Roasted Eggplant with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Kozlenmis Patlican)

1 lb eggplant
1-1½ cup yogurt
2-3 tbsp olive oil
2-3 gloves of garlic, mashed/grated
½ tsp salt to taste

Pick some parts of eggplants with a knife and roast them over a grill or in the oven till they get soft. Then, remove the skins and cut them into small pieces.
Place olive oil and roasted eggplants in a pan. Cook them for about 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally, over medium heat. Then, stir in salt and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes and turn the heat off. Let it cool.
Add the yogurt and mix them all. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with parsley, black olives or tomatoes.
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TURKCE
½ kg patlican
1-1½ su bardagi yogurt
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2-3 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz

Patlicanlarin bazi yerlerini bicak ile delin. Izgarada ya da firinda yumusayip, kabuklari ayrilmaya baslayana dek kozleyin. Sonra kabuklarini soyun ve kucuk kucuk dograyin.
Tavaya zeytinyagini ve kozlenmis patlicanlari alin. Orta ateste 4-5 dakika kadar cevirin. Sarimsak ve tuzu ilave edin. Bir kac dakika daha cevirdikten sonra atesten alin ve sogumaya birakin.
Soguduktan sonra yogurdu ilave edin ve hepsini guzelce karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve uzerini maydanoz, domates ya da siyah zeytin ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Zucchini with Bechamel Sauce (Besamel Soslu Kabak)

3-4 zucchinis, washed
2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
5 button or portabello mushrooms, sliced (optional)
1 cup+3 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup mozzarella, cheddar, shredded

Bechamel Sauce:
2 cups milk

2 tbsp flour

5-6 tbsp butter/margarine

1-2 eggs, beaten

½ tsp salt to taste

A pinch of black pepper (optional)

Cut zucchinis in two lengthwise and then cut them in ½ inch thick pieces. Sizzle 1 cup oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of zucchinis. Take the fried zucchinis over a large Pyrex dish and sprinkle some salt.
Take chicken breasts into a pot and add 3 tbsp of oil. Cook them over medium heat till they absorb their own juice. Then stir in onions and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the garlic in and cook for 1-2 minutes. If using mushrooms, stir in them and cook all of them for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. After that, turn the heat off and transfer this mixture over the fried zucchinis evenly (see the picture).
Finally, prepare the bechamel sauce (click for the directions to make the bechamel sauce).
Pour the bechamel sauce all over and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella/cheddar. Bake at 400 F (200 C) oven till the surface turns light brown (for about 30-40 minutes).
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 sakiz kabagi, yikanmis
2 tavuk gogsu, kusbasi dogranmis
2 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, ince dogranmis
5 tane kultur/Portobello mantari, dilimlenmis (istege bagli)
1 su bardagi+3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Besamel Sos:
2 su bardagi sut

2 yemek kasigi un

5-6 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin

1-2 yumurta, cirpilmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Once kabaklari uzunlamasina ikiye bolun ve bir parmak kalinliginda dograyin. Bir su bardagi sivi yagda her iki taraflarini da kizartin. Kizarttiginiz kabaklari genis bir borcam tepsinin dibine yayin ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Bir tencereye dogranmis tavuk gogsunu ve 3 yemek kasigi sivi yagi alin. Orta ateste tavuklar suyunu cekene dek kavurun. Sonra, soganlari ilave edin. Yaklasik 3 dakika kadar kavurun ve sarimsaklari ilave edin. Eger mantarli yapiyorsaniz dilimlenmis mantarlari ve 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin.Yaklasik 3-4 dakika hafif ateste hepsini kavurun. Atesten alin ve karisimi kabaklarin uzerine esit olarak dagitin (resime bakiniz).
Son asama olarak besamel sosu hazirlayin (besamel sosun yapilisi icin bakiniz).
Hazirladiginiz besamel sosu en uste esit olarak yayin. Uzerine rendelenmis kasarlari serpin. 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Semolina Sponge Cake (Revani)

3-4 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup semolina
½ cup melted margarine/butter
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
1 tsp/1 package vanilla

For the syrup:
2-2 ½ cups sugar
3 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice

coconut flakes for garnish

Place water and sugar into a pot to prepare the syrup. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 2-3 minutes and stir in lemon juice. Turn the heat off and let it cool. You will pour the cool syrup over the cooked hot revani cake.
In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar with a mixer till it becomes foamy (3-4 minutes). Then, add margarine/butter and semolina in. Stir continuously while adding flour, baking powder and vanilla.
Grease a 9x13 inch or 12 inch diameter Pyrex dish and pour the cake mixture inside. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake till the surface turns light golden brown (for about 35-45 minutes).
Once the cake is ready take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup all over evenly. Use a spoon or laddle to pour the syrup evenly.

Cut the cake into square pieces and garnish with coconut flakes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 yumurta
1 ½ su bardagi un
1 su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi irmik
½ su bardagi erimis margarin/tereyag
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket vanilya

Surup icin:
2-2 ½ su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

suslemek icin hindistan cevizi

Ilk once bir tencereye surubu icin gerekli olan su ve sekeri koyun. Kaynayip sekeri eriyene dek karistirin. Bir tasim kaynattiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Surubu sogumaya birakin. Pisen sicak revani kekinin uzerine soguk surubu dokeceksiniz.
Derin bir kapta yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopurene dek cirpin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Daha sonra margarin/tereyag ve irmigi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un, kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin.
Yagladiginiz 30 cm capindaki yuvarlak ya da yaklasik 23x33 cm boyutlarindaki dikdortgen tepsiye revani karisimini dokun. Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin.
Firindan cikardiginiz revani uzerine hemen sogumus olan surubu dokun. Surubun esit dagilmasi icin, dokerken kasik ya da kepce kullanabilirsiniz.

