Showing posts with label vegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegan. Show all posts

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Vegetable Soup (Sebze Corbasi)

2/3 cup tomato, petite diced
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup leek, chopped
2 carrots, sliced round
1 green pepper, chopped
1 cup lima beans
1 potato, cubed
2 cloves of garlic, minced
½ cup orzo/small pasta shells
1 Tbsp salt to taste
4 cups hot water
Dried mint for top

Place chopped onion, garlic and olive oil in a pot. Saute over medium heat and stir in tomato paste. Saute for additional 2 minutes. Then, stir in pepper, leek, lima beans, carrot and potatoes respectively. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and tomatoes. Then, stir in hot water and bring to a boil. Add orzo/small type pasta and cook for about 20-30 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked. Sprinkle with dried mint on top if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2/3 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi pirasa, dogranmis
2 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis
1 yesil biber, dogranmis
1 su bardagi bakla ici
1 patates, kup seklinde dogranmis
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ su bardagi arpa sehriye/kucuk midye makarna
1 yemek kasigi tuz
4 su bardagi sicak su
Uzeri icin kuru nane

Dogranmis sogani ve sarimsagi genis bir tencereye alin ve zeytinyaginda kavurun. Domates salcasini ilave edin ve iki dakika kadar daha kavurun. Sonra sirayla; biber, pirasa, bakla ici, havuc ve patatesleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar kavurun ve domates ve tuzu ilave edin. Sicak suyu ekleyin ve kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynamaya baslayinca, arpa sehriye/kucuk midye makarnayi ilave edin. Yaklasik 20-30 dakika kadar kapagi kapali olarak kisik ateste pisirin. Sehriyeler ve sebzeler yumusayinca altini kapatin. Arzuya gore uzerine nane serperek sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN