Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Vegetarian Homemade Pizza (Vejeteryan Pizza)

½ cup mushroom, sliced
1/3 cup onion rings
1-2 Tbsp olives, sliced
2-3 Tbsp pepper strips
4-5 tomato slices
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
1-2 Tbsp Parmesan, shredded (optional)

For the dough:
2 cups flour
1 package instant yeast (7 gr)
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt to taste
½ cup lukewarm water

For the Sauce:
1 cup crushed tomato
½ cup tomato paste
1 tsp paprika
1 garlic, smashed
1 tsp basil
A pinch of salt
A pinch of sugar

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Add all the dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and knead for about ten minutes. The dough should be soft. Then, cover with a plastic wrap or towel and let it rest in a warm place for about 1-1 ½ hours.
Then, punch the dough and release air. Dust the counter with flour and flatten the dough as thin as you can get using a roller. Place it over an oven tray with baking paper. Pierce a couple of places with a fork. Cover and let it rise for ½ hour. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 F (200 C) oven.
Take it out, spread the sauce, and put the vegetables all over. Finally sprinkle with Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese melts and top gets brown.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY
*This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
½ su bardagi mantar, dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi sogan halkasi
1-2 yemek kasigi zeytin, dogranmis
2-3 yemek kasigi biber, dogranmis
4-5 tane dilimlenmis domates
1 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1-2 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)

Sos icin:
1 su bardagi ezilmis/rendelenmis domates
½ su bardagi domates salcasi
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1 tatli kasigi feslegen
Bir tutam tuz
Bir tutam seker

Hamur icin:
3-4 su bardagi un
1 paket instant maya (7 gr)
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi ilik su

Mayayi ilik su icinde eritin. Una tuz, zeytinyagi ve suyu ilave edin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edene kadar 8-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerini strec film yada nemli bir havlu ile ortun. Yaklasik 1-1 ½ saat bekletin. Hamurun uzerinden bastirarak havasini indirin. Unladiginiz sert bir zemin uzerinde oklava ile acabildiginiz kadar ince acin. Yagli kagit serdiginiz firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Belirli araliklarla catal ile delikler acin. Yarim saat kadar kabarmasini bekleyin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 10 dakika pisirin.
Firindan cikarinca uzerine domates sosunu yayin. Sonra da sebzeleri yerlestirip, son olarak kasar ve Parmesan peynirini serpistirin. Tekrar firina verin. Uzeri hafifce kizarana dek yaklasik 15 dakika daha pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
*Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Coconut Cookies (Hindistan Cevizli Kurabiye)

250 gr (2 sticks) butter/margarine, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
2 egg yolks (whites for top)
1 tsp baking powder
3½ cups flour
6 Tbsp shredded coconut
1 tsp vanilla

Take butter/margarine and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix them to homogenize and then, add egg yolks, vanilla and 3 Tbsp coconut shreds. Start adding flour and baking powder. Knead until the dough gets soft.
Prepare walnut size balls and gently press on tops. Take the coconut flakes (preferably shreds) over a flat plate. Beat the egg whites and first dip the top of the cookies in egg whites and then in the remaining coconut shreds. Place them over a greased oven/cookie tray.
Bake in 350F (180C) preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until they get lightly browned.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
250 gr tereyag/margarine, oda sicakliginda
1 su bardagi pudra sekeri
2 yumurta sarisi
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
3 ½ su bardagi un
6 yemek kasigi hindistan cevizi, rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Yumurtalarin beyazini daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Buyuk bir karistirma kabina, seker ve oda sicakligindaki tereyagi/margarini alin. Homojen bir karisim elde edene dek elinizle karistirin. Yumurta sarisi, vanilya ve 3 yemek kasigi hindistan cevizi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin. Yumusak bir hamur elde edinceye dek elinizle yogurun.
Ceviz buyuklugunde yuvarlak kurabiyeler yapin ve hafifce uzerinden bastirin. Onceden ayirdiginiz yumurta beyazlarini cirpin. Duz bir tabaga geriye kalan hindistan cevizini alin ve kurabiyeleri once yumurta beyazina, sonra hindistan cevizine batirin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 15-20 dakika veya uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Eggplant & Tofu Topped Pasta (Patlican & Soya Peynirli Makarna)

1 lb any type of pasta, cooked
3 Tbsp canola oil
½ lb firm tofu, drained, cut into cubes
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb eggplant, peeled and cut into big cubes
1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tsp sugar
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 tsp salt to taste

Heat canola oil in a large nonstick frying pan over high heat, add tofu, and gently cook, turning tofu occasionally, until browned slightly, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer tofu to a plate.
Add garlic to the same pan and cook. Stir in eggplant and bell pepper and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Add soy sauce, sugar, and salt to taste. Cook until heated through, another 2 minutes. Return tofu to pan and gently stir to coat. Remove from heat and stir in basil leaves.
Serve over pasta or rice if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1/2 kg makarna, pismis
3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
250 gr tofu (soya peyniri), suzulmus, kup kup dogranmis
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ kg patlican, soyulmus, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 kirmizi/yesil biber, dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi soya sosu
1 tatli kasigi seker
¼ su bardagi taze feslegen, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Kanola yagini genis bir tavaya alin. Tofuyu ilave edin ve kizarmaya baslayinca nazikce cevirin ve hafifce her yerleri kizarana dek yaklasik 5 dakika pisirin. Kizarmis tofuyu bir tabaga alin.
Ayni tavaya sarimsagi alin ve biraz pisirdikten sonra, patlican ve biberi ekleyin. Ara sira karistirarak yumusayana dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika pisirin. Soya sosunu, seker ve tuzu ilave edin. Ek olarak 2 dakika daha pisirin. Tofuyu tekrar tavaya alin ve diger malzemeler ile karistirin. Ocaktan alin ve feslegeni ekleyip karistirin.
Makarna ya da pilav uzerine koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, March 25, 2011

Olive Pogaca (Zeytinli Pogaca)

Special thanks to my dear sister for this nice recipe!

3 Tbsp butter/margarine
9 Tbsp plain yogurt
6 Tbsp canola oil
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp salt
1 egg white (yolk goes for top)
2-3 cups flour
Nigella/poppy seeds for top

Filling:
1 ½ cup sliced black olives

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. Grab egg size pieces of dough and flatten with your palms. Place one tea spoonful of black olives in the middle. Give it an oval shape close it up on top as you see in the picture. Stick the edges pressing with your fingers.
Place the pogacas over a greased oven tray and glaze with egg yolk. Sprinkle with nigella/poppy seeds and bake at preheated 350 F (180 C) oven till they get light brown.
ENJOY

TURKCE
Bu harika tarif icin sevgili kardesime tesekkurlerimi sunuyorum!

3 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
9 yemek kasigi yogurt
6 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 ½ tatli kasigi karbonat
1 ½ cay kasigi tuz
1 yumurta aki (sarisi uzerine)
Corek otu/ hashas tohumu
2-3 su bardagi un

Ic malzeme:
1½ su bardagi dilimlenmis siyah zeytin

Genis ve derince bir kaba butun hamur malzemelerini alin. Elastik ve kulak memesi yumusakliginda, puruzsuz bir hamur elde edene dek yogurun.
Hamurdan yumurta buyuyklugunde parcalar koparin elinizle acarak oval sekil verin. Ortasina bir tatli kasigi zeytin koyun ve uzunlamasina kenarlarini yukarida birlestirerek sekildeki gibi parmaklarinizla sikistirarak kapatin.
Pogacalari yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin ve uzerlerine ayrimis oldugunuz yumurta sarisini surun. Corek out/hashas tohumu serpin ve onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, March 14, 2011

Minestrone Soup (Sebzeli Italyan Corbasi)

1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, roundly sliced
1 zucchini, chopped
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
1 green/banana pepper, chopped
2 cups tomatoes, crushed
1 ½ cup beans (any kind), cooked
½ cup green beans, cut into bite sizes
1 cup small shaped pasta
½ cup celery stalks, chopped
4 cups hot water (chicken broth)
1/3 cup parsley, chopped (optional)
½ tsp dried basil
1 Tbsp salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Saute onions and garlic with olive oil for about 3-4 minutes. Stir in carrots, zucchini, celery stalks, peppers and green beans. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Add hot water/chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, pasta, and basil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir in parsley. Cook 5 minutes longer or until past is tender. Serve hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 sogan , dogranmis
2 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis
1 kabak, dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 yesil biber, dogranmis
2 su bardagi domates, rendelenmis/ezilmis
1 ½ su bardagi kuru fasulye, pismis
½ su bardagi yesil fasulye, dogranmis
1 su bardagi kucuk makarna
½ su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis
4 su bardagi sicak su (tavuk suyu)
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Karabiber

Soganlari zeytinyaginda yaklasik 3-4 dakika boyunca sote edin. Sonra, havuc, kabak, kereviz saplarini, biberleri ve yesil fasulyeleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 8-10 dakika boyunca ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Tavuk suyu/sicak suyu ilave edin. Kuru fasulye, domates, makarna ve feslegeni ekleyin. Tuz ve karabiberi atin, kaynamaya birakin.
Kisik ateste uzerini kapatmadan 15 dakika kadar pisirin. Maydanozu ilave edin ve 5 dakika ya da makarnalar pisene dek pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Poached Eggs in Yogurt (Cilbir)

1 cup plain Turkish yogurt at room temperature
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 eggs
2-3 cups water
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp salt to taste
For top:
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp paprika/cayenne pepper

Add garlic and half of the salt into yogurt and whisk. Take over a serving plate.
Meanwhile, take water, vinegar and the remaining salt in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Then, reduce heat to medium and gently crack the eggs into water side by side. Close the lid and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Take the poached eggs out and place over the yogurt on the serving plate.
In a small frying pan, melt the butter and stir in paprika/cayenne pepper. Once it gets spitting, turn the heat off and pour all over the eggs.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi sade yogurt, oda sicakliginda
1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
2 yumurta
2-3 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin:
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz/aci biber

Yogurda sarimsagi ve tuzun yarisini ilave edin. Cirpin ve servis tabagina alin.
Kucuk bir tencerede suyu geri kalan tuz ve sirke ile kaynatin. Kaynadiktan sonra orta atese alin. Dikkatlice yumurtalari yan yana kaynar suyun icine kirin. Kapagini kapatin ve yaklasik 3-4 dakika boyunca pisirin. Pisen yumurtalari tencereden alin ve servis tabagindaki yogurdun icine alin.
Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin. Kirmizi toz/aci biberi ilave edin. Kopurmeye baslayinca ocaktan alin ve yumurtalarin uzerinde gezdirin.
Sicak servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, February 28, 2011

Zucchini and Spinach Soup (Ispanakli Kabak Corbasi)

3 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 big potato, cut into cubes
3 zucchinis, chopped
4 cups hot water/vegetable stock
3-4 cups fresh spinach leaves
½-1 lemon’s juice
1 Tbsp salt
Yogurt, olive oil & mint for top

Saute onion and garlic with olive oil over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Stir in potatoes and zucchinis. Cook for about 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally. Add salt and hot water/vegetable stock. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes get softer.
Add spinach and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then, blend it smooth with a hand blender. Add lemon juice and take to the serving plates. Pour a dollop of yogurt, drizzle some olive oil and add a pinch of mint if desired.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 dis sarimsak, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis
3 sakiz kabagi, dogranmis
4 su bardagi sicak su/sebze suyu
3-4 su bardagi taze ispanak
½-1 limonun suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin yogurt, zeytinyagi & nane

Sogan ve sarimsagi zeytinyaginda yaklasik 3-4 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Kabak ve patatesleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika daha kavurduktan sonra, tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Yaklasik 15 dakika kadar patatesler pisene dek kisik ateste pisirin.
Ispanagi ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika sonra, blendir ile guzelce cirpin. Limon suyunu ilave edin. Karistirin ve servis tabaklarina alin. Uzerine cirpilmis yogurt, zeytinyagi ve nane koyarak sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Mediterranean Homemade Pizza (Akdeniz Usulu Pizza)

½ cup mushroom, sliced
½ cup corn
1/3 cup onion rings
1 Tbsp olive, sliced
2 Tbsp pepper strips
4-5 tomato slices
½ cup mozzarella, shredded
2/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled

For the dough:
2 cups flour
1 package instant yeast (7 gr)
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt to taste
½ cup lukewarm water

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Add all the dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and knead for about ten minutes. The dough should be soft. Then cover with a plastic wrap or towel and let it rest in a warm place for about 1-1 ½ hours.
Then, punch the dough and release air. Dust the counter with flour and flatten the dough as thin as you can get using a roller. Place it over an oven tray with baking paper. Pierce a couple of places with a fork. Cover and let it rise for ½ hour. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 F (200 C) oven.
Take it out, spread the basil pesto, and put the vegetables all over. Finally sprinkle with Mozzarella and feta cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the top gets brown.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY
*This is a vegetarian recipe.
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TURKCE
½- 2/3 su bardagi feslegenli pesto sosu
½ su bardagi mantar, dogranmis
½ su bardagi misir
1/3 su bardagi sogan halkasi
1 yemek kasigi zeytin, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi biber, dogranmis
4-5 dilim domates
½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
2/3 su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis

Hamur icin:
4 su bardagi un
1 paket instant maya (7 gr)
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi ilik su

Mayayi ilik su icinde eritin. Una tuz, zeytinyagi ve suyu ilave edin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edene kadar 8-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerini strec film yada nemli bir havlu ile ortun. Yaklasik 1-1 ½ saat bekletin. Hamurun uzerinden bastirarak havasini indirin. Unladiginiz sert bir zemin uzerinde oklava ile acabildiginiz kadar ince acin. Yagli kagit serdiginiz firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Belirli araliklarla catal ile delikler acin. Yarim saat kadar kabarmasini bekleyin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 10 dakika pisirin.
Firindan cikarinca uzerine feslegenli pesto sosunu yayin. Sonra da sebzeleri yerlestirip, son olarak kasar ve beyaz peynirlerini serpistirin. Tekrar firina verin. Uzeri hafifce kizarana dek yaklasik 15 dakika daha pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
*Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Savoy Cabbage with Rice (Pirincli Kivircik Lahana)

1 savoy cabbage, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, shredded
2/3 cup rice
2½ cup milk
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp salt to taste

For garnish:
1 Tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of salt

Saute onion with olive oil in a pot. Stir in shredded carrots and sauté for additional 2-3 minutes. Add chopped savoy cabbage and cook for about 5 minutes until it shrinks. Add rice and salt. Give a stir. Finally, add milk and bring to a boil. Then, close the lid and simmer over low heat until rice and cabbage is cooked (for about 30-40 minutes).
For the garnish, melt and heat the butter in a small frying pan. Stir in paprika and salt. Turn the heat off.
Serve with the paprika-butter sauce drizzled on top.
ENJOY
* This is a vegetarian recipe.
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TURKCE
1 kivircik lahana, dogranmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 havuc, rendelenmis
2/3 su bardagi pirinc
2 ½ su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin:
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam tuz

