliginda yuvarlak ya da uzun olarak dilimleyin (resime bakiniz). Tuzlayin ve 15-20 dakika kadar bekletin.
Patatesleri soyun ve ince uzun dilimleyin. Sonra biberleri buyuk lokmalar halinde kesin (resime bakiniz).
Kizartma yagini tavaya ya da tencereye alin ve yuksek ateste kizdirin. Kizgin yagda patlicanlarin her tarafini kizartin. Kizarttiginiz patlicanlari kagit havlu uzerine alin. Sonra patates ve biberleri de ayni sekilde kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin.
Bu sirada domates sosunu hazirlamak icin sos malzemelerini bir tavaya alin. Orta ateste sosun kivami koyulasana dek yaklasik 15 dakika pisirin.
Kizartmalari ayri ya da hepsini harmanlayarak servis tabaklarina alin. Uzerine domates ya da sarimsakli yogurt dokerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers (Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi)

1/3 cup olive oil/canola oil for frying
½ tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup flour
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

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
Monday, May 11, 2009
Okra Stew with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bamya)
1 cup tomato, diced/crushed
1 onion, sliced in strips
2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp sugar
Black pepper
In a pot, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato and sauté for 2 minutes. Then, add okra and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until okra changes color. Stir in hot water and bring to a boil. Add salt, sugar and lemon juice.
Close the lid and cook over low heat until the okra gets soft (about 15-20 minutes). Do not over cook, otherwise okra will come apart.
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Okra Stew with Olive Oil warm or cool.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ kg bamya, taze/dondurulmus
1 su bardagi domates, dogranmis/pure
1 sogan, piyazlik dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
½ su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi seker
Karabiber
Bir tencerede, zeytinyagi ile sogani orta ateste kavurun. Sonra domatesi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar kavurun. Bamyayi ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika ya da rengi degisene dek kavurun. Sonra sicak suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya baslayinca tuz, limon suyu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste bamyalar yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 15-20 dakika). Fazla pisirip bamyalarin parcalanmasina izin vermeyin.
Servis yapmadan once uzerine karabiber serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Monday, April 27, 2009
Green Beans with Eggs (Yesil Fasulye Kavurmasi)
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
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Imam Fainted-Turkish Ratatouille (Imam Bayildi)
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
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup hot water
1 lemon’s juice
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.
TURKCE
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
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Leeks with Beef (Etli Pirasa)
1-2 carrots, sliced round
150 gr beef, cut in cubes
2 tbsp canola/olive oil
1 cup water
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt to taste
Pepper
Sauce:
1egg
2 tbsp lemon juice
Cook the meat cubes in a pot with their own juice, till they get soft over low-medium heat. Then stir in oil and flour, cook for 1-2 minutes stirring occasionally. Add leek chunks, carrots and salt, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Then stir in water and bring to a boil. Then close the lid and simmer over low heat till the leeks and carrots get soft (16-20 minutes).
In a small bowl, whisk egg and lemon juice and pour a few spoons of juice of the leek dish into the bowl and mix with the sauce. Then slowly pour the sauce into the pot stirring continuously. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle some black pepper if desired and serve Leeks with Beef warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2-3 tane pirasa, yikanmis ve 1 ½ cm kalinliginda dogranmis
1-2 tane havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
150 gr dana eti, kusbasi dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola/zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi un
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Karabiber
Sos:
1 yumurta
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
Bir tencerede once eti kendi suyu ile kisik ateste pisirin. Et yumusayinca kanola/zeytinyagini ve unu ilave edip karistirarak 1-2 dakika cevirin. Sonra pirasa, havuc ve tuzu ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya baslayinca kisik atese alip kapagini kapatin. Havuc ve pirasalar pisene dek yaklasik 16-20 dakika pisirin.
Kucuk bir kasede yumurta ve limon suyunu iyice cirpin. Yemegin suyundan bir kac kasik alip sosun icine karistirin. Sonra yavasca sosu yemege karistirarak dokun. Bir kac dakika daha pisirin.
Arzu ederseniz uzerine karabiber serpin ve Etli Pirasa’yi sicak olarak servis yapin.
Afiyet Olsun
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Green Lentil Dish (Yesil Mercimek Yemegi)
3 cups hot chicken stock/hot water and chicken bouillon
1 tomato, grated/ 2/3 cup crushed tomato
2-3 tbsp olive oil
½ cup orzo/vermicelli/angel hair (optional)
1 onion, chopped finely
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin (optional)
2 cloves of garlic, sliced (optional)
Soak green lentils in water overnight to decrease the cooking time. Then, wash and drain. In a pot, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in green lentils and cook for 3 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, garlic (optional) and hot chicken stock/water and chicken bouillon. Bring to a boil and add orzo/vermicelli/angel hair(optional) and salt. Cover the lid and simmer over low heat till the lentils are cooked (20-30 minutes). Sprinkle cumin before serving (optional).
