Yogurt Soup (Yogurt Corbasi)

2/3 cup yogurt, whisked
3 tbsp flour, heaping
6-7 cups chicken stock/water and chicken bouillon
3 tbsp oil/butter
1 tbsp salt to taste
Mint/paprika/black pepper

In a pot, sauté flour and oil/butter over medium heat, till the mixture turns to a light brown color. Then add chicken stock or water and chicken bouillon. Stir continuously and before it boils, stir in yogurt and salt. Simmer over low heat for 5-8 minutes.
For the garnish in a small frying pan, melt butter or place oil over low-medium heat. When it starts spitting, stir in the paprika and turn the heat off. Pour over the soup. Also another alternative is to sprinkle dried mint or black pepper on top.
Serve Yogurt Soup warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2/3 su bardagi yogurt, cirpilmis
3 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
6-7 su bardagi tavuk suyu/su ve tavuk bulyon
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag/tereyag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Kuru nane/toz kirmizi biber/karabiber

Bir tencerede un ve yagi/tereyagi orta ateste un kahverengimsi olana dek kavurun. Sonra tavuk suyu ya da su ve tavuk bulyonu ilave edin ve surekli karistirin. Kaynamadan once yogurdu ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynayana dek surekli karistirin. Kaynadiktan sonra hafif ateste 5-8 dakika pisirin.
Uzeri icin 1 yemek kasigi sivi yag/tereyag ile 1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biberi tavada kizdirip, susleyebilirsiniz. Kuru nane ya da karabiber serperek de servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad (Brokoli Karnibahar Salatasi)

1 bunch of broccoli, separated into florets
½ head of cauliflower, separated into florets
1 carrot, chopped in bite sizes
3 pairs of fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
½ tsp dry basil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt

Boil the vegetables for about 4-5 minutes in salty water. Then wash under cold water and drain. Stir in parsley and transfer the vegetables in a salad plate.
In a small bowl, mix lemon juice, yogurt, olive oil and basil. And then, pour it all over the salad. Mix and serve.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 demet brokoli, kucuk parcalara ayrilmis
½ bas karnibahar, kucuk parcalara ayrilmis
1 havuc, istenilen buyuklukte dogranmis
3 dal maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi yogurt
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Butun sebzeleri yaklasik 4-5 dakika tuzlu suda haslayin. Soguk suyun altina tutun ve suzun. Sonra maydanozu ilave edin ve salata tabagina alin.

Kucuk bir kasede limon suyu, zeytinyagi, feslegen ve yogurdu karistirin. Salatanin uzerine dokun ve harmanlayip servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Anchovy (Firinda Hamsi)

1 lb anchovy, washed and drained
1 big onion, cut in half and sliced
2 tomatoes, diced/crushed
2-3 pairs if parsley, chopped
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced (optional)
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 bay leaves, torn in quarters
3 tbsp olive oil
A pinch of black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup water

Cut the heads off anchovy and gut them. Then wash them under cold water and drain. Sprinkle salt and drizzle half of the olive oil, then mix them all. Place the anchovy over a Pyrex dish.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile in a skillet, sauté onions with the rest of the olive oil. Then stir in parsley and tomatoes. Cook for 1-2 minutes over medium heat. Finally stir in black pepper, water and garlic. Turn off the oven and stir in lemon juice.
Take the anchovy out of the oven and place the bay leaves evenly over. Then pour the tomato sauce all over the anchovy. Place it back to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. If you like well fried anchovy, then turn to broil for the last 3-4 minutes.
Serve Baked Anchovy with lemon wedges and Turkish Coleslaw.
ENJOY

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½ kg hamsi, yikanmis ve suyu suzulmus
1 buyuk sogan, yariya kesilip, dilimlenmis
2 domates, dogranmis/rendelenmis
2-3 dal maydanoz, dogranmis
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
2 defne yapragi, dorde bolunmus
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
Bir tutam karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay bardagi su

Hamsilerin kafalarini kesin ve iclerini temizleyerek soguk su altinda yikayin. Tuzlayin ve zeytinyaginin yarisi ile hepsini harmanlayarak yaglayin. Firin tepsisine tek sira halinde dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400F) firinda yaklasik 10-12 dakika pisirin. Bu arada bir tavada geri kalan zeytinyagi ile soganlari hafif kavurun ve maydanozla domatesi ilave edin. 1-2 dakika orta ateste cevirin. Son olarak sarimsak, su ve karabiberi ilave edin, ocaktan alin. Limon suyunu ilave edin ve karistirin.
Firindan cikardiginiz hamsilerin uzerine defne yapraklarini esit olarak yerlestirin ve domatesli sosu uzerine yayin. Tekrar firina koyun ve 10-15 dakika daha pisirin.
Eger daha cok kizarmasini isterseniz, son 3-4 dakika ustten kizartma yapabilirsiniz.
Firinda hamsiyi limon dilimleri ve lahana salatasi ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin

Apple Cookie Rolls (Elmali Kurabiye)

This is one of my favorite cookies and with this recipe I won the cookie category of Food Science Bake Contest:)

1 cup yogurt
1 cup sugar
250 gr margarine/butter, melted

1/2-1 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
7-8 cup flour
½ cup confectioner’s sugar for garnish
Filling:
3 apples, peeled, cored and shredded
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup crushed walnuts/pecans

