Savory Pastries with Herbs (Otlu Kuru Pasta)

100 gr (6-7 tbsp) margarine/butter, melted
1/3 cup yogurt
1/3 cup canola oil
2 eggs (one of the yolk is for egg wash)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder/1 package baking powder
1 tsp salt to taste
4-5 cups flour
2 pairs of green onions, chopped finely
1/3 bunch parsley, chopped finely
1/3 bunch dill, chopped finely

Leave one of the egg yolk for the glaze. Then combine all the ingredients, but the flour and the greens in a big bowl. Then add the flour slowly and knead till a soft and elastic dough is obtained (for about 8-10 minutes). Cover it with a clean cloth and leave for 15 minutes.
Add the greens and knead again till they are even. Place a baking paper over or grease the baking tray. Then grab walnut size dough pieces and give them any kind of shape you like. You can also flatten the dough with a roller and use cookie molds or just cut with a knife.
Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C) and beat the egg yolk for the egg wash. Brush the tops of the cookies with egg wash and bake for about 18-20 minutes, till they turn light golden brown.
Savory Pastries with Herbs are good to go with tea, coffee and at breakfast and brunch.
ENJOY

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100 gr (6-7 yemek kasigi) margarin/tereyag, eritilmis
1/3 su bardagi yogurt
1/3 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
2 yumurta (birinin sarisi uzeri icin)
1 yemek kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu/1 paket
4-5 su bardagi un
2 tane yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1/3 demet maydanoz, ince kiyilmis
1/3 demet dereotu, ince kiyilmis

Yumurtanin birinin sarisini uzeri icin ayirin. Un ve yesillikler haric butun malzemeleri buyuk bir kasede karistirin. Yavas yavas unu ilave ederek elastic ve yumusak bir hamur elde edene dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika yogurun. Uzerini temiz bir bez ile ortup 15 dakika dinlenmeye birakin.
Sonra yesillikleri ilave edin ve esit olarak dagilmasi icin tekrar yogurun. Firin tepsisine yagli kagit yerlestirin ya da yaglayin. Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar kopararak istediginiz sekiller yaparak tepsiye dizin. Isterseniz oklava ile hamuru acip, kurabiye kaliplari kullanin.
Firini 180C (350F) ye isitin. Kuru pastalarin uzerine yumurta sarisini surun ve uzeri kizarana dek 18-20 dakika pisirin.
Otlu kuru pastalar; cay, kahve yaninda ve kahvaltida ikram edilebilcek guzel bir alternatiftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

European Style Sauerkraut (Avrupa Usulu Lahana Tursusu)

1/3-1/2 head white cabbage, shredded finely
~1/2 cup vinegar (apple/grape)-optional
1-2 tbsp salt
3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled/1 onion, sliced
½ tsp coriander
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Water
1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) jar (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them. Leave for a night. The next day, fill the glass/plastic containers with cabbage tightly and place garlic/onion slices, pepper flakes and coriander between cabbage. Press from the top to fill as much as you can. Then add vinegar till there is about ¼ inch vinegar on the bottom (optional).
Place plastic wrap over the container and close the lid, make sure it is sealed well. To mix the salt and vinegar equally, shake it for a while.
Store it in a dark place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 3-4 weeks. If it is warm/room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days.
ENJOY
P.S: Once you open the lid of Sauerkraut keep it in the fridge or somewhere cold, otherwise it will be spoiled easily at room temperature.

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1/3-1/2 bas beyaz lahana, ince dogranmis
~1/2 su bardagi sirke (elma/uzum)-istege bagli
1-2 yemek kasigi tuz
3-4 dis sarimsak, soyulmus/1 sogan, dilimlenmis
1 cay kasigi kisnis
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
Su
1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) bidon/kavanoz (tercihen cam)