Serve Green Lentil Dish with cacik.
ENJOY
TURKCE
1 su bardagi yesil mercimek, aksamdan islatilmis
3 su bardagi sicak tavuk suyu/ sicak su ve tavuk bulyonu
1 domates, rendelenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay bardagi tel/arpa sehriye (istege bagli)
1 sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
2 dis sarimsak, dilimlenmis (istege bagli)
Yesil mercimegin kolay pismesi icin aksamdan islatin ve yikayip suzun. Tencerede sogan ile zeytinyagini orta ateste sote edin. Sonra, yikanmis mercimekleri ilave edin ve 3 dakika kadar kavurun.
Domates, sarimsak (istege bagli) ve tavuk suyunu/su ve tavuk bulyonu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca tuz ve sehriyeleri(istege bagli) ilave edin. Kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin. Pismeye yakin kimyon serpin (istege bagli).
Yesil Mercimek Yemegi’ni yaninda cacik ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Fried Zucchini with Yogurt Sauce (Yogurtlu Kabak Kizartmasi)
½ cup flour
½ cup canola oil for frying
1 tsp salt to taste
Garlic yogurt sauce
Wash zucchinis and slice them in 1/10 inch thick, round shapes. Sprinkle salt and mix them all to salt evenly.
Place flour into a wide and shallow plate or tray. Meanwhile sprinkle some salt over the frying pan and add oil. Sizzle the oil and dip zucchini slices into flour and shake the excess flour. Then, fry both sides of until they turn to a light golden brown color. Place fried zucchinis over a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
Transfer the zucchinis on a serving plate and serve with yogurt sauce with garlic.
ENJOY
TURKCE
2 sakiz kabagi, ½ cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi un
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
1tatli kasigi tuz
Sarimsakli yogurt
Kabaklari yikayin, kurulayin ve yarim cm kalinliginda yuvarlak dilimleyin, uzerlerine tuz serpin ve karismasi icin harmanlayin.
Genis ve duz bir tabak ya da tepsiye unu yayin. Bu sirada kizartma tavaniza biraz tuz serpin ve sivi yagi kizdirin. Kabak dilimlerini una bulayin ve fazla unu silkeleyip kizgin yagda her iki tarafini da kizartin. Kizaran kabaklari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve kagit havlunun fazla yagi almasini saglayin.
Kizarmis kabaklari servis tabagina alin ve uzerine sarimsakli yogurt dokerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
White Cabbage with Rice (Lahana Dible)
1 onion, chopped
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup hot water
2-3 tbsp butter/olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika (optional)
Saute the onions with butter/olive oil over medium heat. Then, stir in the chopped white cabbage. Stir occasionally till the cabbage decreases in volume.
Stir in the rice, salt, paprika (optional) and hot water. Cover the lid and cook over low heat till the rice is cooked (for about 15-20 minutes). Stir occasionally.
Let the White Cabbage with Rice cool for a while and serve warm with yogurt.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ bas orta boy beyaz lahana, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 ½ su bardagi sicak su
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber (istege bagli)
Pirinci ilave edip bir kac defa daha karistirin. Tuz, kirimizi toz biber (istege bagli) ve sicak suyu ilave edin karistirip, kapagini kapatin. Kisik ateste pirincler pisene dek ara sira karistirarak yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin.
Biraz iliklasmasi icin bekleyin, yaninda yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Friday, March 20, 2009
Onion Potato Dish (Sogan Asi)
1 potato, peeled and diced
1 tomato, diced/ 1cup canned tomato
2-3 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup water
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)
Melt the butter in saucepan or pan. Then, stir in onions and potato. Sauté them for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. And then, stir in tomato, salt and spices. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add the water, cover and cook over low medium heat till potatoes are soft (15-18 minutes).
Serve Onion and Potato Dish warm with pickles and ayran.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
4 sogan, dogranmis
1 patates, soyulup kup seklinde dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis/ 1 su bardagi konserve domates
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi su
½ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
Bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve soganlarla patatesi ilave edin. Orta ateste karistirarak 3-4 dakika kavurun. Domates, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin 2-3 dakika daha kavurduktan sonra suyu ilave edin kapagini kapatip, hafife alin. Patatesler yumusayip pisene dek yaklasik 15-18 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin. Sogan asi tursu ve ayran ile cok guzel yakisir.
AFIYET OLSUN
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