Potato Mousaka (Patates Musakka)

6 potatoes, cut into round slices
½ lb ground beef
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
2 tomatoes, sliced round
1 tomato, diced
3 green peppers, chopped or whole
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin

Sauce:
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Lightly fry the potato slices and take them into a large Pyrex dish. Cover the bottom with potatoes and sprinkle some salt. Then set aside the rest of the fried potatoes.
Meanwhile, cook ground beef over medium heat in a skillet. Once it absorbs its own juice stir in oil and onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add 1 diced tomato and salt. Cook for a couple of minutes, add the spices and turn the heat off.
Spread half of the ground beef mixture over the potatoes and place the remaining potato slices over (see the picture). Spread the rest of the mixture all over evenly. Place the tomato slices and peppers on top.
Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour all over the Mousaka. Bake it in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for about 35-40 minutes.
Serve Potato Mousaka warm.
ENJOY

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6 patates, yuvarlak kesilmis
250 gr kiyma
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 domates, halka halka dilimlenmis
1 domates, zar seklinde dogranmis
3 sivri/yesil biber, dogranmis/butun
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Sos:
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Patatesleri kizgin yagda hafifce kizartin ve genis bir borcam tepsinin dibine dizin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin. Kalan kizarmis patates dilimlerini kenara ayirin.
Bu sirada bir tavada kiymayi suyunu cekene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sivi yagi ve sogani ilave edin. 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Tuz ve 1 tane dogranmis domatesi ilave edin. Bir kac dakika daha pisirin ve baharatlari ilave ettikten sonra atesten alin.
Firin tepsisindeki patateslerin uzerine kiyma karisiminin yarisini yayin. Uzerine, kalan patatesleri yayin ve kiyma karisiminin diger yarisini esit olarak dagitin (resime bakiniz). Uzerine domates ve biberleri yerlestirin.
Bir kasede sos malzemelerini guzelce karistirin ve sosu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 35-40 dakika kadar pisirin.
Patates Musakka’yi sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mixed Vegetables with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Turlu)

2 potatoes, cut into cubes
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

Saute onions in olive oil over medium heat. Then stir in garlic and sauté for a while. Then stir in pepper and cook for 2 minutes. Add potatoes, eggplant and zucchini respectively. While adding each vegetable, cook each of them for about 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in salt, black pepper and hot water. Then spread the tomato all over.
Close the lid and cook over low-medium heat till potatoes are soft (for about 20-30 minutes).
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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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

Bir tencereye zeytinyagi ve soganlari alin. Orta ateste sote edin. Sarimsaklari ilave edin ve bir kac defa cevirdikten sonra biberleri ekleyin. Bir kac dakika cevirin. Sonra, sirayla patates, patlican ve kabaklari ilave edin. Her ilave ettiginiz sebzeyi yaklasik 2 dakika kadar kavurun. Tuz, karabiber ve sicak suyu ilave ettikten sonra uzerine domatesi esit olarak dagitin. Kapagini kapatin.
Kisik ateste patatesler yumusayana dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

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

Baked Tomato Chicken (Firinda Domatesli Tavuk)

2 lb chicken, cut into pieces
2-3 potatoes, sliced round
1-2 carrots, sliced round
1-2 pepper, cut into rings
2 tomatoes, sliced round
1 tsp tomato paste
¼ cup oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp cumin, black pepper

Take potatoes and carrots into a Pyrex or oven tray. Sprinkle the half of the salt and drizzle half of the oil. Combine them all and cover the base of the tray with them. Mix tomato paste with the remaining salt and oil. Cover the chicken pieces with this mixture, sprinkle some cumin or black pepper if you like.
Then, arrange them over potatoes, place the pepper and tomato slices over. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake until chicken is cooked, for about 50-60 minutes. Serve Baked Tomato Chicken warm.
ENJOY

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1 kg tavuk, parcalanmis
2-3 patates, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
1-2 havuc, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
1-2 biber, halka halka dogranmis
2 domates, dilimlenmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
½ cay bardagi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon, karabiber

Patates ve havuclari genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisine alin, tuz ve sivi yagin yarisini serpin. Guzelce harmanlayin ve tepsinin dibine yayin. Geri kalan tuz ve sivi yag ile domates salcasini karistirin. Tavuk parcalarini bu karisima bulayin. Isterseniz kimyon veya karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Sonra, tavuk parcalarini patateslerin uzerine yerlestirin. Son olarak, biberleri ve domates dilimlerini yerlestirin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400F ) firinda tavuklar pisene dek yaklasik 50-60 dakika kadar pisirin. Firinda Domatesli Tavugu sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach and Mushroom Salad (Mantarli Ispanak Salatasi)

½ lb baby spinach, washed and drained
4-5 mini portabella/button mushrooms, sliced
1 small yellow onion, sliced diagonally/in strips
½ cup canned corn
3 tbsp olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
½ tsp salt to taste

Use spinach leaves whole or tear into pieces with your hands. In a wide salad bowl, place spinach, mushroom, corn and onion. Sprinkle lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Toss them all
Serve immediately.

ENJOY

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250 gr kucuk yaprakli korpe ispanak, yikanmis
4-5 portabella/kultur mantari, dilimlenmis

½ su bardagi konserve misir

1 kucuk sogan, halka halka/piyazlik dogranmis

½ limonun suyu

3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

Ispanaklarin suyu suzulunce, ister butun olarak isterseniz elinizle parcalayip salata kasesine alin. Sonra, misir, mantar ve sogani ilave edin. Limon suyu, zeytinyagi ve tuzu serpin. Guzelce harmanlayin. Bekletmeden servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Zucchini-Potato Fritters (Kabak-Patates Mucveri)

1 zucchini, grated
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

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, but eggs and oil. Then stir in beaten eggs and get ready for frying (eggs make the mixture juicy). If your mixture gets juicy, drain the excess water.In a wide skillet, sizzle oil and drop 2 table spoon of mixture into it. Then press gently to flatten and give a pate shape. Fry both sides till they get golden brown over high medium heat. Place fried Zucchini-Potato Fritters over a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.Serve Zucchini-Potato Fritters cold or warm with tomato and basil on top.

ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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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

Yumurta ve sivi yag haric butun mucver malzemelerini bir kasede guzelce karistirin. En sonunda cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip karistirin ve cok bekletmeden kizartmaya baslayin (yumurta karisimi sulandirir). Eger karisiminiz sulandiysa, fazla suyunu suzun.Genis bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve iki yemek kasigi mucver malzemesi alip kizgin yaga koyun, hafifce uzerine bastirarak duzlestirin ve kofte seklini verin. Mucverlerin her iki tarafi da kizarana dek orta ateste kizartin. Kizarttiklarinizi kagit havlu uzerine koyarak fazla yagini alin.Kabak-Patates Mucverini sicak ya da soguk olarak uzerinde feslegen ve domates ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Herb Battered Bread (Baharatli Ekmek)

1 package active dry yeast (~7gr)
3 cups flour/bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt to taste
2 tbsp margarine/butter, at room temperature
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
½ tsp dried rosemary
¼ tsp dried thyme
1¼ cup lukewarm water

Glaze:

1 egg

1 tbsp milk

Sesame and nigella seeds

Add yeast and sugar into lukewarm water. Leave for 5 minutes; stir to dissolve. Mix flour and the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in center and pour in dissolved yeast. Knead and the dough will be sticky. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.
Put dough in a clean bowl and cover with a towel or cloth. Let rise for 1-2 hours in a warm place. Punch down and grease two 8 x 4 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pans. Divide the dough in two equal pieces and shape dough into a long loaf (see the picture). You will have two loaves of bread. Place shaped dough in greased loaf pan. Cover with towel/cloth. Leave for a rest until dough is 1 inch above the top of pan, about 1 hour(see the picture). Brush top of loaf with egg glaze and sprinkle sesame and nigella seeds. Bake in preheated 400F (200 C) oven for 40-45 minutes until golden. After taking the bread out of the oven cover it with a towel/cloth to keep it soft and warm.Serve warm and enjoy Herb Battered Bread with butter or cream cheese.

ENJOY

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

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1 paket toz maya (~7 gr)
3 su bardagi un/ekmeklik un
1 yemek kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda
2 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi kuru biberiye
½ cay kasigi kuru kekik
1 ¼ su bardagi ilik su

Uzeri icin:

1 yumurta

1 yemek kasigi sut

susam ve corek otu

Bir kasede ilik su, seker ve mayayi karistirin. Mayanin cozunmesi icin 5 dakika bekletin. Genis bir kasede un ve geri kalan malzemeleri karistirin, ortasina bir cukur acin. Cukura cozunen maya karisimini dokun. Hepsini karistirip yapiskan bir hamur elde edin. Hamuru unlanmis bir yuzeye alin ve puruzsuz ve elastik bir hamur elde edene dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika yogurun. Hamuru temiz bir kaseye alin ve uzerini temiz bir havlu/bez ile ortun. Bir-iki saat boyunca kabarmasi icin ilik bir ortamda bekletin. Daha sonra havasini cikarmak icin nazikce bastirin.20x10x6 cm’lik iki tane dikdortgen kalibi yaglayin. Hamuru iki esit parcaya bolun ve her ikisine de uzun bir ekmek sekli verin (resime bakiniz). Yaglanmis kaliba yerlestirin ve uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun. Hamur kalibin uzerinden yaklasik 2 ½ cm kadar yukselene dek, yaklasik 1 saat bekletin (resime bakiniz). Uzerine yumurtali sut karisimini surun ve susamla corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 40-45 dakika uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Ekmegin yumusak ve sicak kalmasi icin; firindan cikarinca, uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun.

Baharatli Ekmek sicacikken, tereyagi ve krem peynir ile tadini cikarin.

AFIYET OLSUN

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

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

Wedding Stew (Dugun Yahnisi)

1 lb lamb/beef, cut into bite sizes
2 onions, chopped
1 tomato, skinned and diced
1 tbsp tomato paste
4-5 tbsp canola oil
4-5 cups boiling +1 cup cool water
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp summer savory/thyme
1 ½ -2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp salt to taste

Cook meat in a pot adding the oil, over medium heat till it absorbs its own juice. Stir occasionally. Add 4-5 cups of boiling water and simmer for about 30-40 minutes over low heat. Stir in onion, tomato, salt and tomato paste (dilute tomato paste in a 1/3 cup water). Cook for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook flour in a pan stirring continuously till it turns to a light yellow color. Add 1 cup of cold water and stir well to obtain a thick and smooth mixture. Add this mixture into the pot stirring continuously. Then, stir in paprika, black pepper and summer savory/thyme. Cook the Wedding Stew over low heat, till the meat gets soft.
ENJOY

