Sauteed Chicken (Tavuk Sote)

1 lb boneless chicken breast or thighs, in chunks
1 tomato, diced or 2/3 cup crushed tomatoes
1-2 banana peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
¼ cup hot water (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan or in a stainless steel pot, place the chopped chicken and close the lid properly. Cook till the water evaporates (10-18 min) at low heat, stirring occasionally.When all the water evaporates, add the oil, salt and onions. Sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, stir in the pepper and tomatoes. If desired add ¼ cup of hot water. Cook for 6-8 minutes on low heat.Finally add the spices.

Serve it warm. This dish goes well with yogurt or ayran.

NOTE: If you add the salt at the beginning the chicken may be hard to chew.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kemiksiz tavuk eti, kusbasi dogranmis
1 domates, dogranmis ya da 2/3 su bardagi ezilmis domates
1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
¼ su bardagi sicak su (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Tava ya da celik tencereye dogranmis tavuk etini koyup kapagini guzelce kapatin. Dusuk ateste suyunu tamamen cekinceye dek pisirin (10-18 dakika).Butun su buharlastigi zaman sivi yagi, tuzu ve soganlari ilave edin, 2-3 dakika boyunca orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve domatesleri ilave edin. Arzu ederseniz ¼ su bardagi sicak su ilave ederek su miktarini arttirabilirsiniz. Ara sira karistirarak dusuk ateste 6-8 dakika pisirin.Son olarak baharatlari ilave edin.

Sicak servis yapin.

NOT: Eger tuzu baslangicta ilave ederseniz, piserken cabuk yumusamaz, sert kalir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chick peas with Beef (Etli Nohut Yemegi)

1 lb beef, in chunks
1 onion, chopped
1+1 tbsp canola oil
2 cups chick peas, cooked/canned
3-4 cups water
1 tbsp salt to taste
1 ½ tbsp tomato paste

Soak the chick peas in water at least for 5-6 hours. Drain and cook with 3-4 cups of water till they get soft. Drain and leave aside. If using canned chick peas, just drain.
In a big pot, sauté meat chunks with 1 tbsp of canola oil. Stir in 4 cups of water and simmer over medium heat till meats are tender (approximately 18-20 minutes). Once meat gets softer add salt.
Meanwhile, sauté onions with 1 tbsp canola oil and stir in tomato paste. Cook for a few minutes.
Add sautéed onions and cooked chick peas to the pot which you cooked the meat inside. Cook them all for an additional 5-7 minutes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr dana/koyun eti, kusbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
1+1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
2 su bardagi nohut, pismis/konserve
3-4 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 ½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi

Nohutlari bir gece onceden ya da 5-6 saat boyunca suda bekletin. Sonra suyunu suzun ve 3-4 bardak suda yumusayana dek pisirin. Pisen nohutlarin suyunu suzun ve bir kernara ayirin. Nohut konservesi kullaniyorsaniz, konservenin suyunu suzun.
Once etleri 1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ile buyukce bir tencere kavurun. Sonra 4 su bardagi suyu ilave edin ve kisik ateste etler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 18-20 dakika). Etler yumusamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin.
Bu sirada 1 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda sogani kavurun ve sonra salcayi ilave edip bir kac dakika daha kavurun.
Sonra etlerin oldugu tencereye kavurdugunuz salca sogan ve pismis nohutlari ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-7 dakika daha pisirin.
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Red Cabbage Salad (Kirmizi Lahana Salatasi)

½ head/2-3 cups red cabbage, chopped finely
1 big carrot, grated
2-3 tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp salt to taste
Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Mix all the ingredients, but feta cheese in a bowl. Then transfer to a salad plate and strew crumbled feta cheese on top. Garnish with mint leaves.
Red Cabbage Salad goes with any kind of dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ bas/2-3 su bardagi mor lahana, dogranmis
1 buyuk boy havuc, rendelenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Taze nane yapraklari

Beyaz peynir ve nane haric butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin. Servis tabagina aktarin ve uzerine ufalanmis beyaz peynir serpin. Son olarak nane yapraklariyla susleyin.
Kirmizi Lahana Salatasi, her turlu yemek cesidine yakisan pratik bir salatadir.
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Tarhana Soup (Tarhana Corbasi)

3 tbsp tarhana
2 tbsp crushed/grated tomatoes
2 tbsp butter
3-4 cups chicken broth/water+bouillon
1 tsp salt to taste
Croutons/feta cheese for garnish

Place the tarhana and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Leave it alone for 1-2 hours for tarhana to dissolve a bit stirring occasionally. In a pot, take butter and tomatoes. Saute over medium heat. Then, add in the rest of the ingredients. Cook over low-medium heat stirring constantly. Adjust consistency of the soup as you like by adding more water if you prefer.You can serve Tarhana Soup with crumbled feta cheese or croutons on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yemek kasigi tarhana
2 yemek kasigi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
3-4 su bardagi tavuk suyu/su+bulyon
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin, kizarmis ekmek/beyaz peynir

Tarhanayi ½ su bardagi su ile birlikte bir kaseye alin. Ara sira karistirarak cozulmesi icin en az 1-2 saat bekletin. Bir tencerede tereyagi ile domatesi orta ateste kavurun. Sonra, geri kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve kisik ateste surekli karistirarak pisirin. Corbanin kivamini arzu ettiginiz gibi su ekleyerek ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Tarhana Corbasi’ni uzerinde kizarmis ekmek parcalari ya da beyaz peynir rendesi ile servis edebilirsiniz.
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Broccoli Casserole (Brokoli Guveci)

1 lb broccoli, chopped
1 can/cup cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup butter, melted
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup bread/cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt to taste

First cook the broccoli for 5-6 minutes in salty water. Saute onions with canola oil over medium heat. Drain cooked broccoli and stir them in. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
Transfer them into a Pyrex dish and add cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and black pepper. Mix them all. Drizzle melted butter over bread/cracker crumbs and strew them all over the casserole.
Bake in the preheated 350 F (180 C) oven for 30 minutes or till the surface gets lightly brown.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
½ kg brokoli, dogranmis
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi ekmek/kraker, kiriklanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Once brokoliyi tuzlu suda 5-6 dakika kaynatin ve suyunu suzun. Soganlari kanola yaginda kavurun. Brokoliyi ilave edin ve 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.
Brokoliyi borcam/firin tepsisine bosaltin. Uzerine mantar corbasi, cedar peyniri ve karabiberi ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Tereyagini kiriklanmis ekmek/krakerlerin uzerinde gezdirin ve tepsinin uzerine esit olarak serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
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***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

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Chicken Patties (Tavuk Koftesi)

1 lb ground chicken
1 cup bread crumbs
1 onion, grated
1 egg
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp curry
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup canola oil for frying

Mix all the ingredients but the canola oil in a big bowl. Then continue mixing with your hands for 3-4 minutes to make sure all the ingredients get together.
Grab egg size or any size you like pieces, and using your palms round them to make patties. Sizzle canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of Chicken Patties over medium heat.
Serve Chicken Patties warm.
ENJOY

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½ kg tavuk kiymasi
1 su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek
1 sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi kori
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Genisce bir kasede butun malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurarak kiyma malzemelerinin birbiriyle butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, avuc icinizi kullanarak yumurta buyuklugunde ya da istediginiz buyuklukte parcalar alarak kofte seklini verin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin. Orta ateste koftelerin her iki tarafini da kizartin.
Sicak servis yapin.
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Pasta with Basil Pesto (Feslegenli Pesto Soslu Makarna)

1 lb any kind of pasta

~1 lt chicken stock/ chicken bouillon

1 tbsp salt to taste

½-2/3 cup Basil Pesto

Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package with one table spoon of salt. Use chicken stock instead of water or use a chicken bouillon. Drain and combine with Basil Pesto. If desired serve out the plates first and then just spread the basil pesto on top.

Serve Pasta with Basil Pesto warm.

ENJOY

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½ kg (450 gr) istediginiz cesit makarna

~1 lt tavuk suyu/tavuk bulyonu

1 yemek kasigi tuz

½ -2/3 su bardagi Feslegenli Pesto Sosu

Makarnayi paketin uzerindeki talimatlara gore tuzlu tavuk suyunda ya da tavuk bulyonu kullanarak pisirin. Suyunu suzun. Feslegenli pesto sosunu ilave edip guzelce karistirin. Arzu ederseniz once makarnayi tabaklara alin ve uzerine feslegenli pesto sosu koyarak servis yapin.

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Easy Pogaca (Kolay Pogaca)

1 egg (yolk separated)
100 gr butter/margarine, softened
½ cup canola oil
½ cup yogurt
½-1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt to taste
2 ½-3 cups flour
1 tbsp nigella seeds for top

Filling:
½ cup ricotta/Mexican crumbling/feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp fresh parsley/dill, chopped finely (optional)

Place all of the dough ingredients in a wide and deep bowl. Mix them all and knead with your hands till the dough gets elastic, non sticky and smooth. In a small plate, mix the filling ingredients. Grab egg size or bigger dough pieces and flatten with your palms. Place one tea spoonful of filling in the middle and close it up like a half moon shape. Stick the edges pressing with your fingers.
Place the pogacas over a greased oven tray and glaze with egg yolk. Sprinkle with nigella seeds and bake at preheated 350 F (180 C) oven till they get light brown.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 yumurta (sarisi ayrilmis)
100 gr margarin/tereyag, yumusak
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
½ su bardagi yogurt
½-1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
2 ½-3 su bardagi un
1 yemek kasigi corek otu, uzeri icin

