Spinach with Rice (Pirincli Ispanak)

2lb spinach, fresh or frozen
1/2-2/3 cup rice, washed and drained
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 ½-2 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste

In a pot sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste and sauté for 1-2 minutes. If you are using fresh spinach, wash and drain them then, chop . If you are using frozen spinach, just add them into pot. Over medium heat stirring occasionally, cook them till most of the water evaporates (5 minutes).
Stir in rice and add hot water, salt (I use half bulgur and half rice, since it is more nutritious that way). Close the lid and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes, till the rice is cooked.
You can serve Spinach with Rice, with yogurt on top. Also you can sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
1 kg ispanak, taze ya da dondurulmus
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi salca
½-2/3 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 ½-2 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sogani zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra salcayi ilave edin ve biraz daha cevirip, ispanaklari ilave edin. Eger taze ispanak kullaniyorsaniz once guzelce yikayin. Suyunu suzup dograyin. Dondurulmus ispanak kullaniyorsaniz direk tencereye ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika orta ateste suyu azalana dek kavurun.
Yikanmis ve suyu suzulmus pirinci ilave edin (Daha besleyici oldugu icin ben yari bulgur yari pirinc kullaniyorum). Sonra sicak suyu ve tuzunu ilave edin. Kapagini kapatip kisik ateste yaklasik 20-30 dakika pirincler pisene dek pisirin.
Pirincli Ispanagi yaninda veya uzerinde yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz. Uzerine pul biber serpebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Cake (Patatesli Kek)

2 eggs
1 cup yogurt
3 potatoes, finely diced
8 tbsp (125 gr) butter/margarine, melted
2 cups flour
1/3 cup dill/parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 tbsp paprika
1 tsp sesame seeds for top

In a bowl beat the eggs with a mixer for 2-3 minutes. Then add yogurt, butter/margarine, salt and spices. Combine baking powder and flour, then add them to the mixture. Mix them all evenly. Stir in parsley/dill and potatoes with a wooden spoon.
Transfer the cake mixture in a greased rectangular or square Pyrex dish and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Preheat the oven to 350 F(180 C) and bake for 40-50 minutes, till it turns golden brown.
Potato Cake is good to go at breakfasts and brunches.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yumurta
1 su bardagi yogurt
2 su bardagi un
3 orta boy patates, kucuk kup kup dogranmis
8 yemek kasigi (125 gr) tereyag/margarin, erimis
1/3 cup dereotu/maydanoz, ince dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi toz/pul kirmizi biber
1 paket/ 1tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi susam

Yumurtalari bir kasede mikser ile 2-3 dakika cirpin. Sonra terayagi/margarine, yogurt, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin. Un ve kabartma tozunu harmanlayip karisima yavas yavas ekleyin.
Maydanoz/dereotu ve patatesleri de ilave edip, tahta kasikla karistirin. Yaglanmis bir dikdortgen ya da kare borcam tepsiye dokun ve uzerine susam serpin.
180 C (350F) isitilmis firinda yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin.
Patatesli kek ozellikle kahvalti ve cay saatleri icin cok guzel bir tariftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chicken Stew with Onions (Soganli Tavuk Yahnisi)

2 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, chopped
2 onions, chopped
½ cup tomatoes, crushed or diced
1 tsp tomato paste
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp salt to taste
2 tbsp flour
3 cups hot/warm water
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin

Cook chopped chicken till the juice evaporates. Then add oil and sauté for 1-2 minutes and stir in onions. Over medium heat sauté for 2-3 minutes and stir in flour. Saute for about 2 minutes, then add tomato paste and tomatoes and cook all for 1-2 minutes. Add water and salt.
Close the lid and simmer over low heat till chicken become soft (for about 20 minutes). Sprinkle cumin and black pepper before serving.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 tavuk sarmasi, kemiksiz ve derisiz, dogranmis
2 sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi domates, dogranmis/pure
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi un
3 su bardagi sicak/ilik su
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Dogranmis tavuklari genis bir tencerede suyunu cekene dek cevirin. Suyunu cekince yag ilave edin 1-2 dakika daha cevirince soganlari ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun ve un ilave edin. Yaklasik 2 dakika daha un ile kavurun ve salca ile domatesi ilave edin. 1-2 dakika daha kavurduktan sonra sicak suyu ve tuzu ilave edin.
Tencerenin kapagini kapatip, kisik ateste etler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika). Servis yapmadan once kimyon ve karabiber serpin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Biscuit Cake (Kremali Biskuvi Pastasi)

This delicious and easy cake recipe is from my mother and sister.

1 lb Petit Beurre or Social thin tea biscuits
16 oz (~460 gr) Whipped Topping, thawed
½ -1 cup any kind of sauce (syrup) you like (preferably strawberry or chocolate)
Crushed or ground pistachios/hazelnuts/almonds or any other nuts

Crumble the biscuits into the whipped cream and mix them to obtain an even mixture. You can use any shape of Pyrex dish or tray (square, rectangle or circular,…) you like. Place plastic wrap over the bottom of the tray and put the cake mixture in. Gently press over the mixture to fit the tray. Leave it in the fridge at least 3-4 hours, preferably 12 hours.

Take the cake out of fridge and turn it upside down over a serving plate. Pour the sauce (syrup) all over (I’ve used blackberry sauce). Then garnish the surface with any kind of nuts.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Bu pasta annemle kardesimin yaptigi harika ve pratik bir tarif.

~450 gr Petit Beurre ya da cay biskuvisi

~460 gr krem santi/2 paket hazirlanmis krem santi, oda sicakliginda

½-1 su bardagi istediginiz tur pasta sosu (tercihen cilek ya da cikolata)

Ufalanmis ya da ogutulmus antep fistigi/findik/badem ya da diger kuruyemisler

Biskuvileri krem santinin icine kiriklayin ve guzelce karistirin.Pastanizin hangi sekilde olmasini isterseniz (yuvarlak, kare, dikdortgen,…) ona gore bir tepsi ya da kalip secin ve dibine plastik strec film serin. Uzerine tatlinizi koyun ve uzerinden hafifce bastirarak kalibin seklini almasini saglayin. En az 3-4 saat, tercihen 12 saat buzdolabinda bekletin.

Buzdolabindan cikarinca, pastanizi servis tabagina ters cevirin. Uzerine kullacaginiz sosu dokun (ben bogurtlen sosu kullandim). Sonra uzerini istediginiz sekilde ve istediginiz malzemeyle susleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tortilla Borek

MAIN

5-7 Flour Tortilla, large (Mexican Burrito)
2 eggs

¼ tsp salt to taste
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil (preferably canola/olive oil)
1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)

Filling with Feta cheese
150 gr crumbled feta cheese or Mexican crumbling cheese
½ bunch of parsley or dill chopped (1 cup)

In a bowl, whisk eggs, oil and milk. You will use this mixture between every layer of tortillas and on top of borek. In another bowl combine filling ingredients. Also you can use other fillings for borek. Grease a 3 L (13*9*2 inch) Pyrex dish or smaller. Fill a large bowl with water and soak each tortilla in it to make them softer. Then place one tortilla and if it does not fit your dish, you can trim the edges or tear in half. And then use these pieces to make a layer. Spread 3-4 tbsp of the mixture over each layer and put some of the filling you are using and spread it evenly. Continue layering in the same way; first the liquid mixture and then the filling.
Cover the top with the last tortilla and cut the borek into slices.
Pour the remaining liquid mixture on top and sprinkle nigella seeds (see the picture). Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and cook for about 30-35 minutes, until it turns golden brown. Serve Tortilla Borek warm and it is good to go with Turkish Tea.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