Revaniyi kare dilimler halinde kesin ve uzerine hindistan cevizi koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

European Style Couscous (Avrupa Usulu Kuskus)

1 lb couscous
1 tbsp salt to taste
3 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Cook couscous according to the directions on the package. Preferably add 1-2 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp salt to the boiling water. Then, cook for about 10-13 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small pan and once it sizzles stir in paprika and turn the heat off. Transfer couscous into serving plates and pour the butter mixture over. Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve warm.
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TURKCE
½ kg kuskus
1 yemek kasigi tuz
3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir

Kuskusu paketin uzerindeki pisirme onerisine gore pisirin. Tercihen 1-2 yemek kasigi sivi yag ve 1 yemek kasigi tuz ile 10-13 dakika pisirin. Suyunu suzun ve bir kenara alin.
Bu sirada kucuk bir tavada tereyagini eritip kizdirin ve icine kirmizi biberi ilave edin. Karistirin ve ocaktan alin. Kuskusu servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerine tereyagli sosu dokun. Ustune peynir serpin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)

1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana sayfaya Don

Gozleme

Gözleme is a savory traditional Turkish hand made and hand rolled pastry. Fresh pastry is rolled out, filled and sealed, then cooked over a griddle (sac). The name derives from the Turkish word “göz” meaning “eye”. It has several fillings such as; feta cheese, spinach- feta cheese, feta cheese-parsley, potatoes, minced meat and mushrooms.

3 yufka (Turkish phyllo pastry)
2 cups feta/ricotta/crumbling cheese
1/3 cup fresh dill/parsley, finely chopped (optional)
6 tbsp canola oil for frying
2 tsp soft butter (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste

Mix the feta/ricotta/crumbling cheese and dill/parsley in a bowl. Add salt if the cheese is not salty also, sprinkle black pepper if desired. This filling will make 6 piece of Gozleme, so divide it into 6.
Place the Turkish phyllo pastry on the counter or table and cut it from the middle to make two equal pieces. Then, sprinkle the filling all over. Fold the wide edges and close meeting each other. Fold the short edges and close the same way meeting the ends. You will form about a 6 inch length rectangle. Fold it in two. (Click to see the process) If desired you may spread butter between the layers. Use the same process for the remaining pastries.
Use 1 tbsp of canola oil for every piece of Gozleme and fry the both sizes. Serve warm.
Gozlemes are good to go at breakfast, brunch or lunch.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yufka
2 su bardagi beyaz peynir/lor, ufalanmis
1/3 su bardagi taze dere otu/maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
6 yemek kasigi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
2 tatli kasigi yumusak tereyagi (istege bagli)
Tuz ve karabiber

Peynir/lor ve dere otu/maydanozu bir kasede karistirin. Eger peynir tuzsuz ise tuz ve arzuya gore karabiber ilave edin. Bu malzemeden toplam 6 tane gozleme yapilacagi icin malzemeyi goz karari altiya bolun.
Yufkayi tezgah ya da masanin uzerine yayin ve ortasindan keserek iki esit parca elde edin. Sonra, orta kisimlarina ic malzemeyi yayin. Once genis kenarlarini ust uste gelecek sekilde ortaya dogru kapatin. Ardindan kisa kenarlarini ortada bulusturarak ve yine hafif ust uste gelecek sekilde katlayin. Yaklasik 2 karis boyunda bir dikdortgen elde edin ve son olarak bunu da ikiye katlayin (yapilisini gormek icin tiklayin). Arzu ederseniz katlarken ara katlarina tereyagi surebilirsiniz. Geri kalan iki yufkaya da ayni islemi uygulayin.
Kizartma tavasina her gozleme icin 1 yemek kasigi sivi yag koyarak gozlemelerin her iki tarafini da kizartin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tahini Cake with Sesame Coating (Susam Mantolu Tahinli Kek)

3 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
1 cup canola oil
½ cup tahini
½ cup cold milk
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
2 cups flour

For the coating:
1 tsp soft margarine
½ cup sesame
2 tbsp walnut pieces

In a large bowl, mix the eggs and sugar with a mixer till it gets foamy (for about 5 minutes). Add canola oil and cold milk. Stir with a wooden spoon. Then, stir in flour and baking powder. Finally add tahini and stir well to dissolve all ingredients.
Meanwhile, apply soft margarine all over the cake pan with a brush or your fingers. Pour the sesame inside and try to coat inside the cake pan evenly (see the picture). And then, pour the cake mixture inside and sprinkle with walnuts on top.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for about 40-50 minutes till the cake turns golden brown.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yumurta
1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola)
½ su bardagi tahin
½ su bardagi soguk sut
1 paket/1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
2 su bardagi un

Mantosu icin:
1 tatli kasigi yumusak margarin
½ su bardagi susam
2 yemek kasigi kirilmis ceviz

Genis bir kap icinde toz sekeri ve yumurtayi mikser ile yaklasik 5 dakika cirpin. Kopurup seker iyice eriyince, sivi yag ve soguk sutu ilave edin. Tahta kasikla karistirin. Uzerine un ve kabartma tozunu yavas yavas ilave edin ve kasikla karistirmaya devam edin. Son olarak tahini ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.
Diger tarafta, oda sicakligindaki margarini kek kalibinin her tarafina firca ile ya da parmaklarinizla surun. Uzerine kavrulmamis susamlari dokun ve kalibi cevirerek her yerinin susamlanmasina ozen gosterin (resime bakiniz). Hazirladiginiz kek harcini kaliba dokun ve uzerine iri kirilmis cevizleri serpin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (yaklasik 40-50 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don