Guacamole (Avokado Sosu)

1 avocado, smashed
½ tomato, smashed or 2 tbsp smashed tomato in a can
¼ onion, chopped into small pieces
1 clove of garlic, smashed
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)

In a bowl place all the ingredients and mix them all. You can add some other spices you like.
Guacamole goes well with corn chips.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 tane avokado, ezilmis
½ domates, rendelenmis ya da 2 yemek kasigi ezilmis domates konservesi
¼ sogan, ince dogranmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi pul biber (istege bagli)

Butun malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup, karisitirin. Isterseniz sevdiginiz baska baharatlar kullanabilirsiniz.
Guakamole misir cipsi ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Carrot Salad (Havuc Salatasi)

2 carrots, washed and peeled
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp mayonnaise ( optional)
Fresh parsley for garnish

After washing and peeling the carrots, grate them and place in a salad plate. In a small bowl mix the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, mayonnaise (optional) and pour over the grated carrots and mix.
Garnish with fresh parsley on top.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 havuc, yikanip soyulmus
1 cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin taze maydanoz

Havuclari yikayip soyduktan sonra rendeleyin. Ve bir salata tabagina alin. Kucuk bir kasede limon suyu, zeytinyagi, tuzu ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Rendelenmis havuclarin uzerine dokup karistirin.
Uzerini taze maydanoz ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Broccoli Salad (Brokoli Salatasi)

1 bunch of broccoli, washed, cut into bite sizes
1 clove of garlic, smashed or grated
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
½ tsp sumac (optional)

In a small bowl mix the smashed/grated garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and mayonnaise (optional). Place the broccoli in a salad plate and pour the mixture on it and mix. You can sprinkle some sumac on top (optional).
Try to consume broccoli without cooking. Cooking or boiling destroys the vitamins and minerals in it.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 demet brokoli, yikanmis ve kucuk parcalara kesilmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi sumak (istege bagli)

Kucuk bir kasede; limon suyu , zeytinyagi, tuz, dovulmus sarimsak ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Brokoliyi bir salata tabagina alin ve uzerine karisimi dokun, karistirin. Uzerine biraz sumak serpebilirsiniz (istege bagli).
Brokoliyi pisirmeden tuketmeye calisin. Pisirmek ya da kaynatmak brokolideki vitaminleri ve mineralleri azaltir ya da yok eder.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Beef Sauté (Dana Eti Sote)

1 lb (450 gr) beef, chopped in bite sizes
1 medium onion, cut in strips/round
1 small green pepper, chopped
3 tbsp smashed or diced tomatoes
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp thyme (optional)

In a Tefal pan or in a stainless steel pot place the chopped beef and close the lid properly. Cook till the water evaporates (40-50 min) at low heat.
When all the water evaporates, add the oil, salt and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, add the pepper and tomatoes. Stir and cook for 6-8 minutes on low heat.
Finally add the cumin, black pepper and thyme.
NOTE: If you add the salt at the beginning the meat would be hard to chew.
Serve it warm. This dish goes well with yoghurt or ayran.
ENJOYTURKCE
450-500 gr dana eti, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 orta boy sogan, serit seklinde/yuvarlak kesilmis
1 kucuk yesil biber, dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi rendelenmis ya da kucuk dogranmis domates
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kekik (istege bagli)

Tefal tavaya ya da celik tencereye dogranmis dana etini koyup kapagini guzelce kapatin.Dusuk ateste suyunu tamamen cekinceye dek pisirin (40-50 dakika)
Butun su buharlastigi zaman sivi yagi, tuzu ve soganlari ilave edin, 2 dakika boyunca orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve domatesleri ilave edin. Karistirip, dusuk ateste 6-8 dakika pisirin.
Son olarak kimyonu, karabiberi ve kekigi ilave edin.
NOT: Eger tuzu baslangicta ilave ederseniz et sert olur.
Sicak servis yapin. Bu yemek yogurt ya da ayran ile guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ayran

2 cups of plain yogurt
½ or 1 cup purified water
1 tsp salt (optional)

Place the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it by hand or with mixer until it is smooth. Then add water and salt (optional). If you see the bubbles after whisking, that means you have done your best to make the ayran. Then pour the ayran to the glasses.
Drink ayran as quick as possible after you prepare since after a while yogurt would descend at the bottom.
Ayran goes well with chicken, meat or vegetable dishes.
ENJOY
Click for homemade yogurt recipe.
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TURKCE
2 su bardagi yogurt
½ ya da 1 su bardagi icme suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz (istege bagli)

Yogurdu bir kaseye alin ve cirpici ya da mikser ile putursuz bir hale gelene dek karistirin. Sonra suyu ve tuzu (istege bagli) ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam edin. Yuzeyde baloncuklar olustugu zaman, ayran yapmak icin elinizden geleni yapmissinizdir. Son olarak ayrani bardaklara dokun.
Ayrani bir an once tuketin. Cunku bir sure sonra yogurt dibe cokecektir.
Ayran; et, tavuk ve sebze yemekleri ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN
Evde yogurt yapmak icin tiklayin.

Broccoli Salad with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Brokoli Salatasi)

A bunch of broccoli
1 cup of yogurt
1 tbsp olive oil (optional)
1 tsp salt
1 clove garlic

Place the broccoli in a large pot and fill with water till the broccoli is covered. (you can add 2 tbsp of lemon juice to get rid of the smell of broccoli.)
Add ½ tsp salt and boil the broccoli for 3-4 minutes. Do not over boil, because the broccoli would fall apart.
Meanwhile , smash or grate the garlic.
Put the yogurt, garlic and ½ tsp of salt in a bowl and mix. If you like you can add 1 tbsp of olive oil.
When the broccoli is done, drain and let it cool. If the pieces of broccoli are large, you can cut them in smaller pieces.
Place them in a serving plate and cover it with the yogurt mixture.
Enjoy!

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TURKCE

1 demet brokoli
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi zeytin yagi
2 cay kasigi tuz
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis ya da rendelenmis

Yikanmis brokolileri buyuk bir tencereye koyup, uzerini gecene kadar su koyun. (brokoli kokusunu onlemek icin suya 2 yemek kasigi limon suyu ilave edebilirsiniz.)
1 cay kasigi tuz ilave edin ve Brokolileri 3-4 dakika boyunca kaynatin. Cok fazla kaynatmaktan kacinin, cunku brokolilerin sekilleri bozulup, dagilacaktir.
Bu arada sarimsagi ezin ya da rendeleyin.
Yogurt, sarimsak ve 1 cay kasigi tuzu bir kaseye koyup karistirin. Eger isterseniz 1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi ilave edebilirsiniz.
Brokoliler hazir oldugu zaman; suzup sogumaya birakin.Eger brokoli parcalari buyuk ise, daha kucuk parcalara ayirabilirsiniz.
Brokoli parcalarini servis tabagina alin ve uzerin yogurt karisimi ile kaplayin.
Afiyet Olsun!