Sogani tencereye alin ve zeytinyaginda soteleyin. Ardindan rendelenmis havuclari ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha kavurun. Sonra, dogranmis lahanayi ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak lahanalarin hacmi azalana dek 5 dakika kadar pisirin. Tuz ve pirinci ilave edin. Son olarak, sutu ekleyin ve kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynamaya baslayinca altini kisin. Kapagi kapali olarak pirinc ve lahana pisene dek 30-40 dakika kisik ateste pisirin.
Kucuk bir kizartma tavasinda tereyagini eritin ve cizirdamaya baslayinca kirmizi toz biber ve tuzu ilave edin. Karistirip altini kapatin.
Servis tabagina aldiginiz yemegin uzerinde tereyagli sosu gezdirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
* Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Quinoa with Artichoke and Chickpeas (Enginar ve Nohutlu Kinoa)

1 ½ cup chick peas, cooked
1 cup quinoa
2 cups hot water/chicken broth
½ cup corn
1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped
½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
½ lemon’s juice
1-2 green onions, chopped
Fresh basil, chopped
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
Lettuce leaves for garnish

Bring quinoa and hot water to a boil. If not vegetarian use chicken broth. Add salt and simmer over low medium heat with the lid on. Water should be absorbed totally. Then, leave aside to cool.
Mix lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle over quinoa. Add chickpeas, corn, artichoke and basil. Give a toss.
Cover the serving plate with lettuce and place quinoa toss over. Garnish with green onions and crumbled feta cheese.
ENJOY
*This is a vegan recipe.

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TURKCE
1 ½ su bardagi nohut, pismis
1 su bardagi kinoa
1 su bardagi kucuk enginar, pismis ve dogranmis
½ su bardagi misir
2 su bardagi sicak su/tavuk suyu
½ su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis
½ limonun suyu
2-4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Taze feslegen, dogranmis
1-2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
Servis icin marul yapragi

Kinoayi sicak su ile kaynamaya birakin. Eger vejeteryan degilseniz tavuk suyu kullanabilirsiniz. Tuzu ilave edin. Kapagi kapali olarak kisik ateste pilav gibi suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Biraz sogumasini birakin.
Limon suyu ve zeytinyagini ayri bir yerde cirpin. Kinoaya ilave edin. Nohut, misir, enginar ve feslegeni ilave edin ve harmanlayin.
Servis tabaginin dibine marul yapraklari doseyin ve uzerine kinoayi alin. Son olarak yesil sogan ve ufalanmis peynir serpistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
*Bu bir vegan tarifidir.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Fried Noodles with Vegetables (Sebzeli Cin Eristesi)

1 lb soba/Chinese/Ramen noodles
2-3 Tbsp canola oil
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, sliced
1-2 red chilies, seeded and shredded (optional)
1-2 carrots, thinly shredded/juvenile cut
1 cup sweet peas
1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
2-3 Tbsp soy sauce
1-2 Tbsp green onion, chopped to garnish
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp ground pepper
1 ½-2 cups hot water

Heat oil in a wok or frying pan and stir fry garlic and onion for 1 minute or until opaque. Add chilies (optional) and carrots continue stirring for 2 minutes, and then add sweet peas and mushrooms with salt and pepper. Stir fry for 3-4 more minutes.
Add noodles with soy sauce, mix and toss, and then cook for 2-3 minutes. Add hot water and cook covered until the water is absorbed.
Garnish with green onions and serve warm/hot.
ENJOY


*Bu vegan bir tariftir.
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TURKCE
½ kg soba/Ramen/Cin sehriyesi /eriste
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 sogan, uzun dogranmis
2-3 dis sarimsak, dogranmis
1-2 aci biber, kucuk dogranmis (istege bagli)
1-2 havuc, ince rendelenmis/uzun juvenil kesilmis
1 su bardagi bezelye
1 su bardagi mantar, dilimlenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi soya sosu
1-2 yemek kasigi yesil sogan, dogranmis (uzeri icin)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 ½ -2 su bardagi sicak su

