Celery Root Salad (Mayonezli Kereviz Salatasi)

2 medium celery roots

2-3 Tbsp yogurt

2-3 Tbsp mayonnaise

2 cloves garlic, minced/grated

2 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup walnuts coarsely crushed

A few sprigs of celery or parsley for garnish

Salt to taste

Peel the celery roots and shred them. Add lemon juice to prevent them from browning. Mix well. Then, stir in grated garlic, mayonnaise and yogurt. Finally add salt and mix them all. Take over a serving plate and cover with walnuts. Garnish with celery or parsley leaves.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 adet orta boy kereviz

2-3 yemek kasigi yogurt

2-3 yemek kasigi mayonez

2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

½ su bardagi ceviz (iri çekilmiş),

1-2 dal kereviz yaprağı veya maydanoz

Tuz

Kerevizleri soyun ve rendeleyin. Uzerine limon suyunu ilave edin ve elinizle sikarak karistirin. Limon hem kerevizin kararmasini engelleyecek hem de lezzet katacaktir. Icine rendelenmis sarimsak, mayonez ve yogurdu ilave edin. Son olarak tuz koyun ve iyice karistirin. Servis tabagina alin. Uzerine cevizleri koyun ve kereviz ya da maydanoz yapraklariyla susleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fava Beans with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Bakla)

1 lb fava beans, shelled

1 Tbsp olive oil

2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed/grated

1 cup plain yogurt

1 tsp salt to taste

Fresh dill for top (optional)

Wash the shelled fava beans. Boil them in salty water for 10-15 minutes. Drain and  chop them finely. Take over a pan with olive oil. Saute over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes. Then turn the heat off and set aside to cool for a while. Finally, stir in smashed garlic and yogurt. Take over a serving plate and top with fresh dill if desired.

ENJOY
*This is a vegetarian recipe.

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½ kg bakla

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2-3 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis/dovulmus

1 su bardagi yogurt

Uzerine dere otu (istege bagli)

Baklayi yikayin ve tuzlu suda 10-15 dakika haslayin. Sonra, kucuk kucuk dograyin ve tavaya alin. Orta ateste zeytinyaginda 4-5 dakika kavurun. Ocaktan alin sogumaya birakin.

Sonra, ezilmis sarimsak ve yogurdu ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin ve servis tabagina alin. Arzu ederseniz dere otu ile susleyebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN
* Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Poached Eggs in Yogurt (Cilbir)

1 cup plain Turkish yogurt at room temperature

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

2 eggs

2-3 cups water

1 Tbsp vinegar

1 tsp salt to taste

For top:

1 Tbsp butter

1 tsp paprika/cayenne pepper

Add garlic and half of the salt into yogurt and whisk. Take over a serving plate.

Meanwhile, take water, vinegar and the remaining salt in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Then, reduce heat to medium and gently crack the eggs into water side by side. Close the lid and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Take the poached eggs out and place over the yogurt on the serving plate.

In a small frying pan, melt the butter and stir in paprika/cayenne pepper. Once it gets spitting, turn the heat off and pour all over the eggs.

Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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1 su bardagi sade yogurt, oda sicakliginda

1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

2 yumurta

2-3 su bardagi su

1 yemek kasigi sirke

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin:

1 yemek kasigi tereyag

1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz/aci biber

Yogurda sarimsagi ve tuzun yarisini ilave edin. Cirpin ve servis tabagina alin.

Kucuk bir tencerede suyu geri kalan tuz ve sirke ile kaynatin. Kaynadiktan sonra orta atese alin. Dikkatlice yumurtalari yan yana kaynar suyun icine kirin. Kapagini kapatin ve yaklasik 3-4 dakika boyunca pisirin. Pisen yumurtalari tencereden alin ve servis tabagindaki yogurdun icine alin.

Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin. Kirmizi toz/aci biberi ilave edin. Kopurmeye baslayinca ocaktan alin ve yumurtalarin uzerinde gezdirin.

Sicak servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Cilekli Muzlu Kokteyl)

1 banana, sliced
½ cup strawberry
1 cup yogurt
1-2 tsp honey (optional)

Blend all the ingredients with a blender. Chill for about 1-2 hours and serve.
ENJOY

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1 muz, dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi cilek
1 su bardagi yogurt
1-2 tatli kasigi bal (istege bagli)

Butun malzemeleri blendir yardimi ile karistirin. Buzdolabinda 1-2 saat sogutun ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Red Cabbage with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Mor Lahana Salatasi)

3 cups red cabbage, finely shredded
½ -1 cup yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
Parsley for garnish

Mix yogurt, garlic and mayonnaise in a small bowl. Then, salt the red cabbage and pour the yogurt mixture over. Mix them all up. Take over a serving plate and garnish with parsley.
ENJOY

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3 su bardagi mor lahana, ince dogranmis
½-1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
Suslemek icin maydanoz

Bir kasede; yogurt, sarimsak ve mayonezi karistirin. Diger yandan mor lahanayi tuz ile karistirin. Yogurtlu karisimi lahana ile karistirin. Servis tabagina alin. Arzu ederseniz uzerini maydanoz ile susleyebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Orange-Yogurt Sundae (Portakal ve Yogurtlu Dondurma)

1 cup yogurt
1 orange’s grated peel
2 oranges, cut into 4 cartwheel slices
2 tbsp berries, any kind (optional)
1 banana, sliced
1+1 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp ground cinnamon

Combine the yogurt, orange peels and 1 tbsp sugar; cover and chill for about 3-4 hour. In a large bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients; cover and chill.
To serve, spoon fruit mixture into individual dessert dishes and top with the yogurt mixture. Serve cold.
ENJOY

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1 su bardagi yogurt
1 portakalin kabugu, rendelenmis
2 portakal, yuvarlak dilimlenmis ve 4’e bolunmus
2 yemek kasigi cilek/bogurtlen (istege bagli)
1 muz, dilimlenmis
1+1 yemek kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tarcin

Yogurt, 1 yemek kasigi seker ve portakal kabugu rendesini karistirin. Uzerini kapatin ve 3-4 saat kadar buzdolabinda dondurun.
Portakal, muz, cilek/bogurtlen, tarcin ve geri kalan sekeri bir kapta karistirin ve uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda sogutun.
Servis kase ya da kuplarina once meyveleri koyun sonra uzerine donmus yogurt karisimindan koyarak, soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (Kremali Tatli Patates Corbasi)

2-3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tbsp canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
3-5 cup chicken broth
1 ½ cup yogurt
2 tbsp parsley/cilantro, chopped
¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)

Saute onions with canola oil and cumin over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Add cubed potatoes and chicken broth. Simmer for about 20-25 minutes. Puree soup and add one cup yogurt and parsley/cilantro.
Serve soup with a dollop of remaining yogurt and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds or parsley if desired.
ENJOY

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2-3 tatli patates, soyulup kup seklinde dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
2 tatli kasigi kimyon
3-5 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz/kisnis yapragi, dogranmis
¼ su bardagi kavrulmus kabak cekirdegi (istege bagli)

Soganlari kanola yagi ve kimyon ile birlikte 3-4 dakika orta ateste soteleyin. Dogranmis patates ve tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Kisik ateste yaklasik 20-25 dakika boyunca pisirin. Blendir ile corbayi pure haline getirin ve bir su bardagi yogurt ile maydanoz/kisnis yapragini ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin.
Corbaya kalan yogurttan bir miktar ilave edin ve arzu ederseniz kabak cekirdegi ya da maydanoz ile susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ali Nazik

2 medium eggplants
1-2 green pepper (optional)
150 gr ground beef
1+1 tbsp canola oil
½ cup garlic yogurt
½ tsp black pepper
1-2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Make holes in the eggplants with a fork to make them roast better. Roast them and peppers in the oven or over the grill till they get soft. Let them cool. Remove the skins of both eggplants and peppers. Chop them finely; add half of the salt (1/2 tsp) and sauté with one tbsp of canola oil for about 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. If desired, mix the eggplants with half of the garlic yogurt.
Cook ground beef with one tbsp of canola oil and stir in black pepper and the remaining salt. Place cooked ground meat over the eggplants and the garlic yogurt on top. You can garnish with parsley. Also if desired place 2 tbsp of butter in a small frying pan and melt over low-medium heat. Once it starts spitting turn the heat off and stir in ½ tsp paprika. Pour all over the dish.
ENJOY

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2 orta boy patlican
1-2 yesil biber (istege bagli)
150 gr kiyma
1+1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
½ su bardagi sarimsakli yogurt
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1-2 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Patlicanlarin uzerine bicak ucuyla delikler acin ve firinda ya da izgarada yumusayana dek kozleyin. Yesil biberleri de kozleyin. Soguduktan sonra biber ve patlicanlarin kabuklarini soyun ve kucuk kucuk dograyin. Bir tavada bir yemek kasigi kanola yagi ile patlican ve biberleri tuzun yarisini (1/2 tatli kasigi) ilave ederek, 3-4 dakika kavurun. Servis tabagina alin. Isterseniz sarimsakli yogurdun yarisini patlican ile karistirabilirsiniz.
Bir yemek kasigi kanola yaginda kiymayi karabiber ile kavurun ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Sonra kiymayi patlicanlarin uzerine dokun ve en uzerine sarimsakli yogurdu dokun.
Uzerini maydanoz ile susleyebilirsiniz. Arzuya gore uzerine kirmizi biberli kizdirilmis tereyagi dokulebilir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Eggplants (Patlican Kizartmasi)

2 big eggplants
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

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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

Zucchini Salad with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Kabak Salatasi)

1 lb zucchini
1-1 ½ cup plain yogurt
2-3 gloves garlic, minced or grated
1/3-1/2 cup crushed walnuts (optional)
1-2 tbsp olive oil

½ tsp salt to taste

Wash zucchini and grate without peeling. Then, take olive oil into a skillet and add in grated zucchini. Saute over medium heat till they get soft (for about 8-10 minutes). Turn the heat off and set aside for cooling.
Meanwhile, take yogurt, garlic and salt into a bowl. Mix and add zucchini. Mix them all and transfer to a serving plate. Strew walnuts all over or if desired mix walnuts inside.
Zucchini Salad with Yogurt is good to go with any type of meat, chicken orvegetable dish.
ENJOY

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½ kg sakiz kabagi
1-1½ su bardagi suzme/normal yogurt
2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
1/3-1/2 ufalanmis ceviz (istege bagli)
1-2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

Kabaklari yikayin ve kabuklarini soymadan rendeleyin. Genisce bir tavaya zeytinyagini alin ve kabaklari orta ateste sote edin. Kabaklar yumusayinca (yaklasik 8-10 dakika) atesten alin ve sogumaya birakin.
Bu sirada bir kaseye sarimsak, yogurt ve tuzu alin. Karistirin. Soguyan kabagi ilave edin ve guzelce karistirip servis tabagina alin. Uzerine cevizleri serpin ya da arzu ederseniz cevizi icine de karistirabilirsiniz.
Yogurtlu Kabak Salatasi her turlu et, tavuk ve sebze yemeginin yanina yakisan hafif ve lezzetli bir tariftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cucumber Salad with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Salatalik)

2 big cucumbers (~1/2 lb), sliced diagonally thin
1 cup plain yogurt
½ tsp dried mint/1 tsp fresh dill
2 green onions, chopped (optional)
1/3 cup walnut
1 tbsp lemon juice
1-2 cloves of garlic, pressed
½ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl; mix yogurt, salt, green onions, mint/dill and garlic. Take cucumber slices in a salad plate and drizzle with lemon juice. Then, pour the yogurt mixture over and garnish with walnuts. Serve Cucumber Salad with Yogurt beside any kind of meat, chicken and vegetable dish.
ENJOY

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2 buyuk salatalik (~250 gr), yuvarlak dilimlenmis
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 cay kasigi kuru nane/1 tatli kasigi taze dere otu, dogranmis
2 yesil sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1/3 su bardagi ceviz, ufalanmis
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir kasede tuz, yogurt, nane/dere otu, yesil sogan ve sarimsagi karistirin. Dogranmis salatiklari salata tabagina alin ve limon suyunu uzerinde gezdirin. Yogurt karisimini uzerine dokun ve cevizleri serpin.
Yogurtlu Salatalik Salatasi’ni her cesit et ve sebze yemeginin yaninda servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Eggplant-Pepper Salad with Tomatoes (Domatesli Kozlenmis Patlican-Biber Salatasi)

This recipe is from my dear cousin, I want to thank to her for this mouth watering salad.

1lb roasted eggplant
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tomatoes, diced
2-3 green peppers, chopped
2 roasted red peppers (optional)
¼ cup olive oil
A pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Sauce:
2/3 cup yogurt
1 clove of garlic, minced
A pinch of salt to taste
1 tbsp butter
¼ tsp paprika
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Take olive oil and peppers in a pan and cook them over medium heat. Stir in garlic and cook for additional 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook over low heat till it absorbs its own juice.
Roast eggplants and red pepper over the grill or in the oven. Skin them and cut into bite sizes. Stir them in tomatoes. Add salt and red paper flakes, cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Once it’s cooked let it cool. Transfer it to a serving plate and serve it either plain or with yogurt sauce on top.
For the sauce, mix yogurt, garlic and salt in a bowl. Meanwhile, in a small frying pan sizzle the butter and stir in paprika and turn the heat off. Let it cool for a while. Pour the yogurt sauce all over the salad and drizzle butter mixture on top. Garnish with parsley and serve.
ENJOY

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Bu istah acici tarif icin sevgili kuzenime cok tesekkur ediyorum.

½ kg kozlenmis patlican
2 kozlenmis kirmizi biber (istege bagli)
2 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
2 domates, dogranmis
2-3 carliston biber, dogranmis
Bir tutam pul biber (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sos:
2/3 su bardagi yogurt
1 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
Bir tutam tuz
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, dogranmis

Zeytinyagini bir tavaya alin ve biberleri yumusayana dek orta ateste soteleyin. Sonra sarimsagi ilave edin ve 1-2 dakika daha cevirin. Domatesleri ilave edin ve kisik ateste suyunu cekene dek pisirin.
Ocakta ya da firinda patlican ve biberleri kozleyin. Kabuklarini soyun ve istediginiz buyuklukte dograyin. Sonra, domatesli karisima ilave edin. Tuz ve pul biberi de ekleyin ve ara sira karistirarak 10-15 dakika boyunca kisik ateste pisirin. Pistikten sonra sogumasini bekleyin. Servis tabagina alin ve isterseniz sade olarak ya da uzerine yogurtlu sos dokerek servis yapin.
Sos icin bir kasede; sarimsak, yogurt ve tuzu guzelce karistirin. Kucuk bir kizartma tavasinda tereyagini eritin ve kizinca icine kirmizi toz biberi ilave edin. Karistirip atesten indirin ve biraz sogumasini bekleyin. Salatanin uzerine yogurt sosunu dokun ve en ustune tereyagini gezdirin. Maydanoz ile susleyin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Eggplant with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Kozlenmis Patlican)

1 lb eggplant
1-1½ cup yogurt
2-3 tbsp olive oil
2-3 gloves of garlic, mashed/grated
½ tsp salt to taste

Pick some parts of eggplants with a knife and roast them over a grill or in the oven till they get soft. Then, remove the skins and cut them into small pieces.
Place olive oil and roasted eggplants in a pan. Cook them for about 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally, over medium heat. Then, stir in salt and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes and turn the heat off. Let it cool.
Add the yogurt and mix them all. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with parsley, black olives or tomatoes.
ENJOY

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½ kg patlican
1-1½ su bardagi yogurt
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz

Patlicanlarin bazi yerlerini bicak ile delin. Izgarada ya da firinda yumusayip, kabuklari ayrilmaya baslayana dek kozleyin. Sonra kabuklarini soyun ve kucuk kucuk dograyin.
Tavaya zeytinyagini ve kozlenmis patlicanlari alin. Orta ateste 4-5 dakika kadar cevirin. Sarimsak ve tuzu ilave edin. Bir kac dakika daha cevirdikten sonra atesten alin ve sogumaya birakin.
Soguduktan sonra yogurdu ilave edin ve hepsini guzelce karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve uzerini maydanoz, domates ya da siyah zeytin ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Plateau Soup (Yayla Corbasi)

2 tbsp flour
1 egg
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup yogurt
5 cups cold water + 1 chicken bouillon
1 cup hot water
3+2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp salt to taste

Cook the rice in 1 cup hot water and set aside.
Melt 3 tbsp of butter in a pot and stir in flour. Cook stirring continuously over medium heat till the mixture gets yellow. Meanwhile whisk egg and yogurt in a bowl.
Add the cold water and bouillon into the pot and stir continuously to dissolve the flour mixture. Then, stir in the yogurt egg mixture and continue stirring over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat add salt and cooked rice. Simmer for 3-5 minutes with the lid half closed.
In a small frying pan melt 2 tbsp of butter and once it starts spitting stir in dried mint and turn the heat off.
Ladle the Plateau Soup into the serving bowls and drizzle some butter-mint mixture over. Serve warm.
ENJOY

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2 yemek kasigi un
1 yumurta
1 cay bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
5 su bardagi soguk su+1 tavuk bulyon
1 su bardagi sicak su
3+2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
1 yemek kasigi nane
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Pirinci bir bardak sicak suda pisirin ve bir kenara ayirin.
3 yemek kasigi tereyagini bir tencerede eritin ve icine unu ilave edin. Sari bir renk elde edene kadar kavurun. Bu arada bir kasede yogurt ve yumurtayi cirpin.
Soguk suyu ve bulyonu tencereye ilave edin. Devamli karistirarak unun dagilmasini saglayin. Sonra, yogurtlu yumurta karisimini ilave edin ve orta ateste karistirmaya devam edin. Corba kaynamaya baslayinca tuz ve pismis pirinci ilave edin. Kapagi yari kapali olarak kisik ateste 3-5 dakika pisirin.
Kucuk bir tavada 2 yemek kasigi tereyagini kizdirin ve icine naneyi karistirip atesten alin.
Yayla corbasini servis kaselerine alin ve uzerine tereyagli naneden dokun ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Spinach with Yogurt (Ispanakli Yogurt)

1 lb spinach, frozen or fresh
2-3 cups yogurt
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced/finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

If the spinach is fresh, wash and drain it. Then chop (if it is frozen use it directly). Cook the spinach in a wide pot or saucepan, till all its water evaporates. Then stir in olive oil and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes and let it cool.
Finally, add garlic and yogurt. Mix them all and transfer to a serving plate. You may drizzle some olive oil on top.
Serve Spinach with Yogurt with any kind of meat and vegetable dishes.
ENJOY

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½ kg ispanak, taze/dondurulmus
2-3 su bardagi yogurt
2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/kucuk dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Ispanak taze ise guzelce yikayin, suyunu suzun ve dograyin (dondurulmus ise direk kullanin). Genis bir tencere ya da tavaya ispanaklari koyun. Suyunu cekene dek orta ateste pisirin. Suyunu cekince zeytinyagi ve tuzu ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kavurun ve altini kapatin.
Ispanak soguyunca sarimsak ve yogurdu ilave edip karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve isterseniz uzerine zeytinyagi dokerek servis yapin.
Ispanakli Yogurdu her turlu et ve sebze yemeginin yaninda servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Salad with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Patates Salatasi)

4-6 potatoes, boiled
2-3 carrots, shredded
5 tbsp olive oil/melted butter
1 ½ cups yogurt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
4-5 pairs of fresh parsley/dill, chopped
½ lemon’s juice
1 tbsp salt to taste

Peel the boiled potatoes and mash with a fork or blender. Stir in lemon juice, half of the salt and 3 tbsp olive oil/butter. Spread the mashed potatoes on the bottom of a medium size Pyrex dish.
Meanwhile, in a skillet sauté carrots with ½ tsp salt and the rest of the olive oil/butter over medium heat (5-6 minutes). And then, place the carrots over potatoes evenly (see the picture).
In a bowl; mix yogurt, minced garlic and the remaining salt. Spread it all over the carrots and garnish with chopped parsley/dill.
Also you can place the potato salad to serving plates and then pour the yogurt sauce.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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4-6 tane patates, haslanmis
2-3 tane havuc, rendelenmis
5 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi/erimis tereyagi
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/rendelenmis
4-5 dal maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis
½ limonun suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Haslanmis patateslerin kabuklarini soyun ve blendir ya da catal ile ezin. Tuzun yarisini, limon suyu ve 3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi/tereyagi ilave edip, guzelce karistirin. Orta boy bir borcam tepsinin dibine patates karisimini yayin.
Bu sirada bir tavada 2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi/tereyagi, 1 cay kasigi tuz ile rendelenmis havuclari orta ateste 5-6 dakika sote edin. Sonra, havuclari patatesin uzerine yayin (resime bakiniz).
Yogurt, geri kalan tuz ve sarimsagi bir kasede karistirin ve havuclarin ustune esit olarak yayin. Son olarak uzerine maydanoz/dere otu serpin.
Isterseniz yogurtlu sosu ve maydanozu servis tabagina aldiktan sonra dokebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pepper with Yogurt (Biberli Yogurt)

2 green/red peppers, chopped (preferably cut in strips)

2 tbsp olive oil

½ tsp salt to taste

½-1 cup yogurt

1-2 gloves of garlic, minced (optional)

In a skillet, sauté peppers with olive oil over medium heat till they get soft (for about 6-8 minutes). Then, add salt and cook over low heat, till peppers are cooked.

Turn the heat off and let peppers cool for a while. Meanwhile mix garlic (optional) and yogurt. And then, pour over the peppers.

Pepper with Yogurt is a very easy side item which is good to go with all kinds of dishes.

ENJOY

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 TURKCE

2 yesil carliston/sivri biber/kirmizi biber, dogranmis (tercihen uzun cubuk seklinde)

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

½ -1 su bardagi yogurt

1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus (istege bagli)

 

Bir tavada zeytinyagi ile istediginiz sekilde dogradiginiz biberleri orta ateste kavurun. Yaklasik 6-8 dakika sonra biberler yumusamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin ve biberler yumusayip pisene dek pisirin. Ocaktan aldiginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sarimsakli yapacaksaniz, dozvulmus sarimsak ve yogurdu karistirin ve biberlerin uzerine ilave edin.

Biberli yogurt et, tavuk ve sebze yemeklerinin yanina yakisan guzel ve hafif bir alternatiftir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Zucchini with Yogurt Sauce (Yogurtlu Kabak Kizartmasi)

2 zucchinis, sliced in round shapes 1/10 inch thick
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

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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

Ana Sayfaya Don

Green Onion Crab Salad (Yesil Soganli Yengec Salatasi)

½ lb crab/imitation crab meat, chunks
1 cup iceberg/lettuce, shredded
2 pairs of green onions, chopped
1 cup yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise/mustard
¼ tsp Italian seasoning/any kind you like
¼ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise/mustard, salt and spices. Then stir in the other ingredients and mix them all. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with green onion pieces.
Keep Green Onion Crab Salad in the fridge.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr yengec/imitasyon yengec eti, dogranmis
1 su bardagi marul/kivircik, ince dogranmis
2 tane yesil sogan, dogranmis
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi mayonez/hardal
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi Italyan baharati/istediginiz baharat cesidi

Yogurt, mayonez/hardal, tuz ve baharati karistirin. Sonra diger malzemeleri de ilave edip harmanlayin.
Uzerini yesil sogan ile susleyebilirsiniz.
Yesil Soganli Yengec Salatasi’ni buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crab Salad with Corn (Misirli Yengec Salatasi)

½ lb crab meat/imitation crab meat, chunk
½ cup mayonnaise
½-2/3 cup yogurt
¼ cup mustard (optional)
½ cup pickle slices, cut into small pieces
½ cup sweet corn
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp thyme
2 pairs of fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Mix all the ingredients but the drab meat in a bowl. Then stir in crab meat and combine all of them. Transfer into a salad plate and serve.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr yengec eti/imitasyon yengec eti, dogranmis
½ su bardagi mayonez
½ -2/3 su bardagi yogurt
¼ su bardagi hardal (istege bagli)
½ su bardagi salatalik tursusu dilimi, kucuk parcalara kesilmis
½ su bardagi misir tanesi
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kekik
2 dal taze maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)

Yengec eti haric butun malzemeyi bir kasede karistirin ve sonra yengec etini ilave edip harmanlayin. Salata tabagina alin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don