Ic malzeme:
½ su bardagi beyaz peynir/lor
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz/dereotu, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

Genis ve derince bir kaba butun hamur malzemelerini alin. Elastik ve kulak memesi yumusakliginda, puruzsuz bir hamur elde edene dek yogurun. Bir tabakta ic malzemesini karistirin.
Hamurdan yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin elinizle acarak yuvarlak sekil verin. Ortasina bir tatli kasigi ic malzeme koyun ve ay seklinde kapatin ve kenarlarini yapistirin.
Pogcalari yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin ve uzerlerine ayirmis oldugunuz yumurta sarisini surun. Corek otu serpin ve onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
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Samsa Dessert (Samsa Milfoy Tatlisi)

½ lb puff phyllo pastry sheets
200 gr hazelnut/walnut, crushed
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg

Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2- 2½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice

First, place the syrup ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Then, boil for 5-8 minutes. Let it cool thoroughly.
In a bowl; mix egg white, sugar, hazelnuts and cinnamon. Flatten puff pastry sheets with a roller. Then, place some hazelnut mixture in the middle and close up the ends on top of each other. Flip inversely and cut into square pieces (see the picture).
Arrange them over a greased oven tray and glaze with egg yolk. Then, make strips over each one with a fork. Bake in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven till they get lightly brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the hot Samsa Dessert after taking out of the oven. Wait at least 30 minutes for the dessert to absorb the syrup.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr/10 yaprak milfoy
200 gr findik, dovulmus
3 yemek kasigi seker
2 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 yumurta

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

Ilk once serbeti hazrilamak icin malzemeleri bir tencereye alin ve yaklasik 5-8 dakika kaynatin. Sogumaya birakin.
Bir kasede findik, seker, yumurta aki ve tarcini karistirin. Milfoy hamurlarini merdane ile iyice acin. Ortalarina findik harcindan koyarak kenarlarini ust uste kapatin. Ters cevirin ve kare seklinde yaridan kesin (resime bakiniz).
Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Uzerlerine yumurta sarisi surun ve catal ile cizikler yapin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikarinca, sicak tatlinin uzerine soguk surubu dokun. En az 30 dakika boyunca tatlinin surubu cekmesini bekleyin.
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Uzbek Pilaf (Ozbek Pilavi)

2 cups rice, washed and drained
½ lb beef, in chunks
2-3 tbsp canola oil
3 big carrots, julienne cut
1 onion, chopped
3 cups beef stock
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper

Cook beef chunks in 3-4 cups of water. Once they are about to get soft add 1 tsp of salt and continue cooking over medium heat (for about 20 minutes). Drain and leave aside the beef broth for using later.
In a large saucepan, take canola oil and onions. Saute over medium heat and stir in julienne cut carrots. Saute for more 2-3 minutes. Stir in cooked beef chunks, rice and spices. Cook for about 3-4 minutes.
Add 3 cups of beef stock, you leave aside before. Stir in the remaining salt and once it gets bubbling, close the lid. Cook over low heat till rice is cooked and absorbs all the water (for about 30 minutes).
Once it is cooked, rest for at least 15 minutes without opening the lid. Stir well before serving and serve Uzbek Pilaf warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
250-300 gr dana/koyun eti, kusbasi
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola/sivi yagi
3 buyuk boy havuc, julyen kesilmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
3 su bardagi et suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Bir tencereye kusbasi dogranmis etleri alin ve 3-4 su bardagi suda pisirin. Etler yumusamaya baslayinca 1 tatli kasigi tuz ilave edin ve kisik ateste pisirmeye devam edin (yaklasik 20 dakika). Etin suyunu daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin.
Diger bir tencerede sogani kanola yagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra julyen (kibrit copu seklinde) kesilmis havuclari ilave edip, 2-3 dakika daha kavurmaya devam edin. Pirinc, et ve baharatlarida ilave edip 3-4 dakika kavurun.
Ayirmis oldugunuz et suyundan 3 su bardagi et suyu ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin ve kaynamaya baslayinca altini kisin. Kapagi kapali olarak pirincler pisip suyunu tamamen cekene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30 dakika).
Pistikten sonra en az 15 dakika boyunca kapagi kapali olarak dinlendirin. Servis yapmadan once guzelce karistirin ve sicak servis yapin.
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Fried Eggplants (Patlican Kizartmasi)

2 big eggplants
½-1 cup canola oil for frying
½-1 tsp salt to taste
Garlic yogurt
Basil sprigs for garnish