Kanola yagini buyuk bir tavada ya da orta boy tencerede isitin ve sarimsak ile sogani saydamlasana dek sote edin. Aci biberi ve havucu ilave edip, karistirmaya devam edin. Iki dakika sonra bezelye ve mantarlari da ilave edin. Tuz ve biber serpin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika boyunca karistirarak pisirin. Sicak suyu ilave edin ve suyunu cekene dek kapagi kapali olarak pisirin.
Yesil sogan ile uzerini susleyerek sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN


*This is a vegan recipe

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Super Bowl Recipe - Turkish Burger (Turk Burgeri)

Pita bread/hamburger buns
Lettuce leaves
Tomato, sliced
Onion rings

For the burger:
1 lb lean ground beef
1 small onion, diced finely/processed
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chili pepper
¼ tsp cumin
1 egg
½ cup bread crumbs (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
2 Tbsp canola oil for frying

Take all the burger ingredients in a bowl and mix them all using your hands. Knead as you do dough for a few minutes and give it a ball shape. Then, cover and keep in the fridge at least 2-3 hours. Grab egg size or bigger pieces of ground beef mixture and give it a flat round burger shape using your palms. Do the same with the remaining mixture.
Heat up the canola oil in a skillet and fry both sides of Turkish burgers.
Immediately fill the Turkish burgers inside the breads and the other ingredients as well. Serve warm.
ENJOY

TURKCE
Pita ekmegi/burger ekmegi
Marul/kivircik
Domates, dilimlenmis
Sogan, dilimlenmis

Kofte icin:
½ kg yagsiz kiyma
1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis/rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi pul biber
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, pisirmek icin

Koftelik malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle hamur yogurur gibi yogurun ve yuvarlak bir top yaparak birakin. Buzdolabinda agzi kapali olarak en az 2-3 saat dinlendirin. Sonra, yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofte seklini verin. Geri kalan kiymadan da ayni sekilde kofte yapin.
Kanola yagini kizartma tavasina alin ve kizdiktan sonra kofteleri her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin. Bekletmeden, ekmek arasina kofteyi ve diger malzemeleri resimdeki gibi doldurun. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Zucchini Stew (Zeytinyagli Kabak Yemegi)

4 zucchinis, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 big tomatoes, diced
1 onion, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup hot water
Yogurt/garlic yogurt for top (optional)

Saute onions with olive oil in a pot for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Stir in garlic and round chopped carrots. Cook about 3-4 minutes or until they change in color. Add zucchini and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Then, stir in tomatoes and cook until tomatoes get drier.
Finally, stir in salt, pepper and hot water. Bring to a boil. Then, close the lid and simmer until the vegetables get soft, stirring occasionally (for about 20-30 minutes).
Take over serving plates and serve topped with yogurt or garlic yogurt if desired.
ENJOY
*This is a vegan recipe.

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TURKCE
4 tane kabak, dogranmis
2 orta boy havuc, dogranmis
2 buyuk boy domates, dogranmis
1 tane sogan, dogranmis
3-4 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay bardagi zeytinyagi
2/3 su bardagi sicak su
Uzeri icin yogurt/sarimsakli yogurt (istege bagli)

Sogani kucuk kucuk dograyin ve zeytinyaginda 3-4 dakika sote edin. Sarimsak ve yarim daire seklinde dogranmis havuclari ilave edin. Pembelesene dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Yarim daire yada kup seklinde dogranmis kabaklari ilave edin ve kavurmaya devam edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika sonra domatesi ilave edin. Domatesler suyunu cekmeye baslayana dek pisirin.
Son olarak, tuz, karabiber ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca atesi kisin ve tencerenin kapagini kapatin. Ara sira karistirarak havuc ve kabaklar yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-30 dakika).
Servis tabagina alin ve arzuya gore sade ya da yogurt/sarimsakli yogurt ile servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN