In a skillet, sauté peppers with olive oil over medium heat till they get soft (for about 6-8 minutes). Then, add salt and cook over low heat, till peppers are cooked.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Pepper with Yogurt (Biberli Yogurt)
In a skillet, sauté peppers with olive oil over medium heat till they get soft (for about 6-8 minutes). Then, add salt and cook over low heat, till peppers are cooked.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Fried Zucchini with Yogurt Sauce (Yogurtlu Kabak Kizartmasi)
½ cup flour
½ cup canola oil for frying
1 tsp salt to taste
Garlic yogurt sauce
Wash zucchinis and slice them in 1/10 inch thick, round shapes. Sprinkle salt and mix them all to salt evenly.
Place flour into a wide and shallow plate or tray. Meanwhile sprinkle some salt over the frying pan and add oil. Sizzle the oil and dip zucchini slices into flour and shake the excess flour. Then, fry both sides of until they turn to a light golden brown color. Place fried zucchinis over a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
Transfer the zucchinis on a serving plate and serve with yogurt sauce with garlic.
ENJOY
TURKCE
2 sakiz kabagi, ½ cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi un
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
1tatli kasigi tuz
Sarimsakli yogurt
Kabaklari yikayin, kurulayin ve yarim cm kalinliginda yuvarlak dilimleyin, uzerlerine tuz serpin ve karismasi icin harmanlayin.
Genis ve duz bir tabak ya da tepsiye unu yayin. Bu sirada kizartma tavaniza biraz tuz serpin ve sivi yagi kizdirin. Kabak dilimlerini una bulayin ve fazla unu silkeleyip kizgin yagda her iki tarafini da kizartin. Kizaran kabaklari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve kagit havlunun fazla yagi almasini saglayin.
Kizarmis kabaklari servis tabagina alin ve uzerine sarimsakli yogurt dokerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Kebab with Bay Leaves (Defneli Kebap)
½ lb mushroom, washed and sliced in half
¼ cup olive oil
5-6 bay leaves
1 tbsp soy sauce
½-1 cup hot water
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
In a pot, cook the meat/chicken/turkey chunks over medium heat till the juice is gone. I’ve used turkey, but you can use any kind of meat for this recipe. Then add bay leaves and spices. Wash or brush gently the mushrooms, make sure not to soak them in water. Cut them in half and add into the pot. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Add olive oil, soy sauce, salt and hot water. Close the lid and simmer over low-medium heat till the meat is soft (for about 15-20 minutes).
Serve Kebab with Bay Leaves warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
500 gr kemiksiz tavuk/hindi eti ya da dana/koyun eti, dogranmis
250 gr mantar, yikanmis ve ikiye kesilmis
½ cay bardagi zeytinyagi
5-6 tane defne yapragi
1 yemek kasigi soya sosu
½ -1 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Bir tencerede et suyunu cekene dek orta ateste kavurun. Ben hindi eti kullandim, bu tarifte istediginiz cesit eti kullanabilirsiniz. Sonra defne yapraklarini ve baharatlari ilave edin. Mantarlari suyun altinda cok tutmadan yikayin veya hafifce fircalayin. Sonraya ikiye bolun ve tencereye ilave edin. 2-3 dakika kadar kavurun.
Sonra, zeytinyagi, soya sosu, tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edip, karistirin. Kapagini kapatin ve hafif ateste etler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 15-20 dakika).
Defneli Kebabi sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
White Cabbage with Rice (Lahana Dible)
1 onion, chopped
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup hot water
2-3 tbsp butter/olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika (optional)
Saute the onions with butter/olive oil over medium heat. Then, stir in the chopped white cabbage. Stir occasionally till the cabbage decreases in volume.
Stir in the rice, salt, paprika (optional) and hot water. Cover the lid and cook over low heat till the rice is cooked (for about 15-20 minutes). Stir occasionally.
Let the White Cabbage with Rice cool for a while and serve warm with yogurt.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ bas orta boy beyaz lahana, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 ½ su bardagi sicak su
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kirmizi biber (istege bagli)
Pirinci ilave edip bir kac defa daha karistirin. Tuz, kirimizi toz biber (istege bagli) ve sicak suyu ilave edin karistirip, kapagini kapatin. Kisik ateste pirincler pisene dek ara sira karistirarak yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin.
Biraz iliklasmasi icin bekleyin, yaninda yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Monday, March 23, 2009
Spicy Potatoes with Egg (Yumurtali&Baharatli Patates)
2 eggs½ tsp dried mint tsp paprika¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cumin
½ tsp salt to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
Place all the ingredients, but the eggs in a bowl and mix them all. For the microwave, place them in a microwaveable tray and bake till they become soft and tender (8-10 minutes).For baking in the oven, preheat oven to 425 F (220 C) and bake for about 20-30 minutes till potatoes become soft and tender.