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½ kg koyun/dana eti, dogranmis
2 sogan, dogranmis
1 domates, kabuklari soyulup dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
4-5 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4-5 su bardagi kaynar +1 su bardagi soguk su
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 cay kasigi sater/kekik
1 ½ -2 yemek kasigi un
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Bir tencerede etler suyunu cekene dek sivi yag ile orta ateste ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Uzerine 4-5 su bardagi kaynar su dokun. Yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar kisik ateste pisirin. Sonra tuz, sogan, domates ve sulandirilmis salcayi ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.
Bu sirada, bir tavada unu orta ateste hafif sararana dek cevirin. Uzerine 1 su bardagi soguk su ilave edin. Bu karisimi yavasca karistirarak yahniye ilave edin. Sonra, kirmizi toz biber, karabiber ve sater/kekik ilave edin. Dugun Yahnisini kisik ateste etler yumusayana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Cooked Borek (Tava Boregi)

1 yufka (Turkish Phyllo Dough)
¼ cup+1 tbsp canola oil
½ cup milk
1-2 egg
1/3 cup feta cheese/Mexican crumbling cheese, crumbled
¼ cup parsley/dill, finely chopped (optional)

Grease a 6-8 inch diameter pan with 1 tbsp oil. Place yufka (Turkish Phyllo Dough) inside the pan leaving the 4-5 inches of the edges outside (see the picture). In a bowl, mix milk, egg and ¼ cup canola oil. Apply crumbled cheese and parsley/dill (optional) over the yufka evenly. Then, pour the liquid mixture and fold the edges inside to close up (see the picture).
Turn the heat to medium and cook the borek till it gets golden brown. Then, cook the other side as well. Once both sides are cooked take the Pan Cooked Borek to a serving plate and cut it into slices like pizza. Serve warm.
Pan Cooked Borek is a very delicious alternative for breakfasts and brunches.
ENJOY

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1 yufka
¼ su bardagi+1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
½ su bardagi sut
1-2 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis
¼ su bardagi maydanoz/dere otu, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

Genisce bir tavanin dibini 1 yemek kasigi yag ile yaglayin. Icine yufkayi disariya kenarlardan bir karis tasacak sekilde yerlestirin (resime bakiniz). Bir kasede sut, yumurta ve yagi karistirin. Tavadaki yufkanin uzerine; peynir ve maydanoz/dere otu (istege bagli)nu esit olarak dagitin. Sonra, sutlu karisimi dokun ve disarda kalan yufkanin kenarlarini tavanin icine dogru kapatin (resime bakiniz).
Tavayi ocaga yerlestirin ve orta ateste kizarana dek pisirin. Sonra spatula yardimi ile ters cevirin ve diger tarafini da kizartin. Her iki tarafi da kizardiktan sonra servis tabagina alin ve pizza dilimi seklinde dilimleyin.
Tava Boregi kahvalti ve cay saatleri icin cok guzel bir alternatiftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sutlika (Zucchini Pudding)

2 cups milk
2 zucchinis
2/3 cup sugar
2-3 tbsp starch, heaping
1 cup water

Peel zucchinis and cut them in cubes. Place them in a small pot and add 1 cup of water. Cook till zucchinis are soft. Drain and puree with a blender.
Transfer it into a pot and add sugar and milk. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Dissolve starch into ¼ cup of water and then stir into the pot. Simmer for about 4-5 minutes till the pudding gets thick. Then pour Zucchini Pudding into small serving bowls and leave in the fridge for about 2 hours.
Serve plain or with nuts on top.
ENJOY

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2 su bardagi sut
2 sakiz kabagi
2/3 su bardagi seker
2-3 yemek kasigi nisasta, tepeleme
1 su bardagi su

Kabaklarin kabugunu soyun ve kup seklinde dograyin. Kucuk bir tencerede kabaklari 1 su bardagi su ile birlikte yumusayana dek pisirin. Suyunu suzun ve blendir ile pure haline getirin.
Bir tencereye kabak puresi, seker ve sutu koyun. Orta ateste ara sira karistirarak 5 dakika kadar pisirin. Nisastayi yarim cay bardagi su icinde cozundurun ve karistirarak tencereye ilave edin. Koyu bir kivam alana dek yaklasik 4-5 dakika daha pisirin. Sonra, kucuk servis kaselerine paylastirin ve sogumasi icin buzdolabinda 2 saat kadar bekletin.

Sade ya da uzerine ceviz/findik serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OSLUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Fried Sardines (Sardalya Tava)

1 lb sardines,

½ cup canola oil

½ cup flour
1 tsp salt to taste
Lemon wedges, onion and lettuce for garnish

Cut the heads off (optional, heads absorb too much oil). Gut the sardines and wash with cold water, drain. Put them in a bowl, sprinkle the salt and blend.Pour the oil into a large skillet and heat it up over high-medium heat. Place the flour in a plate and dip the sardines by holding from their tail. To remove the excess flour, shake the fish off. Fry till they turn to a red fried color, approximately for 4-5 minutes. Turn halfway through. When they are done, place the fried sardines on a plate with paper towel to absorb the excess oil. Serve with lemon wedges, onion and lettuce.

ENJOY

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½ su cardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)

½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Suslemek icin limon dilimleri, sogan ve kivircik

Sardalyalarin kafalarini keserek ya da kesmeden pisirebilirsiniz. Kafalari cok fazla yag cekecektir. Karinlarindan yarip, iclerini temizleyin ve soguk suda guzelce yikayip, suzulmesini bekleyin.Yikanmis baliklari bir kaseye alin ve tuz serpip, harmanlayin. Genis bir tavada yagi kizdirin. Unu bir tabaga alin ve baliklari kuyruklarindan tutarak una bulayin, fazla unu silkeleyin ve kizgin yaga koyun.Orta ateste, sardalyalar kizarana dek her iki tarafini da pisirin. Pisirdiginiz sardalyalari uzerinde kagit havlu bulunan bir tabaga alin, boylece fazla yag havluya gececektir. Servis tabagina alin, limon, sogan ve kivircik ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach Salad (Ispanak Salatasi)