Mix all the dough ingredients, but flour and confectioner’s sugar. Add flour slowly and form a non sticking dough. Knead for 4-5 minutes. Then, cover the dough with a clean cloth and leave for resting.
Meanwhile, cook shredded apples with sugar for about 10 minutes over low-medium heat. When they turn to brown stir in cinnamon and walnuts/pecans.
Cut the dough into 3 pieces and flatten each dough with a roller about 1/10 inch thickness. Then cut it into 8 pieces (see the picture). Put 1 tsp filling on the wide side and roll it up (see the picture). Use baking paper over the baking tray or grease it. Then place the apple cookie rolls on the tray and preheat the oven to 350F (180 C). Bake them for about 30 minutes, till they get light brown. Make sure not to over bake.
Sprinkle confectioner’s sugar on tops and serve.
ENJOY

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Bu tarif benim en sevdigim kurabiyelerden biridir ve bu tarifle Gida Bolumu'nde duzenlenen Tatli Yapimi Yarismasi, Kurabiye kategorisinde birinci oldum:)
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 su bardagi seker
250 gr margarin/tereyag, eritilmis

1/2-1 su bardagi sivi yag
1 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu/1 paket kabartma tozu
7-8 su bardagi un
1 cay bardagi pudra sekeri
Ic Malzeme:
3 elma, soyulmus, ici temizlenmis ve rendelenmis
3 yemek kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 cay bardagi ufalanmis ceviz

Pudra sekeri ve un haric butun malzemeleri karistirin. Unu yavas yavas yedirerek elinize yapismayacak bir hamur elde edin. Yaklasik 4-5 dakika yogurun. Hamurun uzerini temiz bir bez ile ortun ve dinlenmeye birakin.
Diger yandan bir tencerede rendelenmis elma ve sekeri 10 dakika kadar orta ateste pisirin. Elmalar kahverengiye donecektir. Pisince ocaktan alin ve tarcin ile cevizi ilave edin.
Hamuru 3 parcaya ayirin. Her parcayi oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda acin. 8 esit parcaya kesin (resime bakiniz). Genis taraflarina 1 tatli kasigi ic malzemeden koyarak rulo seklinde sarin (resime bakiniz). Kurabiyeleri yaglanmis ya da yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350 F) firinda kurabiyeler hafif pembelesene dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarinca uzerine pudra sekeri serpin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Asparagus (Kuskonmaz Kizartmasi)

1 bunch of asparagus, trimmed
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika (optional)
2 gloves of garlic, minced
2-3 tbsp olive oil

Sweet corn for garnish

You can cut asparagus into small pieces or you can use them whole. Wash them and drain.
Sizzle oil in a pan and shallow fry asparagus till they turn to light golden brown. Then stir in salt, spices and garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Place Fried Asparagus into a serving plate and serve with tomato dip or garlic yogurt sauce. Garnish with sweet corn.
This recipe is a good side dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 demet koskonmaz
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber (istege bagli)
2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi,
Suslemek icin misir

Kuskonmazlarin kesim yerlerinden biraz kesin ve isterseniz kucuk parcalara kesin ya da butun olarak kullanin. Yikayin ve kurulayin.
Tavada yagi kizdirin ve kuskonmazlari hafif kizarana dek orta ateste cevirin. Tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin ve pismeye yakin son olarak sarimsaklari ilave edin.
Servis tabagina alin ve uzerine domates sosu ya da sarimsakli yogurt dokerek servis yapin. Uzerini misir taneleri ile susleyin.
Kuskonmaz kizartmasini yemeklerin yaninda servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Cauliflower (Karnibahar Kizartmasi)

1 head cauliflower, separated into florets
1 cup frying oil
8 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
2 eggs

Boil cauliflower florets in salty water for about 5-7 minutes, do not over boil. Otherwise they will separate. If you do not like the smell of cauliflower while cooking, add a quarter lemon slice or 1 tbsp of lemon juice into boiling water. Drain the boiled cauliflowers.
Meanwhile in a bowl mix all the ingredients, but oil and prepare the batter. Sizzle oil in a frying pan and then first dip cauliflower florets into batter then fry them evenly. Place the fried cauliflowers on a paper towel.
Fried cauliflowers are good to go with garlic yogurt sauce and tomato dip.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 bas karnibahar, dallarindan ayrilmis
1 su bardagi sivi yag, kizartmak icin
8 yemek kasigi un
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
2 yumurta

Karnibahar parcalarini tuzlu suda yaklasik 5-7 dakika haslayin, fazla haslamaktan kacinin, yoksa sekilleri bozulur ve dagilirlar. Eger karnibahar piserken kokusunu sevmiyorsaniz suyun icine ceyrek limon atin, ya da 1 yemek kasigi limon suyu ilave edin. Haslanan karnibaharlari suzun.
Genis bir kasede kizartma yagi haric geri kalan malzemeleri karistirarak puruzsuz bir karisim elde edin. Kizartma yagini tavada kizdirin ve karnibaharlari hazirladiginiz karisima batirip kizgin yagda her iki taraflari da kizarana dek kizartin.
Kizarttiginiz karnibaharlari kagit havlu uzerine koyun.
Servis tabagina alin ve sarimsakli yogurt ya da domates sosu ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don