Lahanin dis yapraklarini temizleyin ve yikayin. Cok ince dograyin ve genis bir kaseye koyun ve tuz serperek harmanlayin. Bir gece boyunca bekletin. Ertesi gun, agzi siki kapanabilen kavanoz/bidona sikica bastirarak yerlestirin. Aralara sarimsak/sogan, pul biber ve kisnisi serpistirerek, doldurabildiginiz kadar lahana ile doldurun. Ustten sikica bastirin ve dibinde 1 parmak yuksekliginde sirke olana dek sirke ilave edin (istege bagli).
Uzerine strec film koyun ve onun uzerinden kapagini sikica kapatin. Tuz ve sirkenin esit olarak dagilmasi icin kavanozu bir kac defa alt ust ederek sallayin.
Karanlik ve nemsiz bir ortamda birakin. Ortam soguksa 3-4 hafta sonra lahana tursunuz fermente olmus ve yemek icin hazir hale gelmis olacaktir. Eger ortam ilik/oda sicakliginda ise; tursunuz 10-15 gun icinde hazir olur.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Tursunuzun agzini actiktan sonra oda sicakliginda saklarsaniz cabuk bozulur. Bunu onlemek icin acildiktan sonra tursuyu buzdolabinda ya da serin ortamda muhafaza edin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stir Fried Vegetables (Sebze Kokteyli)

1 zucchini/yellow squash, washed and chopped
1 cup broccoli florets
4-5 pieces of asparagus, cut in 3 pieces
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 red/yellow bell pepper, cut in strips
1 cup green beans, chopped
½ cup noodles (optional)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
¼ tsp ginger
¼ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste

Place all the ingredients, but the hot water and soy sauce in a wide skillet and sauté over medium heat for about 10-12 minutes. And then, stir in hot water and soy sauce. Cook over low heat till the noodles and vegetables are cooked.
Stir Fried Vegetables are very healthy and this is a very good alternative for vegetable lovers.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
1 sakiz kabagi, yikanmis ve dogranmis
1 su bardagi brokoli, dogranmis
4-5 tane kuskonmaz, 3’e bolunmus
1 su bardagi havuc, dogranmis
1 kirmizi/sari biber, dogranmis
1 su bardagi yesil fasulye, dogranmis
½ su bardagi tel sehriye (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi soya sosu
½ cay kasigi zencefil
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sicak su ve soya sosu haric butun malzemeleri genis bir tavada orta ateste yaklasik 10-12 dakika kavurun. Sonra sicak su ve soya sosunu ilave edin ve kisik ateste sebzeler ve tel sehriye pisene dek pisirin.
Sebze kavurmasi, cok saglikli ve sebze severler icin cok lezzetli bir tariftir.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mushroom Saute (Mantar Sote)

1 lb button/Portobello mushrooms, washed and sliced
1 onion, chopped
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tomato, diced/1 cup crushed tomatoes
2 peppers, cut in strips
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup hot water

In a pan, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Then stir in peppers and sauté for a while. Stir in mushrooms and sauté for 2-3 minutes. And then, add salt, tomatoes, garlic and hot water.
Cook over low heat till the mushrooms are soft, for about 15-18 minutes. Sprinkle some black pepper prior to serving.
You can serve Mushroom Saute with any kinds of pilaf.
ENJOY

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½ kg kultur/Portobello Mantari, yikanmis ve dilimlenmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 domates, dogranmis/1 su bardagi domates puresi
2 biber, seritler halinde dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1/3 su bardagi sicak su

Genis bir tavada once sogani zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ilave edip biraz cevirin ve mantarlari ilave edin. Mantarlari 2-3 dakika kavurduktan sonra, tuz, domates, sarimsak ve sicak suyu ilave edin.
Kisik ateste mantarlar pisene dek yaklasik 15-18 dakika kadar pisirin. Servis yapmadan once karabiber serpebilirsiniz.
Mantar Sote’yi her cesit pilav ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Skillet Beef&Potatoes (Etli Patates Tava)

3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/3 cup water
1 lb beef strips
2 gloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp rosemary
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste

Place potatoes, ¼ tsp salt and water in a wide bowl and cook in microwave covered for 10 minutes. Then drain.
You can also boil the potatoes, instead of using microwave. But it will take much longer.
In a skillet, stir fry beef strips over low-medium heat till their juice evaporates. And then stir in onions and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add the remaining salt, black pepper and cook till the onions and meat become soft.
In another skillet, stir fry the potatoes with the remaining olive oil. Finally, transfer the potatoes into other skillet and sprinkle rosemary. Combine all and serve warm.
ENJOY