Then when the potatoes are cooked. Arrange them in a round 6-8 inch, greased Pyrex dish. Then crack the eggs all over the potatoes. I separated the yolks and after spreading the whites all over, place the yolks in the middle. So it was like a sunflower.
Broil till the eggs are cooked, for about 2-3 minutes.Serve warm.
2 yumurta
½ cay kasigi kimyon
Butun malzemeleri bir kasede harmanlayin. Mikrodalgada pisirmek icin, mikrodalgaya uygun, borcam, cam ya da porselen bir tepside patatesler yumusayana dek pisirin (8-10 dakika).Firin icin, patatesleri firin tepsisine alin ve 220 C (425 F) de yumusayana dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
Sonra 15-20 cm capinda yaglanmis bir borcam tepsiye patatesleri dizin ve uzerine yumurtalari esit sekilde kirin. Ben yumruta sarilarini ayirdim. Once beyazlari patateslerin uzerine yaydim ve sarilarini ortaya koyarak, aycicegine benzer bir goruntu elde ettim.
Sonra firinin ustten kizartma ayarinda yumurtalar pisip hafifce kizarana dek, yaklasik 3-4 dakika firinda pisirin.Sicak servis yapin.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Baked Turkish Rice Pudding (Firinda Sutlac)
In a pot place the water and drained rice. Put them over high-medium heat. After the bubbles come out, close the lid and turn on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Simmer till the rice is cooked and small amount of water remains.Add the milk and sugar, stir. Meanwhile, dissolve the starch in 3-4 tbsp of milk and add it to the rice pudding. Stir constantly. When you see the bubbles on the surface, add the vanilla extract and cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat. Then take a ladle of rice pudding to a bowl and mix it with the egg yolk.
Orta boy bir tencereye suyu ve yikanmis suzulmus pirinci koyup yuksek ateste kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra kapagini kapatip dusuk atese alin. Tahta kasik ile ara sira karistirin. Pirincler pisip, tencerenin dibinde biraz su kalana dek kaynatin.Sutu ve sekeri ilave edin ve karistirin. Bu arada nisastayi 3-4 yemek kasigi sut ile cozundurun. Sutlacin icine ilave edin. Surekli karistirin ve yuzeyde baloncuklar olusmaya baslayinca vanilya esansini ilave edin ve kisik ateste 2-3 dakika pisirin. Pisen sutlactan bir kepce alip bir kaseye ayirin ve bunu yumurta sarisi ile cirpin.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Devilled Eggs ( Yumurta Dolmasi)
1-2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp mustard (optional)
1 tbsp green onion, chopped finely (only the green part)
A pinch of salt
A pinch of paprika
A pinch of black pepper (optional)
First hard boil the eggs. Fill up a small saucepan half-way with water and gently add the eggs. Cover the eggs with at least an inch of water. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to the water (this will help contain egg whites from leaking out if any of the shells crack while cooking). Add a pinch of salt to the water. Bring the water to a boil. Cover, and over low heat boil at least for 5-6 minutes. Drain hot water from pan and run cold water over the eggs or add some ice. Let them sit in the cool water a few minutes, changing the water if necessary to keep it cool.
Peel the eggs. Using a sharp knife, slice each egg in half, lengthwise. Gently remove the yolk halves and place in a small mixing bowl. Arrange the egg white halves on a serving plate.
Using a fork, mash up the yolks and add mustard, mayonnaise, onion and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. With a spoon fill the egg yolk mixture into the egg white halves. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
ENJOY
TURKCE
2 yumurta
1-2 yemek kasigi mayonez
1 yemek kasigi hardal (istege bagli)
1 dal yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
Bir tutam tuz
Bir tutam toz kirmizi biber
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)
Once yumurtalari haslayin. Kucuk bir tencere ya da cezveye yumurtalari koyun ve uzerlerine cikacak kadar sui le doldurun. Icine 1 cay kasigi sirke atin (pisme sirasinda catlayan yumurtalarin beyazinin akmasini onleyecektir). Bir tutam tuz ilave edin ve kaynatin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafif ateste en az 5-6 dakika haslayin. Sicak suyu suzun ve soguk suyun altina tutun ya da buz ilave edip daha cabuk sogumasini saglayabilirsiniz. Yumurtalari soguk su icinde bir kac dakika bekletin. Soguduktan sonra kabuklarini soyun ve keskin bir bicak yardimiyla her yumurtayi boyuna yariya kesin. Dikkatlice sarisini alin ve kucuk bir kaseye alin. Icini bosalttiginiz yumurta beyazlarini servis tabagina yerlestirin.