½ lb baby spinach, washed and drained
½ cup canned corn
1/3 cup raisins
10 black olives, pitted (optional)
¼ cup cracked nuts (preferably walnuts)
¼ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
½ lemon’s juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sumac
2 green onions, chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Use spinach leaves whole or tear into pieces with your hands. Place into a wide salad bowl. Then, add raisins, corn, black olives and green onions. Sprinkle lemon juice, olive oil, sumac and salt. Toss them all.
Finally, add shredded cheddar and cracked nuts on top. Serve immediately.
ENJOY

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250 gr kucuk yaprakli korpe ispanak, yikanmis
½ su bardagi konserve misir
1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum
10 tane siyah zeytin, cekirdegi cikarilmis (istege bagli)
¼ su bardagi ceviz, ufalanmis
¼ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ limonun suyu
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi sumak
2 yesil sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Ispanaklarin suyu suzulunce, ister butun olarak isterseniz elinizle parcalayip salata kasesine alin. Sonra, misir, kuru uzum, zeytin ve sogani ilave edin. Limon suyu, zeytinyagi, sumak ve tuzu serpin. Guzelce harmanlayin.
Son olarak uzerine kasar peyniri ve cevizi serpin. Bekletmeden servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Bulgarian Easter Bread (Kozunak-Paskalya Coregi)

Kozunak is the traditional bread made for Easter in Bulgaria. Usually two loaves are made, one is left at the Church for the priest and the other is eaten by the family after the Easter service. This bread is lightly sweet that can be served for breakfast or as snack.

4 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups lukewarm milk
2 cups sugar
2 lemon’s zest
25-30 gr fresh active yeast/7 gr instant yeast
2 tsp salt
12-13 cups flour

For garnish:
1 egg yolk, beaten
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup cracked hazelnut/almond (optional)

Start making Kozunak dough the night before you bake it. Then, set aside for a rest for all night long. The next day knead it occasionally for 1-2 times and bake in the afternoon.
Start making the dough in the evening:
First dissolve yeast in the lukewarm milk. Place all the main ingredients but flour in a large bowl and stir in dissolved yeast. Start adding flour slowly and knead. Form elastic and non-sticking dough and knead for about 10 minutes (see the picture). Then cover it with a plastic wrap or a towel and leave aside for the night. The next morning you’ll see that the dough will be about 3 times larger (see the picture). Punch it and knead for 2-3 minutes and cover again. Leave for about 4-5 hours. After that, knead again, cover and leave for more 4-5 hours. Once the dough rises again, it is ready to shape.
Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. And again divide all the pieces into 3 equal parts. With your hands give a 12 inch long stick shape to every piece. Then, place 3 sticks side by side on the counter and make braid shape. Make sure to braid a little loose and stick the ends gently (see the picture). Braid the remaining dough and obtain 3 Kozunak breads. Place them over an oven tray with baking paper. You can fit 3 of them in a rectangular oven tray. Cover them and leave aside for ½ -1 hour.
Brush the surface with egg yolk and sprinkle some sugar on tops. Also, sprinkle some hazelnut/almonds if desired.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake them till they turn golden brown (for about 40-50 minutes).
Cover them with a towel after taking out of the oven, to keep them soft.
ENJOY
P.S: This recipe makes 3 Kozunak-Bulgarian Easter Bread, you can decrease or increase the ingredients as you like.

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Kozunak-Paskalya Coregi, Bulgaristan ve daha bir cok Avrupa ulkesinde Paskalya icin yapilan geleneksel bir cesit ekmektir. Genelde iki tane yapilir; biri kilisedeki rahibe birakilir, digeri de Paskalya gunu butun aile bir araya gelince yenilir. Hafif tatlimsi bir tadi olan Kozunak kahvalti ya da ara ogunlerde servis etmek icin cok guzel bir lezzettir.

4 yumurta
1 su bardagi sivi yag
2 su bardagi ilik sut
2 su bardagi seker
2 tane limon kabugu, rendelenmis
1 tane yas maya (25-30 gr)/7 gr instant toz maya
4 cay kasigi tuz
12-13 su bardagi un

Uzeri icin:
1 yumurta sarisi, cirpilmis
½ cay bardagi toz seker
½ cay bardagi ufalanmis findik/badem (istege bagli)

Kozunak-Paskalya Coregi hamurunun ozelligi bir gece onceden yapilip bekletilmesidir. Bir gece bekletilir, ertesi gun belirli araliklarla bir iki defa yogurulur ve aksama pisirilir.
Aksamdan isleme baslanir:
Once mayayi ilik sut icinde eritin ve genis bir kaba un haric diger malzemeleri alin. Eriyen mayayi ilave edin ve yavas yavas unu ilave ederek yaklasik 10 dakika kadar yogurun. Elastik ve ele yapismayan bir hamur elde edin (resime bakiniz). Sonra uzerini bir havlu ile ya da strec film ile sararak ortun. Bir gece boyunca kabarmasi ve dinlenmesi icin bekleyin.
Ertesi sabah hamurun bayag kabardigini goreceksiniz (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tekrar toparlayip biraz yogurun ve uzerini orterek tekrar dinlenmeye birakin. Aradan 4-5 saat gectikten sonra hamuru tekrar yogurun ve uzerini ortup kabarmaya birakin. Aradan yine 4-5 saat gectikten ve hamur kabardiktan sonra hamur sekil vermeye hazirdir.
Hamuru 3 esit parcaya ayirin ve her dort parcayi da 3’er esit parcaya ayirin. Bu 3 parcanin her birini elinizle uzatarak yaklasik 30 cm uzunlugunda hamurlar elde edin. Bu 3 uzun hamuru elinizle orgu seklide siki olmadan serbest bir sekilde orun ve uc kisimlarini hafice bastirarak yapistirin (resime bakiniz). Her 4 parcayi bu sekilde 3 e bolun ve orgu seklinde elinizle orun. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine dizin. Firin tepsisinin enine 3 tane paskalya coreginin yanyana yerlestirin. Uzerini ortun ve yaklasik ½-1 saat boyunca dinlendirin.
Uzerine yumurta sarisi surun ve seker serpin. Isterseniz findik ya da badem parcaciklari da serpebilirsiniz. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 40-50 dakika).
Firindan cikarinca uzerini havlu ile orterseniz, yumusacik olacaklardir.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Bu tariften toplam 3 tane Kozunak-Paskalya Coregi cikiyor. Isterseniz tarifteki malzemeleri azaltip cogaltabilirsiniz.

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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TURKCE
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

Zucchini with Bechamel Sauce (Besamel Soslu Kabak)

3-4 zucchinis, washed
2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
5 button or portabello mushrooms, sliced (optional)
1 cup+3 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup mozzarella, cheddar, shredded

Bechamel Sauce:
2 cups milk

2 tbsp flour

5-6 tbsp butter/margarine

1-2 eggs, beaten

½ tsp salt to taste

A pinch of black pepper (optional)

Cut zucchinis in two lengthwise and then cut them in ½ inch thick pieces. Sizzle 1 cup oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of zucchinis. Take the fried zucchinis over a large Pyrex dish and sprinkle some salt.
Take chicken breasts into a pot and add 3 tbsp of oil. Cook them over medium heat till they absorb their own juice. Then stir in onions and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the garlic in and cook for 1-2 minutes. If using mushrooms, stir in them and cook all of them for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. After that, turn the heat off and transfer this mixture over the fried zucchinis evenly (see the picture).
Finally, prepare the bechamel sauce (click for the directions to make the bechamel sauce).
Pour the bechamel sauce all over and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella/cheddar. Bake at 400 F (200 C) oven till the surface turns light brown (for about 30-40 minutes).
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 sakiz kabagi, yikanmis
2 tavuk gogsu, kusbasi dogranmis
2 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, ince dogranmis
5 tane kultur/Portobello mantari, dilimlenmis (istege bagli)
1 su bardagi+3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Besamel Sos:
2 su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi un

5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin

1-2 yumurta, cirpilmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Once kabaklari uzunlamasina ikiye bolun ve bir parmak kalinliginda dograyin. Bir su bardagi sivi yagda her iki taraflarini da kizartin. Kizarttiginiz kabaklari genis bir borcam tepsinin dibine yayin ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Bir tencereye dogranmis tavuk gogsunu ve 3 yemek kasigi sivi yagi alin. Orta ateste tavuklar suyunu cekene dek kavurun. Sonra, soganlari ilave edin. Yaklasik 3 dakika kadar kavurun ve sarimsaklari ilave edin. Eger mantarli yapiyorsaniz dilimlenmis mantarlari ve 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin.Yaklasik 3-4 dakika hafif ateste hepsini kavurun. Atesten alin ve karisimi kabaklarin uzerine esit olarak dagitin (resime bakiniz).
Son asama olarak besamel sosu hazirlayin (besamel sosun yapilisi icin bakiniz).
Hazirladiginiz besamel sosu en uste esit olarak yayin. Uzerine rendelenmis kasarlari serpin. 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Sponge Cake (Revani)

3-4 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup semolina
½ cup melted margarine/butter
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
1 tsp/1 package vanilla

For the syrup:
2-2 ½ cups sugar
3 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice

coconut flakes for garnish

Place water and sugar into a pot to prepare the syrup. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 2-3 minutes and stir in lemon juice. Turn the heat off and let it cool. You will pour the cool syrup over the cooked hot revani cake.
In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar with a mixer till it becomes foamy (3-4 minutes). Then, add margarine/butter and semolina in. Stir continuously while adding flour, baking powder and vanilla.
Grease a 9x13 inch or 12 inch diameter Pyrex dish and pour the cake mixture inside. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake till the surface turns light golden brown (for about 35-45 minutes).
Once the cake is ready take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup all over evenly. Use a spoon or laddle to pour the syrup evenly.

Cut the cake into square pieces and garnish with coconut flakes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 yumurta
1 ½ su bardagi un
1 su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi irmik
½ su bardagi erimis margarin/tereyag
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket vanilya

Surup icin:
2-2 ½ su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

suslemek icin hindistan cevizi

Ilk once bir tencereye surubu icin gerekli olan su ve sekeri koyun. Kaynayip sekeri eriyene dek karistirin. Bir tasim kaynattiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Surubu sogumaya birakin. Pisen sicak revani kekinin uzerine soguk surubu dokeceksiniz.
Derin bir kapta yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopurene dek cirpin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Daha sonra margarin/tereyag ve irmigi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un, kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin.
Yagladiginiz 30 cm capindaki yuvarlak ya da yaklasik 23x33 cm boyutlarindaki dikdortgen tepsiye revani karisimini dokun. Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin.
Firindan cikardiginiz revani uzerine hemen sogumus olan surubu dokun. Surubun esit dagilmasi icin, dokerken kasik ya da kepce kullanabilirsiniz.