Peel eggplants totally or in strips. Cut them in 4 lengthwise and then cut into one inch wide pieces. If the eggplants are thin, just cut in half lengthwise or cut round. Sprinkle salt all over and leave them aside for 15 minutes. Salt will take out the bitter taste of eggplant and it will also prevent eggplants absorbing too much oil while frying. Tap dry them with a paper towel.
Sizzle canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of eggplants evenly. Take them over a paper towel.
Serve Fried Eggplants plain or with garlic yogurt on top. Garnish with basil sprigs if desired.
ENJOY

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2 buyuk boy patlican
½ -1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin
½-1 tatli kasigi tuz
Sarimsakli yogurt
Suslemek icin taze feslegen

Patlicanlari seritli ya da tam olarak soyun. Patlicanlar tombul ise dorde bolup 2 cm kalinliginda parcalara kesin. Eger kemer patlicani ise ikiye bolun ya da halka halka dograyin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin ve yaklasik 15 dakika bekletin. Tuz patlicanin acisini cikaracak ve kizartirken fazla yag icmesini onleyecektir.
Sonra kagit havlu ile patlicanlarin suyunu alin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin. Patlicanlarin her tarafi guzelce kizarana dek kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Servi tabagina aldiginiz patlicanlari sade ya da sarimsakli yogurt ile servis yapin. Uzerini taze feslegen yapraklari ile susleyebilirsiniz.
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Tiramisu

1 ½ package lady finger cookies
½ cup sugar
1 cup Nescafe, hot
2 eggs
200gr/ ½ lb cream cheese
300 gr whipped cream
1 tbsp cocoa for garnish

In a big bowl, whisk eggs and sugar with a mixer till it gets foamy. Add cream cheese, whipped cream and mix for additional 15 minutes. Cover and leave it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make 1 cup of coffee, dissolving ½-1 tbsp of instant Nescafe in 1 cup of hot water. If desired add some sugar in.
Dip lady fingers into the coffee and arrange them side by side over a Pyrex dish. Take the cream mixture out of the fridge and spread half of it over the lady fingers. Then dip the rest of the lady fingers in the coffee and arrange them over. Spread the remaining cream mixture all over evenly. Cover and store the Tiramisu in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Before serving, cover the surface with cocoa using a small strainer.
ENJOY

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1 ½ kedi dili biskuvi
½ su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi neskafe, sicak
2 yumurta
200 gr labne/krem peynir
300 gr krem santi
1 yemek kasigi kakao, suslemek icin

Yumurta ve sekeri iyice kopurene dek cirpin. Sonra labne/krem peynir ve krem santiyi ilave edip 15 dakika boyunca cirpmaya devam edin. Karisimi buzdolabina koyun ve yaklasik 1 saat kadar bekletin.
Bu sirada 1 su bardagi sicak suda yaklasik ½-1 yemek kasigi neskafeyi eritin. Arzu ederseniz seker ilave edebilirsiniz.
Kedi dili biskuvilerini kahveye batirip borcam tepsinin dibine yanyana dizin. Dolaptan cikardiginiz kremanin yarisini biskuvilerin uzerine dokun ve esit olarak yayin. Geriye kalan biskuvileri yine kahveye batirip kremanin uzerine dizin. Kalan kremayi dokun ve esit olarak dagitin. Uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda yaklasik 2 saat bekletin. Servis yapmadan once cay suzgeci ya da kucuk bir elek yardimiyla kakaoyu Tiramisunun uzerine serpistirin.
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Green Lentil Soup (Yesil Mercimek Corbasi)

1 cup green (French) lentil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
2 carrots, sliced round
2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
1 cup tomatoes, diced
3-4 cups hot water+ meat bouillon (meat stock)
1 tbsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp summer savory (optional)

Soak green (French) lentils in water for 4-5 hours. Then drain.
In a pot, take olive oil and onions. Saute over medium heat and stir in carrots and garlic. Saute for 8-10 minutes. And then, stir in green lentils and cook for a while. Add hot water+bouillon (meat stock), tomatoes and salt.
Simmer over low-medium heat with the lid closed, till the lentils get soft (for about 30-40 minutes). Turn the heat off and add black pepper and summer savory.
Serve Green Lentil Soup warm or hot.
ENJOY

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1 su bardagi yesil mercimek
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
2 dis sarimsak, ince dogranmis
1 su bardagi domates, dogranmis
3-4 su bardagi sicak su+et bulyon (et suyu)
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi zater (istege bagli)

Mercimegi onceden su icinde yaklasik 4-5 saat bekletin. Sonra suyunu suzun.
Bir tenceye sogan ve zeytinyagini alin, orta ateste sote edin. Havuc ve sarimsagi ilave edin yaklasik 8-10 dakika kavurun. Mercimegi ilave edin ve biraz cevirdikten sonra sicak suyu, domates ve tuzu ekleyin.
Mercimek pisene dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak pisirin. Altini kapatin, karabiber ve zater otunu ilave edin karistirin.
Yesil Mercimek Corbasini sicak servis yapin.
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