Bir catal yardimiyla yumurta sarilarini ezin ve kirmizi biber haric geri kalan butun malzeleri ilave edin. Pure haline gelene dek karistirin. Bir kasik yardimiyla karisimi yumurta beyazlarina doldurun ve uzerine kirmizi toz biber serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Friday, March 20, 2009
Onion Potato Dish (Sogan Asi)
1 potato, peeled and diced
1 tomato, diced/ 1cup canned tomato
2-3 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup water
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)
Melt the butter in saucepan or pan. Then, stir in onions and potato. Sauté them for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. And then, stir in tomato, salt and spices. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add the water, cover and cook over low medium heat till potatoes are soft (15-18 minutes).
Serve Onion and Potato Dish warm with pickles and ayran.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
4 sogan, dogranmis
1 patates, soyulup kup seklinde dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis/ 1 su bardagi konserve domates
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi su
½ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
Bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve soganlarla patatesi ilave edin. Orta ateste karistirarak 3-4 dakika kavurun. Domates, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin 2-3 dakika daha kavurduktan sonra suyu ilave edin kapagini kapatip, hafife alin. Patatesler yumusayip pisene dek yaklasik 15-18 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin. Sogan asi tursu ve ayran ile cok guzel yakisir.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Shallow Fried Chicken Liver (Tavuk Cigeri Kavurmasi)
1 onion, chopped (optional)
2-3 tbsp canola oil
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Chop the livers in bite sizes (preferably in 3 pieces). In a wide skillet, sauté onions with oil (optional). Then, stir in chicken livers and shallow fry them over medium heat stirring occasionally. When the livers give their juice out, turn the heat low and cook till all the juice evaporates (for about 6-8 minutes).
Add salt and cook for a few minutes, then add the rest of the spices and turn the heat off. Transfer them into a serving plate and sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ kg tavuk cigeri, yikanmis ve suzulmus
1 sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
2-3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
Cigerleri lokma buyuklugunde dograyin (tercihen 3’e bolun). Genis bir tavada once sivi yag ile soganlari kavurun (istege bagli). Sonra dogranmis cigerleri ilave edin ara sira karistirarak orta ateste kavurun. Cigerler suyunu disa verince hafife alin ve suyunu cekene dek pisirin (6-8 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN
Broiled Swordfish (Kilic Baligi Izgara)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp melted butter
Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Lemon wedges
Sprinkle salt, pepper, and paprika on swordfish steaks and gently rub into the fish. Brush swordfish steaks with melted butter. Preheat a greased broiler rack. Place swordfish steaks on the greased broiler rack about 2 to 3 inches away from heat source. Broil for about 4-5 minutes till they turn to light golden brown.
Turn swordfish steaks upside down and brush with more melted butter. Broil for 5-6 minutes longer. Fish should be lightly browned and will flake easily with a fork. Sprinkle swordfish steaks lightly with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.
Serve with lemon wedges and any kind of salad you like.
ENJOY
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TURKCE½ kg kilic baligi, yaklasik 2-3 cm kalinliginda dilimlenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi tatli kirmizi toz biber
2 yemek kasigi erimis tereyag
Taze maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
Limon dilimleri
Kilic baligi dilimlerine tuz, karabiber ve kirmizi toz biberi serpin. Elinizle hafifce ovalayarak baliga yedirin. Baligi kizartacaginiz izgarayi onceden yaglayip, isitin. Baliklari yaglanmis izgaraya yerlestirin ve uzerlerine erimis tereyagi surun. Eger firinda kizartacaksaniz izgarayi firinin ust isiticisinin yaklasik 5-8 cm asagisina yerlestirin. Uzerleri kizrana dek yaklasik 4-5 dakika pisirin.
Kilic Baligi dilimlerini ters cevirin ve geri kalan tereyagi ile yaglayin. Yaklasik 6-7 dakika daha pisirin. Baliklar hafif kahverengiye donunce ve catal ile kolayca ayrilinca pismis demektir. Isterseniz kilic baliklarinin uzerine hafifce maydanoz serpebilirsiniz.
Kizarmis Kilic Baligi’ni limon dilimleriyle ve istediginiz cesit salata ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Savory Pastries with Herbs (Otlu Kuru Pasta)
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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TURKCE
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
Thursday, March 12, 2009
European Style Sauerkraut (Avrupa Usulu Lahana Tursusu)
~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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TURKCE
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.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Stir Fried Vegetables (Sebze Kokteyli)
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.
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
Sebze kavurmasi, cok saglikli ve sebze severler icin cok lezzetli bir tariftir.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.