Fresh Salsa (Salsa)

6 tomatoes (preferably Roma), finely diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 jalapenos, roasted, skinned and chopped (optional)
1 red bell pepper, finely diced
½ red onion, finely chopped
1-2 Tbsp olive oil
1 lime, juiced
½ tsp chili powder
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp pepper
1-2 scallions, chopped
½ cup cilantro or parsley, finely chopped

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Place in refrigerator for up to 12 hours for flavor infusion. Then serve with any kind of chips, preferably tortilla chips.
ENJOY

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6 domates (tercihen Roma-erik domatesi), kucuk dogranmis
4 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
2 tane aci biber, kozlenmis, soyulmus ve dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tane kirmizi dolma biber, kucuk dogranmis
½ kirmizi sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1-2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 limonun suyu
½ tatli kasigi pul biber
½ tatli kasigi tuz
½ tatli kasigi karabiber
1-2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi maydanoz/ Meksika maydanozu (silantro), ince dogranmis

Genis bir kasede butun malzemeleri karistirin. Aromasinin tam olarak yerlesmesi icin buzdolabinda 12 saate kadar bekletin. Istediginiz cesit cips ile servis yapin. (tercihen tortilla cips).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lentil-Rice Salad (Pirincli Yesil Mercimek Salatasi)

1 cup green lentils, cooked and drained
½ cup rice, cooked and cooled
1 large onion, juvenile cut
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 big carrot, grated
2-3 green onions, chopped
½ -1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup fresh mint, chopped
1 lemon’s juice
1 tsp salt to taste
1 tsp black pepper
½ cup corn (optional)

Cook rice and green lentils separately and let them cool. Meanwhile, take olive oil in a skillet and sauté onions for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in grated carrots and sauté for additional 6-8 minutes. Let cool for a while.
Finally, combine sautéed onions and carrots with cooked green lentils and rice. Add all of the remaining ingredients and mix them all.
ENJOY

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1 su bardagi yesil mercimek, pismis ve suyu suzulmus
½ su bardagi pirinc, pisirilmis ve sogumus
1 sogan, ince dilimlenmis,
4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 buyuk boy havuc, rendelenmis
2-3 yesil sogan, dogranmis
½-1 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis
½ su bardagi taze nane, dogranmis
1 limonun suyu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi misir (istege bagli)

Pirinc ve yesil mercimegi ayri ayri pisirin ve sogumaya birakin. Bu sirada, zeytinyagini bir tavaya alin ve soganlari sote edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika sonra, rendelenmis havuclari ilave edin. Orta ateste 6-8 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sogumaya birakin.
Son olarak sotelediginiz sogan ve havucu, pismis pirinc ve yesil mercimegi genis bir kaba alin. Uzerine geri kalan butun malzemeleri de ilave ettikten sonra, hepsini guzelce harmanlayin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Vegetable Fritters (Sebze Mucveri)

2 zucchinis, grated

2 carrots, grated

2 potatoes, grated

2 eggs, beaten

1 onion, grated

1 ½ -2 cups flour

½ bunch of parsley, chopped

½ bunch fresh spearmint, chopped

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt to taste

1 cup canola oil for frying

Let the grated vegetables’ juice drain for a while. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and mix them all. Leave the mixture for 10-15 minutes.

Then, heat some oil in a frying pan and take 1-2 spoonfuls of mixture and give a round patty shape using the back of the spoon (try any size you like). Fry either sides and serve hot/warm. If desired serve with yogurt or garlic yogurt sauce.

ENJOY

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2 kabak, rendelenmis

2 havuc, rendelenmis

2 patates, rendelenmis

2 yumurta, cirpilmis

1 ½ -2 su bardagi un

1 tane sogan, rendelenmis

½ demet maydanoz, ince dogranmis

½ demet taze nane, ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Rendelediginiz sebzeleri ve sogani karistirin ve suyunu suzun. Geri kalan malzemeleri ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Yaklasik 10-15 dakika buzdolabinda dinlendirin.

Kizartma tavasinda yeterli miktarda yagi kizdirin. Karisimdan bir-iki kasik alin ve istediginiz buyuklukte mucverler yapin. Kasigin tersiyle hafifce bastirarak sekil verin ve her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin. Arzuya gore uzerine yogurt ya da sarimsakli yogurt dokebilirsiniz.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

21-Day Vegan Diet

For a 21-day period I decided to be vegan and try the "21-Day Vegan Diet". So I'll be sharing these vegan recipes with you for a while. Hope you'll enjoy!