5-6 Tortilla, buyuk boy (Meksika Burrito)
3lt lik Pyrex (borcam) ya da herhangi bir tepsi
2 yumurta
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sut
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola/zeytinyagi)
2 cay kasigi corek otu

Beyaz Peynirli Borek icin Ic
200 gr ufalanmis beyaz peynir
½ demet maydanoz/dereotu , dogranmis

Bir kasede sut, yumurta ve sivi yagini karistirin. Bu karisimi her tortilla arasinda ve boregin ustu icin kullanacaksiniz.
Baska bir kasede ic malzemeleri karistirin. Borek icin farkli ic malzemeler de kullanabilirsiniz.
Buyuk bir kaseyi sui le doldurun ve her tortillayi suyun icine batirip, islatarak yumusatin. Dibini yagladiginiz tepsiye yayin. Eger tortilla tepsinize uymuyorsa, kenarlarindan ya da ordana yirtarak istediginiz sekilde ayarlayip tepsiye yerlestirin. Uzerine 3 yemek kasigi sut karisimindan yayin ve kullandiginiz icten bir miktar alip esit sekilde yayin. Son tortillayi boregin uzeri icin ayirin ve geri kalanlari icin ayni islemi uygulayin.
Son tortillayi boregin uzerine koyunca, boregi dilimleyin ve geri kalan sutlu karisimi uzerine esit olarak yayin (resime bakiniz). Corek otu serpin ve onceden isitilmis 190 C (375 F) firinda, uzeri kizarana dek, yaklasik 30-35 dakika pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
Tortilla Borek cay ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cheesy Mushroom Egg Casserole (Mantar ve Peynirli Yumurta)

½ lb mushrooms, brushed and sliced
2 tbsp butter/olive oil
1-2 pairs of green onions, chopped (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
½ tbsp starch
½ cup crumbled feta/ Mexican cheese
½ tsp any kind of seasoning
½ tsp salt to taste

In a skillet, sauté mushrooms with butter over medium heat, till all the water evaporates. Then stir in green onions and sauté over low medium for 1-2 minutes.
Meanwhile dissolve starch in milk and add salt, eggs and seasoning. Mix them all.
Preheat the oven to 350-375F (180-190 C) and place mushrooms in a Pyrex or baking dish and sprinkle feta/Mexican Cheese over them. Finally pour egg-milk mixture and stir gently with a fork to distribute mushrooms and cheese evenly in egg mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, till the surface turns light brown.
Serve Cheesy Mushroom Egg Casserole warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr mantar, fircalanmis ve dilimlenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1-2 tane yesil sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi nisasta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir/ lor
1 cay kasigi herhangi bir sevdiginiz baharat karisimi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Mantarlari tereyagi ile bir tavada mantarlar suyunu cekene dek orta ateste kavurun. Ardindan yesil soganlari ilave edin ve kisik ateste 1-2 dakika cevirin.
Bu sirada bir kasede sut ile nisastayi karistirin ve icine yumurta, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edip, karistirin.
Firini 180-190 C(350-375F) isitin. Borcam tepsiye once mantarlari, sonra ufalanmis peyniri koyun ve son olarak yumurtali sut karisimini uzerine dokun. Hafifce karistirin. Uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 25-30 dakika pisirin.
Mantar ve Peynirli Yumurtayi sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Garlic Yogurt Sauce (Sarimsakli Yogurt)

1 cup yogurt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
1 tsp olive oil
Black olives and green onion/leek pieces for garnish

Mix yogurt, salt and garlic. Drizzle olive oil on top and garnish with black olives, leek or green onions.
Garlic Yogurt Sauce is good to go over fried vegetables and meats, pastas, with patties and meat dishes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt/suzme yogurt
2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi zeytinyagi
Suslemek icin siyah zeytin ve pirasa/yesil sogan sapi

Yogurt, tuz ve sarimsaklari karistirin. Uzerine zeytinyagi dokun ve pirasa sapi ya da yesil sogan sapi ile susleyin.
Sarimsakli yogurt; kizartmalarin ve makarnalarin uzerinde, mucver ve et yemekleri ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Leeks with Chicken Liver (Tavuk Cigerli Pirasa)

2 pairs of leek (~1 lb), washed
1-½ lb chicken liver, washed, drained and chopped
1 tomato, diced/ ½ cup crushed tomato
3 tbsp oil (preferably canola)
½ cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of black pepper (optional)

Place chicken livers in a pot and cook them over medium heat, till all the water evaporates. Meanwhile cut leaks in 4 lengthwise and chop. Add oil to livers and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Then stir in leeks and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tomatoes, salt, paprika and hot water. Close the lid and cook over low heat till the leeks are cooked (for about 10 minutes). You can sprinkle some black pepper on top before serving.
Leeks with Chicken Liver is good to go with yogurt, cacik and pickles.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 demet pirasa (~½ kg), yikanmis
300-500 gr tavuk cigeri, yikanmis, suzulmus ve dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis/ ½ su bardagi domates puresi
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
½ su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Tencereye cigerleri koyun ve orta ateste suyunu cekene dek kavurun (3-4 dakika). Bu sirada yikanmis pirasalari uzunlamasina dorde kesip, dograyin. Cigerler suyunu cekince siviyagi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar daha kavurun. Ardindan dogranmis pirasalari ilave edin ve yine orta ateste pirasalar kavrulana dek karistirarak pisirin (3 dakika).
Domates, tuz, toz kirmizi biber ve sicak suyunu ilave edin. Tencerenin kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste pirasalar pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika pisirin. Servis yapmadan once uzerine karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Cigerli Pirasayi yogurt, cacik ya da tursu ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Basil Salmon (Feslegenli Somon Baligi)

1 lb salmon fillets or steak
1 /3 cup fresh basil or ½ tsp dried basil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½-1tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

Rub fish with salt and mix all the other ingredients, but cheese in a bowl. Dip fish into this mixture. If you have time you can leave fish in the mixture for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place the fish into a Pyrex dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes. After baking, you can also broil at low heat for 2-3 minutes for golden brown fish. Then sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the Basil Salmon and bake for 2-3 minutes (optional).

You can serve Basil Salmon with lemon wedges, vegetables and potato salad.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg somon baligi
1/3 su bardagi taze feslegen, dogranmis/1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ -1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay bardagi bardagi parmesan peyniri/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)

Once tuzu elinizle ovalayarak baliklara yedirin. Peynir haric geri kalan malzemeyi bir kasede karistirin ve baliklarin her yerine bu karisimdan surun. Eger zamaniniz varsa baliklari bu malzemenin icine yatirin ve buzdolabinda 1-2 saat bekletin.
Sonra borcam tepsiye baliklari dizin ve onceden isitilmis 200 C (400F) firinda 20-25 dakika, baliklarin uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikarip uzerine rendelenmis peyniri serpin ve 2-3 dakika daha pisirin (istege bagli).

Feslegenli Somon Baligi'ni limon dilimleri, sebze ya da patates salatasi ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin

Ana Sayfaya Don

Butter Beans (Kuru Fasulye)

White Beans is a very traditional and common dish in Turkey, especially when it is served with pilaf and pickles. Turkish people just love this dish.

2 cups white/butter beans
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 dried red pepper/green pepper, chopped
½ tsp baking soda (optional)
¼ tsp chili red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Wash white beans, place them in a pot and cover with water (approximately 1 inch above the beans). Leave them in water overnight or for at least 12 hours. The next day, cook them with the same water till beans get soft over low heat. You could add baking soda to have softer beans quicker. When they are soft, add 1 tsp of salt.
In another pot, sauté onions with oil for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in peppers and tomato paste. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add chili red pepper flakes (optional). Transfer the cooked white beans over them. Simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
Serve White Beans, with pilaf or over pilaf. Also cacik and pickled vegetables are good to go with this recipe.
ENJOY
P.S: You can also use 2 cans of white beans and skip the instructions given in the first paragraph, but it may not be as delicious as the one with dried beans. Also, you can use or mix kidney beans, black beans or pinto beans for this recipe.

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
Kuru fasulye Turkiye’ nin geleneksel yemeklerinden biridir. Ozellikle pilav ve tursu ile servis yapildiginda genelde butun Turklerin sevdigi bir yemektir.

2 su bardagi kuru fasulye
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 kurutulmus kirmizi biber/yesil biber, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karbonat (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Aksamdan kuru fasulyeyi yikayin ve bir tencereye koyup uzerini 2-3 parmak kaplayacak kadar su ile doldurun. En az 12 saat bekletin. Sonra ayni su ile kuru fasulyeler yumusayana dek pisirin. Isterseniz 1 cay kasigi karbonat ilave edip fasulyelerin daha kisa surede yumusamasini saglayabilirsiniz. Pismeye yakin 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin.
Diger bir tencerede yag ile sogani kavurun. Sonra salcayi ve biberleri ilave edip 2 dakika daha kavurun. Kirmizi pul biberi ilave edin (istege bagli).
Sonra pisirdiginiz kuru fasulyeleri soganlarin bulundugu tencereye transfer edin. Hafif ateste 10-15 dakika kadar pisirin.
Kuru Fasulyeyi pilav ile ya da pilav ustu servis yapin. Yaninda cacik ya da tursu ile guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Bu tarifi 2 kutu konserve kuru fasulye ile ilk paragraftaki uygulamalari atlayarak da yapabilirsiniz, fakat konserve ile yapinca aradiginiz lezzeti bulamayabilirsiniz. Ayrica bu tarif icin siyah fasulye ya da barbunya da kullanabilir veya renkli bir gorunum icin karisik da yapabilirsiniz.

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cauliflower with Bechamel Sauce (Beshamel Soslu Karnibahar)

1 bunch of cauliflower, separated into florets
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup sweet peas (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper

1/3 cup mozzarella/cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)

Bechamel Sauce:
2 cups milk
2 tbsp flour
5-6 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp salt to taste

Boil the vegetables in salty water till they are soft. Do not over boil them since we do not want them to be smashed. Then drain and transfer them to a Pyrex or baking dish.
Béchamel Sauce:

Place the butter in a pot and melt. Add the flour and sauté over low heat till its color change to yellow. Then, add milk and stir continuously to make Béchamel sauce smooth and even. If flour particles don’t dissolve use a blender. Add salt and cook for 3 minutes. Finally stir in the egg and sprinkle some black pepper if you like.

Pour the Béchamel sauce evenly on top of the vegetables and sprinkle cheese. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake until its surface turns to light golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 bas karnibahar, kucuk parcalara ayrilmis
2 havuc, dogranmis
2 patates, soyulup dogranmis
½ su bardagi bezelye (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)
Beshamel Sos:
2 su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un
5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Sebzeleri tuz ile birlikte yumusayana dek haslayin. Fakat gereginden fazla haslarsaniz sekilleri bozulur ve dagilirlar. Suyunu suzun ve haslanmis sebzeleri firin tepsisine ya da borcam tepsiye alin.
Besamel Sos:

Bir tencerede margarini eritin ve unu ilave edip kisik ateste sararana kadar kavurun. Sonra sutu ve tuzu ilave ederek, surekli karistirin. Eger un parcalari dagilmazsa blendir ile krema kivamina getirin. Kisik ateste 3 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak, cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Isterseniz biraz karabiber serpebilirsiniz.

Hazirladiginiz besamel sosu sebzelerin uzerine esit olarak yayin ve rendelenmis kasar peynirini serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

White Beans with Meat (Etli Kuru Fasulye)

White Beans with Meat is a very traditional and common dish in Turkey, especially when it is served with pilaf and pickles. Turkish people just love this dish.