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3 patates, soyulmus ve dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi su
½ kg dana eti, uzun uzun kesilmis
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1 sogan, halka seklinde dilimlenmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi biberiye
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Patates, ½ cay kasigi tuz ve suyu genis bir kaseye koyun ve uzeri kapali olarak 10 dakika mikrodalgada pisirin. Sonra suyunu suzun.
Mikrodalgada yapacaginiz ayni islemi patatesleri haslayarak da yapabilirsiniz. Sadece biraz daha uzun surer.
Genis bir tavada dana etini suyunu cekene dek kisik ateste kavurun. Suyunu cekince sogani ve 1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagini ilave edin. Geri kalan tuzu, karabiberi ilave edin ve soganlar yumusayip, etler pisene dek kavurun.
Baska bir tavada, geri kalan zeytinyagi ile patatesleri hafif kizarana dek kavurun.
Son olarak patatesleri diger tavaya ilave edin, biberiyeyi serpin ve harmanlayin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Green Onion Crab Salad (Yesil Soganli Yengec Salatasi)

½ lb crab/imitation crab meat, chunks
1 cup iceberg/lettuce, shredded
2 pairs of green onions, chopped
1 cup yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise/mustard
¼ tsp Italian seasoning/any kind you like
¼ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise/mustard, salt and spices. Then stir in the other ingredients and mix them all. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with green onion pieces.
Keep Green Onion Crab Salad in the fridge.
ENJOY

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250 gr yengec/imitasyon yengec eti, dogranmis
1 su bardagi marul/kivircik, ince dogranmis
2 tane yesil sogan, dogranmis
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi mayonez/hardal
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi Italyan baharati/istediginiz baharat cesidi

Yogurt, mayonez/hardal, tuz ve baharati karistirin. Sonra diger malzemeleri de ilave edip harmanlayin.
Uzerini yesil sogan ile susleyebilirsiniz.
Yesil Soganli Yengec Salatasi’ni buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Pates)

½ cup red lentil, washed and drained

1 cup fine bulgur

2 ½ cups water

1 onion, chopped finely

2 tbsp tomato paste

¼ cup olive oil

½ tsp black pepper

1/3 tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

¼ cup hot water

½ bunch fresh parsley, chopped finely

½ tsp dried mint/3-4 pairs of fresh mint, chopped finely

2 green onions, only green parts chopped finely

Lettuce leaves or arugula

Lemon wedges

Boil red lentil with 2 ½ cup of water. Make sure the lentils are soft but there is still some water in the bottom. Turn the heat of and stir in fine bulgur, close the lid. Leave for at least 10 minutes to make bulgur absorb all the water and expand.

Meanwhile, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. And then stir in tomato paste. Saute for 1-2 minutes and add salt and hot water. Transfer to the pot with bulgur and red lentils. Stir in spices, green onions and parsley. Mix them all. If it is cooled enough mix all with your hands and make pates like on the picture above. If the mixture sticks, wet your hands with water occasionally.

Serve Lentil Pates with lettuce leaves or arugula and lemon wedges. Also keep them in the fridge.

ENJOY

 

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½ su bardagi kirmizi mercimek, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 su bardagi ince bulgur

2 ½ su bardagi su

1 sogan, kucuk dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ cay bardagi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1/3 tatli kasigi kimyon

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kuru nane/ 3-4 dal taze nane, ince dogranmis

½ cay bardagi sicak su

½ demet maydanoz, ince dogranmis

2 yesil sogan, sadece yesil kisimlari ince dogranmis

Marul/kivircik yapragi ya da roka

Limon dilimleri

2 ½ su bardagi suda kirmizi mercimegi icinde bir miktar su kalana dek pisirin. Mercimek yumusayip patlasin fakat, butun suyunu cekmesin. Sonra ince bulguru tencereye ilave edin, karistirip kapagini kapatin ve en az 10 dakika bulgurun sismesini bekleyin.

Bu arada bir tavada zeytinyagi ile soganlari orta ateste kavurun ve sonra domates salcasini ilave edin. Biraz daha kavurup tuz ve ½ cay bardagi sicak suyu ilave edin ve atesten alip tenceredeki bulgur-mercimek karisimina ilave edin. Uzerine baharatlari, yesil soganlari ve maydanozu ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Eger yeterince soguduysa elinizle yogurun ve fotograftaki gibi uzunca kofteler yapin. Eger malzeme elinize yapisirsa arada elinizi su ile islatarak yapismasini onleyebilirsiniz.

Mercimek koftesini marul/kivircik yapraklari ya da roka ile ve uzerine limon sikarak ikram edin ve buzdolabinda saklayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Milk Pudding (Muhallebi)

1 lt milk (5 cups)
1-1½ cup sugar
4-5 tbsp flour
125 gr butter/margarine (1 stick)
1 tsp vanilla extract/1 package ground vanilla or mastic/mastic gum
Crushed nuts or cinnamon for garnish

In a pot, sautee margarine/butter and flour over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes. Then stir in milk and sugar and stir continuously. If you’ll use mastic gum, add it. Then stir till the pudding becomes thick, turn heat low and cook for 3-4 minutes. If you’ll use vanilla instead of mastic gum, then add vanilla, stir and turn the heat off.
Transfer the Milk Pudding into glass or porcelain cups and let it cool. Garnish with any kinds of crushed nuts or cinnamon.
ENJOY

P.S: Do not sprinkle the cinnamon right after you pour the pudding into bowls. This would let the microorganisms grow fast contacting the cinnamon with the hot surface of the pudding and this may lead to food borne diseases. Make sure you sprinkle the cinnamon just before serving the cooled pudding.

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1 lt sut (5 su bardagi)
1-1 ½ su bardagi seker
4-5 yemek kasigi un
125 gr margarin/tereyag
1 paket vanilya/1 tane damla sakizi
Ogutulmus ceviz/findik/badem veya tarcin

Tencerede margarin/tereyag ve unu orta ateste kavurun (2-3 dakika). Sonra sut ve sekeri ilave edin ve surekli karistirarak yapismasini engelleyin. Eger damla sakizli yapacak iseniz sakizi icine atin. Muhallebi koyulasip kivamini bulunca, atesi kisin ve 3-4 dakika surekli karistirarak pisirin. Damla sakizi yerine vanilya kullaniyorsaniz vanilyayi ilave edin, karistirip atesten alin.
Muhallebiyi cam veya porselen kaplara paylastirin ve sogumasini bekleyin. Servis yapmadan once uzerini tarcin veya istediginiz malzemele ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Tarcini muhallbiyi kaselere doker dokmez koymayin. Cunku; mikroorganizmalar tarcin ve sicak muhallebinin temasiyla; yuzeyde hizla ureyecektir. Bu durum gida zehirlenmesine yol acabilir. Tarcini servis yapmadan hemen once sogumus muhallebiye serpin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Steak Fajita

½ lb beef strips
1 onion, sliced circularly
1-2 green peppers, chopped in bite sizes

Marinade:
1 tbsp olive oil
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
½ tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper

Mix all the marinade ingredients and rub the beef strips with it. Then leave the beef strips in marinade and keep in the fridge for about 3-5 hours.
Then in a skillet cook the marinated beef strips over low-medium heat. When their water evaporated, stir in onions and peppers. Sautee for 3-4 minutes, till they become soft. You can sprinkle some salt over.
Steak Fajitas are good to go with Tortillas or Pita Bread.
ENJOY

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250 gr dana eti, 1 cm kalinliginda parmak uzunlugunda kesilmis
1 sogan, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
1-2 yesil biber, lokma buyuklugunde dogranmis

Marine sosu:
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Butun marine malzemelerini bir kasede karistirin ve et parcalarini bu malzemeye bulayip elinizle ovarak etlere yedirin. Etleri marine malzemesine yatirip buzdolabinda yaklasik 3-5 saat bekletin.
Sonra, genis bir tavada etleri orta ateste suyunu cekip yumusayana dek pisirin. Sogan ve biberleri ilave edip. Karistirarak 3-4 dakika boyunca hepsi pisene dek pisirin. Isterseniz uzerine tuz ilave edin.
Tortilla ya da pide ekmegi ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggs with Sujuk (Sucuklu Yumurta)

2-3 eggs
8-10 slices of sujuk/summer beef sausage, skin removed
A pinch of salt to taste
A pinch of paprika

In a skillet or frying pan cook sujuk/summer beef sausage slices over low heat, till they release the fat and turn a little golden brown. Turn each side with a fork, do not overcook (2-3 minutes is sufficient). Make some room for the eggs and then crack the eggs. Sprinkle some salt and paprika. Cook till the whites are cooked.
Serve warm. Eggs with Sujuk is good to go at breakfast and brunch.
ENJOY

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2-3 yumurta
8-10 dilim sucuk/ summer beef sausage, soyulmus
Bir tutam tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber

Teflon bir tavada sucuk dilimleri yagini salip hafif kizarana dek kisik ateste pisirin (2-3 dakika). Her iki tarafinin da kizarmasi icin bir catal yardimiyla cevirin. Fazla pisirirseniz kururlar. Sonra yumurtalar icin biraz yer acin ve yumurtalari duzgunce kirin.