Revaniyi kare dilimler halinde kesin ve uzerine hindistan cevizi koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

European Style Couscous (Avrupa Usulu Kuskus)

1 lb couscous
1 tbsp salt to taste
3 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Cook couscous according to the directions on the package. Preferably add 1-2 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp salt to the boiling water. Then, cook for about 10-13 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small pan and once it sizzles stir in paprika and turn the heat off. Transfer couscous into serving plates and pour the butter mixture over. Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kuskus
1 yemek kasigi tuz
3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir

Kuskusu paketin uzerindeki pisirme onerisine gore pisirin. Tercihen 1-2 yemek kasigi sivi yag ve 1 yemek kasigi tuz ile 10-13 dakika pisirin. Suyunu suzun ve bir kenara alin.
Bu sirada kucuk bir tavada tereyagini eritip kizdirin ve icine kirmizi biberi ilave edin. Karistirin ve ocaktan alin. Kuskusu servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerine tereyagli sosu dokun. Ustune peynir serpin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)

1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana sayfaya Don

Gozleme

Gözleme is a savory traditional Turkish hand made and hand rolled pastry. Fresh pastry is rolled out, filled and sealed, then cooked over a griddle (sac). The name derives from the Turkish word “göz” meaning “eye”. It has several fillings such as; feta cheese, spinach- feta cheese, feta cheese-parsley, potatoes, minced meat and mushrooms.

3 yufka (Turkish phyllo pastry)
2 cups feta/ricotta/crumbling cheese
1/3 cup fresh dill/parsley, finely chopped (optional)
6 tbsp canola oil for frying
2 tsp soft butter (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste

Mix the feta/ricotta/crumbling cheese and dill/parsley in a bowl. Add salt if the cheese is not salty also, sprinkle black pepper if desired. This filling will make 6 piece of Gozleme, so divide it into 6.
Place the Turkish phyllo pastry on the counter or table and cut it from the middle to make two equal pieces. Then, sprinkle the filling all over. Fold the wide edges and close meeting each other. Fold the short edges and close the same way meeting the ends. You will form about a 6 inch length rectangle. Fold it in two. (Click to see the process) If desired you may spread butter between the layers. Use the same process for the remaining pastries.
Use 1 tbsp of canola oil for every piece of Gozleme and fry the both sizes. Serve warm.
Gozlemes are good to go at breakfast, brunch or lunch.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yufka
2 su bardagi beyaz peynir/lor, ufalanmis
1/3 su bardagi taze dere otu/maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
6 yemek kasigi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
2 tatli kasigi yumusak tereyagi (istege bagli)
Tuz ve karabiber

Peynir/lor ve dere otu/maydanozu bir kasede karistirin. Eger peynir tuzsuz ise tuz ve arzuya gore karabiber ilave edin. Bu malzemeden toplam 6 tane gozleme yapilacagi icin malzemeyi goz karari altiya bolun.
Yufkayi tezgah ya da masanin uzerine yayin ve ortasindan keserek iki esit parca elde edin. Sonra, orta kisimlarina ic malzemeyi yayin. Once genis kenarlarini ust uste gelecek sekilde ortaya dogru kapatin. Ardindan kisa kenarlarini ortada bulusturarak ve yine hafif ust uste gelecek sekilde katlayin. Yaklasik 2 karis boyunda bir dikdortgen elde edin ve son olarak bunu da ikiye katlayin (yapilisini gormek icin tiklayin). Arzu ederseniz katlarken ara katlarina tereyagi surebilirsiniz. Geri kalan iki yufkaya da ayni islemi uygulayin.
Kizartma tavasina her gozleme icin 1 yemek kasigi sivi yag koyarak gozlemelerin her iki tarafini da kizartin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tahini Cake with Sesame Coating (Susam Mantolu Tahinli Kek)

3 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
1 cup canola oil
½ cup tahini
½ cup cold milk
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
2 cups flour

For the coating:
1 tsp soft margarine
½ cup sesame
2 tbsp walnut pieces

In a large bowl, mix the eggs and sugar with a mixer till it gets foamy (for about 5 minutes). Add canola oil and cold milk. Stir with a wooden spoon. Then, stir in flour and baking powder. Finally add tahini and stir well to dissolve all ingredients.
Meanwhile, apply soft margarine all over the cake pan with a brush or your fingers. Pour the sesame inside and try to coat inside the cake pan evenly (see the picture). And then, pour the cake mixture inside and sprinkle with walnuts on top.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for about 40-50 minutes till the cake turns golden brown.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yumurta
1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
½ su bardagi tahin
½ su bardagi soguk sut
1 paket/1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
2 su bardagi un

Mantosu icin:
1 tatli kasigi yumusak margarin
½ su bardagi susam
2 yemek kasigi kirilmis ceviz

Genis bir kap icinde toz sekeri ve yumurtayi mikser ile yaklasik 5 dakika cirpin. Kopurup seker iyice eriyince, sivi yag ve soguk sutu ilave edin. Tahta kasikla karistirin. Uzerine un ve kabartma tozunu yavas yavas ilave edin ve kasikla karistirmaya devam edin. Son olarak tahini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.
Diger tarafta, oda sicakligindaki margarini kek kalibinin her tarafina firca ile ya da parmaklarinizla surun. Uzerine kavrulmamis susamlari dokun ve kalibi cevirerek her yerinin susamlanmasina ozen gosterin (resime bakiniz). Hazirladiginiz kek harcini kaliba dokun ve uzerine iri kirilmis cevizleri serpin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 40-50 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Purslane Salad (Semizotu Salatasi)

½ lb fresh purslane, washed and drained
1 medium white/red onion, sliced round
1 cup cherry tomatoes/ small tomatoes sliced round
2-3 tbsp lemon juice/1 tbsp vinegar
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Chop the purslane in 1 inch pieces or tear them off with your hands. Discard the thick parts of stalks. Place tomatoes, onions and chopped purslane over a serving plate.
Meanwhile, mix lemon juice/vinegar, olive oil and salt in a small bowl. Pour all over the salad and mix them all.
Serve Purslane Salad with any kinds of meat, chicken, fish or vegetable dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr taze semizotu, yikanmis ve suzulmus
1 orta boy beyaz/mor sogan, yuvarlak dogranmis
1 su bardagi minik domates/ yuvarlak dilimlenmis kucuk domates
2-3 yemek kasigi limon suyu/1 yemek kasigi sirke
3-4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bol suda yikanmis ve suyu suzulmus semiz otlarini ister elinizle isterseniz bicak yardimiyla yaklasik 2 cm uzunlugunda parcalara bolun. Saplarinin kalin kisimlarini atin. Domates, sogan ve dogranmis semizotlarini servis tabagina alin.
Kucuk bir kasede limon suyu/sirke, zeytinyagi ve tuzu guzelce karistirin. Salata malzemesinin uzerine dokun. Hepsini guzelce harmanlayin ve servis yapin.
Semizotu Salatasi’ni her turlu et, balik, tavuk ve sebze yemeginin yaninda servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Fried Haddock Fillets (Mezgit Tava)

1 lb haddock fillets
½ cup flour/bread crumbs
½ cup canola oil for frying
1 tsp salt to taste
Black pepper to taste (optional)
Lemon wedges

Wash and drain haddock fillets. Sprinkle salt all over and mix. If desired, sprinkle black pepper.
Place flour/bread crumbs over a wide plate. Dip haddock fillets in and shake to get rid of the excess flour/bread crumbs. Sizzle oil in a frying pan. Over high-medium heat, fry both sides of haddock fillets, till they turn to golden brown. Place them over a paper towel to soak the excess oil. And then, transfer them over a serving plate and serve warm.
Pan Fried Haddock Fillets are good to with lemon wedges and greens.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg mezgit fileto
½ su bardagi un/ galeta unu
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Karabiber (istege bagli)
Limon dilimleri

Mezgitleri yikayin ve suyunun suzulmesini bekleyin. Sonra, tuz serperek hepsini harmanlayin. Arzuya gore karabiber de serpebilirsiniz.
Genis bir tabaga un/galeta unu koyun ve mezgitlerin her iki tarafini una bulayin. Fazlasini silkeleyin. Kizartma tavasina yagi koyun ve kizdirin. Orta ateste mezgitleri her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin. Fazla yagi almasi icin kizattiklarinizi kagit havlu uzerine alin. Sonra servis tabagina koyun ve sicak servis yapin.
Mezgit Tava, yaninda limon ve yesil salata ile ikram edebileceginiz hafif bir balik tarifidir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Halvah (Irmik Helvasi)

2 cups semolina
1 ½ cup sugar
4 cups boiling water/milk
125 gr (1 stick) butter/margarine
50 gr pine nut
1 tsp vanilla extract/1 package vanilla
2 tbsp oil

Place semolina and butter/margarine in a pot and sauté over medium heat. They will turn to light brown. Then, turn the heat off. Stir in boiling water/milk and close the lid. Set aside for 10 minutes, so that semolina will absorb the water.
Stir in sugar and vanilla, close the lid and leave for 5 minutes.
In a small pan, sauté pine nuts with oil until they turn to golden brown. Stir in semolina.
Let the Semolina Halvah cool and serve with cinnamon on top if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi irmik
1 ½ su bardagi seker
4 su bardagi kaynar su/sut
125 gr margarin/tereyag
50 gr cam fistigi
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket vanilya
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Bir tencerede irmik ile tereyagi/margarini orta ateste kavurun ve atesten alin. Uzerine kaynar su/sut ilave edin ve karistirip kapagini kapatin. 10 dakika kadar cekmesini bekleyin.
Daha sonra seker ve vanilyayi ilave edin, karistirin. Kapagini kapatin ve 5 dakika kadar demlendirin.
Bir tavada sivi yag ile cam fistiklarini kavurun. Helvaya ilave edin ve karistirin.
Irmik Helvasi’ni soguduktan sonra servis tabaklarina alin ve arzuya gore uzerinde tarcin ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Artichoke-Mushroom Salad (Mantarli Enginar Salatasi)

4 artichokes (½ lb)
½ lb button mushroom, brushed
3-4 tbsp lemon juice
4-5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic, minced/grated
½ + ½ tsp salt to taste
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped finely (optional)

Chop artichokes in bite sizes and cut mushrooms in two or four pieces. Then, boil them with ½ tsp salt till they become tender. Drain and let them cool.
In a small bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, dill (optional) and remaining salt. Pour this sauce all over the mushrooms and artichokes. Mix them all.
Transfer Artichoke-Mushroom Salad into a serving plate and garnish with fresh dill.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
4 tane enginar (250 gr)
250 gr mantar, fircalanmis
3-4 yemek kasigi limon suyu
4-5 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
4-5 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
1+1 cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi taze dereotu, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

Enginarlari lokma buyuklugunde, mantarlari da ikiye veya dorde bolerek dograyin. Bir tencerede mantar ve enginarlari yumusayana dek 1 cay kasigi tuz ile haslayin. Suzun ve sogumaya birakin.
Kucuk bir kasede zeytinyagi, limon suyu, sarimsak, dereotu (istege bagli) ve geri kalan tuzu karistirin. Haslanmis enginar ve mantarlarin uzerine hazirlamis oldugunuz sosu dokun ve karistirin.
Mantarli Enginar Salatasi’ni servis tabagina alin ve uzerini dereotu ile susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Kandil Sesame Rings (Kandil Simidi)

Kandil Simidi is a traditional Turkish pastry, which is eaten on Kandils. Kandil is one of the five Islamic holy nights when the minarets are illuminated and special prayers are made: Mevlit, Regaip, Miraç, Berat, Kadir. During the Kandils, this savory ring shaped biscuit is distributed to neighbors and other relatives for Allah’s sake.
Today is Regaip Kandil and I’d like to bake Kandil Simits and share them with you. I wish an auspicious Kandil for you all.