2 cups white/butter beans
½ lb beef/lamb meat, chopped
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 dried red pepper/green pepper, chopped
½ tsp baking soda (optional)
¼ tsp chili red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tbsp salt to taste
1 cup hot water

Wash white beans, place them in a pot and cover with water (approximately 1 inch above the beans). Leave them in water overnight or for at least 12 hours. The next day, cook them with the same water till beans get soft over low heat. You could add baking soda to have softer beans quicker. When they are soft, add ½ tbsp of salt.
In another pot, sauté chopped meat with oil till they are brown. Then add onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in peppers and tomato paste. Add one cup of hot water and the remaining salt, and then simmer till the meat is soft. Transfer the cooked white beans into the pot. Simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
Serve White Beans with Meat, with pilaf or over pilaf. Also cacik and pickled vegetables are good to go with this recipe.
ENJOY
P.S: You can also use 2 cans of white beans and skip the instructions given in the first paragraph, but it may not be as delicious as the one with dried beans.

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TURKCE
Kuru fasulye Turkiye’ nin geleneksel yemeklerinden biridir. Ozellikle pilav ve tursu ile servis yapildiginda genelde butun Turklerin sevdigi bir yemektir.

2 su bardagi kuru fasulye
250 gr dana/koyun eti, dogranmis
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 kurutulmus kirmizi biber/yesil biber, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karbonat (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 su bardagi sicak su

Aksamdan kuru fasulyeyi yikayin ve bir tencereye koyup uzerini 2-3 parmak kaplayacak kadar su ile doldurun. En az 12 saat bekletin. Sonra ayni su ile kuru fasulyeler yumusayana dek pisirin. Isterseniz 1 cay kasigi karbonat ilave edip fasulyelerin daha kisa surede yumusamasini saglayabilirsiniz. Pismeye yakin ½ yemek kasigi tuz ilave edin.
Diger bir tencerede once etleri yag ile kavurun ve sogani ilave edin. Sonra salcayi ve biberleri ilave edip kavurun. Bir bardak sicak su ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin ve etler yumusayana dek pisirin. Sonra pisirdiginiz kuru fasulyeleri etlerin bulundugu tencereye ilave edin ve hafif ateste 10 dakika kadar pisirin.
Etli Kuru Fasulyeyi pilav ile ya da pilav ustu servis yapin. Yaninda cacik ya da tursu ile guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Bu tarifi 2 kutu konserve kuru fasulye ile ilk paragraftaki uygulamalari atlayarak da yapabilirsiniz, fakat konserve ile yapinca aradiginiz lezzeti bulamayabilirsiniz.

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Easy Fried Dough (Kolay Hamur Kizartmasi)

3-4 cups flour
1 cup yogurt
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 cup oil for frying

Mix all the dough ingredients in a large bowl. Knead the dough till it becomes elastic and not sticky. Sprinkle some flour on the counter and place dough. Flatten dough with a roller about 1/5 inch. Then cut them square pieces or in circular shapes with the help of a cup (see the picture).
Sizzle oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of the dough pieces over medium heat. Place them on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil. Serve warm.
Easy fried dough is good to go at breakfasts.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 su bardagi un
1su bardagi yogurt
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karbonat
1 yumurta
1 su bardagi sivi yag, kizartmak icin

Butun hamur malzemelerini genis bir kasede karistirin. Elastik ve elinize yapismayan bir hamur elde edene dek yogurun. Tezgaha un serpin ve hamuru oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda acin. Actiginiz hamuru kareler halinde ya da bardak agzi ile yuvarlak sekillerde kesin (resime bakiniz).

Kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve hamurlarin her iki tarafi kizarana dek orta ateste kizartin. Hamurlarin fazla yagini almasi icin kizattiginiz hamurlari kagit havlu uzerine koyun. Sicak servis yapin.
Kolay hamur kizartmasi ozellikle kahvaltida cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

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