Sarilarinin dagilmamasi icin dikkat edin. Uzerine tuz ve kirmizi biber serpin ve beyazlari pisene dek kisik ateste pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin. Sucuklu Yumurta kahvalti icin cok guzel bir alternatiftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

French Onion Dip (Soganli Fransiz Sosu)

1 cup non fat sour cream (optional)
½ cup fat-free mayonnaise
½ cup yogurt
¼ cup green onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp onion, minced (optional)
¼ tsp dried minced onion
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp dried mint
¼ tsp salt to taste

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Serve with any kind of chips.
ENJOY

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1 su bardagi yagsiz eksi krema (istege bagli)
½ su bardagi yagsiz mayonez
½ su bardagi yogurt
¼ su bardagi yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sogan,rendelenmis/dovulmus (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi dovulmus kuru sogan
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kuru nane
½ cay kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin ve buzdolabinda yaklasik 1-2 saat bekletin.
Her cesit cips ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Perch Fillets (Kizarmis Levrek)

1 lb Perch Fillets
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup canola oil for frying

Rub Perch Fillets with salt. Then sprinkle black pepper and lemon juice. Rub to make Perch absorb the flavor. Leave them in the fridge at least 30 minutes.
In a frying pan sizzle oil and shallow fry both sides of Perch Fillets till they turn to golden brown.
Serve warm with lemon edges.
ENJOY

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½ kg tatli su levregi, fileto
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Levrek filetolarini elinizle ovarak tuzlayin ve sonra karabiber ve limon suyu ile ovarak baliklara yedirin. En az yarim saat buzdolabinda bekletin.
Kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve az yagda levrek filetolarinin her iki tarafini da kizartin. Limon dilimleri ile sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Cig Borek

For the dough:
25-30 gr fresh active yeast/7 gr instant yeast

2 cups lukewarm water

1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp oil

1 tsp sugar
5-6 cups flour

For the filling:
200-250 gr (1/2 lb) lean ground meat
1 big onion, chopped finely/grated
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup water
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp paprika
½ cup canola oil for frying

Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast.Then, add salt, oil and flour, knead for 8-10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic and non sticky. Place a plastic wrap or cloth over the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 to 4 hours in a warm place, till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Then sprinkle some flour on the counter and cut it into 16-18 pieces. Then with a roller pin flatten every piece about 7-8 inches in diameter.
Meanwhile mix all the filling ingredients in a bowl. And then divide the filling into 16-18(the number of dough pieces you’ve got, approximately 1-2 tbsp each). Then spread the filling over half side of flattened dough (see the picture). Fold the other half over and stick the ends, making pressure with your finger tips (see the picture). Also you can use pizza roller for cutting the edges. Do the same procedure to all dough pieces.
In a frying pan, sizzle oil and fry both sides of the boreks till they turn to golden brown. Place a paper towel over a pot and transfer the fried boreks into it and close the lid to keep them warm and soft.
You can serve Cig Borek with yogurt or ayran.
ENJOY

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

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Hamur icin:
25-30 gr yas maya/7 gr instant toz maya
2 su bardagi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi seker
5-6 su bardagi un

Ic Malzeme:
200-250 gr yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, ince dogranmis/rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi su
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ su bardagi kanola/aycicek yagi, kizartmak icin

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.Sonra, sivi yagi, unu ve tuzu ilave ederek, 8-10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ya da ortu ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2-4 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin ve tezgahi unlayin hamuru 16-18 parcaya kesin ve her parcayi oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda acin.
Bu sirada ic malzemelerin hepsini bir kasede karistirin ve 16-18’e bolun (hamur parcasi sayisina bolun, her biri yaklasik 1-2 yemek kasigi). Sonra ic malzemeyi actiginiz hamurun yarisina yayin (resime bakiniz) ve diger yarisini uzerine kapatip, kenarlarini parmak uclarinizla bastirarak yapistirin (resime bakiniz). Isterseniz kenarlarini birlestirip rulet ile kesebilirsiniz. Butun hamurlari bu sekilde hazirlayin.
Bir kizartma tavasinda sivi yagi kizdirin ve boreklerin her iki tarafi kizarana dek kizartin. Kizarttiginiz cig boreklerin sicak ve yumusak kalmasi icin bir tencerenin dibine kagit havlu koyarak borekleri onun uzerine koyun ve kapagini kapatin.
Cig Boregi yogurt ya da ayran ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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

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