2 sticks butter/margarine (250 gr), melted
½ cup canola oil
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vinegar
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp mahaleb
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
4 cups flour

Topping:
1 egg white
1 cup sesame seeds

Place the main ingredients but the flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix them all and then add flour and baking powder slowly. Knead until the dough becomes soft.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grab pecan size dough pieces and make 2-2 ½ inch (5-6 cm) long pencil like pieces and stick the ends to form a ring. And then, in a bowl whisk the egg white and place sesame seeds in a flat plate. First dip all the rings in the egg white and then dip into the sesame seeds.
Arrange them over a baking paper or greased oven tray. Bake until they all turn a light brown color (for about 20-25 minutes). Make sure not to leave them in the oven once they are baked. Otherwise they would become drier.
Kandil Sesame Rings are good to go with tea or coffee at brunches.

ENJOY

P.S: This recipe makes 40-45 Kandil sesame rings.
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TURKCE
Kandil Simidi Kandillerde yapilip, ikram edilen geleneksel bir Turk simididir. Kandiller Islam Dunyasi’nda butun cami minarelerinin aydinlatildigi ve ibadet edilen 5 kutsal geceden olusur: Mevlit, Regaip, Miraç, Berat, Kadir. Kandil gecelerinde, bu lezzetli minik simitler yapilir ve Allah rizasi icin komsu-akrabalara dagitilir.

Bugun Regaip Kandili oldugu icin ben de kandil simidi yapip sizinle paylasmak istedim. Hepinizin Kandili Mubarek Olsun.

250 gr margarin/tereyag, erimis
½ su bardagi sivi yag
¼ su bardagi seker
¼ su bardagi sirke
1 yemek kasigi mahlep
1 yumurta sarisi
1 tatli kasigi tuz, silme
1 paket/ 1 tatli kasigi silme kabartma tozu
4 su bardagi un

Uzerine:
1 yumurta aki
1 su bardagi susam

Genis bir kaba un ve kabartma tozu haric butun malzemeleri alin ve karistirin. Unun icinde kabartma tozunu karistirin ve unu yavas yavas yedirerek yogurun. Kulak memesi gibi yumusak bir hamur elde edin.
Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparin ve elinizle 5-6 cm uzunlugunda parcalar yapin. Uclarini birlestirerek halka seklini verin. Yaptiginiz her halkayi onceden cirptiginiz yumurta beyazina batirin. Son olarak duz bir tabaga susamlari dokun ve yumurta sarisina batirdiginiz simit halkalarini susama bulayin. Yagli kagit serilmis ya da yagladiginiz firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden 180 C (350 F) isittiginiz firinda uzerleri pembelesene dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika). Piser pismez firindan cikarin, boylece kurumasini engellersiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Bu tariften 40-45 tane Kandil Simidi cikiyor.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ezogelin Soup (Ezogelin Corbasi)

2/3 cup red lentil, washed and drained
1/3 cup rice, washed and drained
1/3 cup extra fine bulgur, washed and drained
1 onion, chopped finely
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp butter
4-5 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cups cold+6-7 cups warm water
1 tbsp salt to taste
Lemon wedges or lemon juice

Place red lentil, rice and bulgur in a large pot. Add 6-7 cups warm water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then close the lid and cook over low heat, till all the grains are cooked (for about 20-30 minutes).
Meanwhile, put butter, canola oil and onions in a saucepan. Saute them over medium heat. Then add flour and sauté till it turns yellow. Stir in tomato paste, mint and red pepper flakes. Cook for 2 minutes and add 2 cups cold water. Stir well to dissolve the flour particles inside. And then, pour this mixture inside the pot and add salt. You can add more water to adjust the thickness as you desire. Once the soup boils, close the lid halfway and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
Laddle Ezogelin Soup to serving plates and serve with lemon juice or lemon wedges.
ENJOY

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TURKCE2/3 su bardagi kirmizi mercimek, yikanip suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1/3 su bardagi ince bulgur, yikanip suzulmus
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi un
2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
4-5 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi kuru nane
1 tatli kasigi pulbiber
2 su bardagi soguk+6-7 su bardagi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Limon suyu ya da limon dilimleri

Genis bir tencereye 6-7 su bardagi su ile mercimek, pirinc ve bulguru alin. Yuksek ateste kaynamaya birakin ve kapagini kapatip kisik ateste hepsi pisene dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
Bu sirada bir tava ya da kucuk bir tencerede tereyag, sivi yag ve soganlari soteleyin. Sonra, unu ilave edip sararana dek kisik ateste cevirin. Domates salcasi, nane ve pulbiberi ilave edin. Biraz daha cevirdikten sonra 2 su bardagi soguk suyu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Un karisimi suyun icinde dagildiktan sonra, tencereye ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Tuzu ilave edin, arzu ettiginiz kivama gore su ilavesi yapabilirsiniz. Corba kaynamaya baslayinca kapagini yari aralik birakarak kisik ateste 10 dakika kadar pisirin.
Ezogelin Corbasi’ni servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerine limon sikarak veya limon dilimleri ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don