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Uc haftaligina "21-Gunluk Vegan Diyeti"ne baslamaya karar verdim. Bu sure icinde denedigim vegan tariflerini sizlerle paylasiyor olacagim. Umarim begenirsiniz!

Coconut Topped Cookies (Hindistan Cevizli Kurabiye)

250 gr butter/margarine (~2 sticks), at room temperature

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

3-4 cups flour

½ cup coconut flakes/ shreds, for top

Take the white of one egg and keep for using later. Then, take butter/margarine and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix them to homogenize and then, add eggs. Start adding flour and baking powder. Knead until getting a soft cookie dough.

Sprinkle some flour over the clean counter and place the dough. Flatten the dough with a roller pin about ½ inches thick. Then, cut pressing with a cup’s brim or a smaller cup. Beat the egg white you kept before and brush the cookies with beaten egg white. Take the coconut flakes (preferably shreds) over a flat plate. Then, dip either sides or just tops in coconut. Place them over a greased oven/cookie tray.

Bake in 350F (180C) preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until they get lightly browned.

ENJOY

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250 gr tereyagi/margarin, oda sicakliginda

2 yumurta

1 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

3-4 su bardagi un

½ su bardagi hindistan cevizi, uzeri icin

Yumurtanin birinin beyazini daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Buyuk bir karistirma kabina, seker ve oda sicakligindaki tereyagi/margarini alin. Homojen bir karisim elde edene dek elinizle karistirin. Yumurtayi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin. Yumusak bir hamur elde edinceye dek elinizle yogurun.

Tezgahin uzerine un serpistirin ve hamuru merdane ile kucuk parmak kalinliginda acin. Cay bardagi veya su bardagi agziyla bastirarak yuvarlak kurabiyeler kesin. Onceden ayirdiginiz yumurta beyazini catalla cirpin ve fircayla kurabiyelerin her iki tarafina surun. Duz bir tabaga hindistan cevizini alin ve kurabiyelerin her iki tarafini ya da sadece ust kismini hindistan ceviziyle kaplayin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.

Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika veya uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lemon Herb Cod (Limon-Baharatli Morina Baligi)

1 lb cod fillets,

½ lemon’s juice

¼ tsp paprika

½ tsp Italian seasoning

½ tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp black pepper

Rinse Cod fillets under cold water and dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt, the herbs and seasoning. Rub the fillets with your hands. Finally pour lemon juice all over and place over the greased Pyrex.

Bake in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until they get flaky and cooked. Serve hot with arugula and onion.

ENJOY

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½ kg Morina baligi fileto

½ limonun suyu

½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1 cay kasigi Italyan baharat karisimi

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi tuz

Soguk su altinda Morina filetolari yikayin ve kagit havlu ile kurulayin. Elinizle ovarak tuz ve diger baharatlari guzelce yedirin. Sonunda limon suyu ile de ovalayin ve yaglanmis olan borcam tepsiye yerlestirin.

Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika ya da uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin.

Yaninda sogan ve roka ile sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baligin Faydalari icin tiklayin.

Adana Kebab (Adana Kebabi)

1 lb lean ground mutton

50 gr fat from lamb tail, finely chopped

1 tsp crushed red pepper

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

Skewers or chop sticks

Leave the crushed red pepper in ½ cup of water for about 2-3 hours, to get them softened. Then drain.

Mix all the ingredients with your hands. Grab a fist size mixture and skewer it. Squeeze it on the skewer until it gets smooth and lengthens to acquire the shape shown in the picture. Cook on a grill or oven. You can grill some vegetables as well on the side. Refrigerate the skewered Adana Kebab overnight to get a better flavor.

Serve with warm pita bread and Side Salad for Kebabs

ENJOY

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500 gr yagsiz koyun kiymasi

50 gr kuyruk yagi, cok ince kiyilmis

1 tatli kasigi pul biber

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Metal ya da cop sis

Kirmizi pul biber yarim su bardagi su icinde yaklasik 2-3 saat bekletin. Boylece pul biber yumusayacak ve pisirisken yanmayacaktir.

Butun malzemeleri cukur bir kabin icinde iyice yogurun. Yumruk buyuklugunde bir parca alip, sise gecirin. Avucunuzla sikarak, asagi yukari hareket ettirerek resimdeki sekile benzer kebaplar yapin. Bir aksam boyunca buzdolabinda bekletin. Mangal/izgara ya da firinda pisirin. Yaninda cesitli sebzeleri de izgara yapip kebap ile ikram edebilirsiniz.

Adana kebabi sicak lavas ya da pide (pita) ve Kebap Salatasi  ile servis yapin.

Afiyet Olsun

Ana Sayfaya Don