Turkish Food & Recipes

Flower Bread (Cicek Ekmek)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:31:00 +0000

2 cups lukewarm water
4-5 cups bread flour
1 cube fresh yeast (17 gr)
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
Glaze:
1 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp water
Nigella seeds or sesame seeds

Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast. Add the salt, olive oil and flour; knead for 10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic. The more you knead the better your bread will be. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or a clean cloth (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 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. Cut the dough into two pieces, then each piece into 8. Make 8 balls using your palms. Grease a round Pyrex or baking dish (20-30 cm) and place one ball in the middle and the other 7 around it leaving some room. And do the same with the other half of the dough, so you will bake 2 flower breads. Cover it with a clean cloth and leave it for ½-1 hours to rise in a warm place (If you have time let it rest for 2 hours).
Mix 1 tbsp yogurt and 1 tbsp water in a small bowl, then brush the surface of the bread with this glaze. Finally, sprinkle nigella seeds or sesame seeds on top.
Preheat the oven to 425F (220C). Place the bread on the middle rack. Bake for 25-30 minutes, till it becomes golden brown. After taking it out of the oven cover with a clean cloth or towel to keep the bread soft.

Flower bread is good to go with butter, honey-butter dip or spicy olive oil dip when warm.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.
P.S2 : If you want the top to be lighter brown, then beat 1 egg yolk and 1 tbsp milk for glaze, instead of yogurt and water.

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi ilik su
4-5 su bardagi ekmek unu
1 kup yas maya (17 gr)
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi seker
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin:
1 yemek kasigi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi su
Corek otu ya da susam

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin. Sonra, sivi yag, un ve tuzu ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Hamuru ne kadar cok yogurursaniz o kadar guzel ekmek elde edersiniz. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Hamuru ikiye bolun ve her birini 8 esit parcaya ayirip, avucunuzla 16 tane yuvarlak top yapin. 20-30 cm capinda yuvarlak bir tepsi ya da borcami yaglayin, ortasina bir top koyun ve diger 7 tanesini ortadakinin etrafina araliklarla dizin. Ayni islemi diger 8 yuvarlak top icin yapin, boylece 2 tane cicek ekmek yapmis olacaksiniz.
Uzerini temiz bir bez ya da seffaf film ile ortun ve hamur iki kati buyuyene kadar yaklasik ½ -1 saat bekletin (Vaktiniz varsa 2 saat bekletin). Sonra 1 yemek kasigi yogurt ve 1 yemek kasigi suyu karistirip firca ile hamurun uzerine surun. Uzerine corek otu ya da susam serpin. Firini onceden 220 C (425F) ye isitin, ekmegi orta rafa koyun ve uzeri kizarana dek 25-30 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarinca, tepsinin uzerini temiz bir mutfak bezi ya da havlu ile ortup hava almasini engelleyin. Boylece Cicek ekmeginiz yumusacik olacaktir.
Cicek Ekmek sicakken, tereyagi, balli tereyag ya da baharatli zeytinyagi ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal hamurun yapisina zarar verir.
NOT2: Eger ekmegin uzerinin cok kizarmasini istemiyorsaniz, uzeri icin; yogurt ve su yerine, 1 yumurta sarisi ve 1 yemek kasigi sutu cirparak kullanin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sweet Pumpkin (Kabak Tatlisi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:08:00 +0000

3 lbs butternut squash or pumpkin (1500 gr)
2-3 cups sugar
½ cup walnuts or pecans
thickened cream (optional)

Cut the butternut squash or pumpkin in chunks larger than bite size (you can cut them in any size you like). Clean the seeds inside and peel the pumpkin chunks. Place them in a large pot and spread the sugar evenly on the surface.
Let them stand for 3-4 hours, for sugar to dissolve. After you see the sugar dissolved, place the pot on a low-medium heat and cook for 40-50 minutes until the pumpkins are darken in color. The water should be mostly drained.
When they are cooled; garnish them with thickened cream, walnuts, pecans or any kind of nuts.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1500 gr (1 ½ kg) bal kabagi
2-3 su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi ceviz
kaymak ve uzeri icin antep fistigi (istege bagli)

Kabagi lokmadan daha buyuk parcalar halinde kesin (istediginiz buyuklukte dilimleyebilirsiniz). Kabagin ic kisimlarini temizleyip, kabugunu soyun. Genis bir tencereye kabaklari koyun ve uzerine sekeri esit olarak yayin.
Sekerin erimesi icin 3-4 saat bekletin.Seker eriyince, tencereyi dusuk atese alip kabaklarin rengi koyulasan dek, yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin. Suyun buyuk miktari buharlasmis olacaktir.
Kabak tatlisi soguyunca; ceviz ya da istediginiz diger kabuklu yemisler ile servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Victorian Milk Bread (Sutlu Ekmek)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:03:00 +0000

2 tsp dry/instant yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 ½ cups luke warm milk
3 ¾ cups bread flour
1 ½ tsp salt to taste

Glaze:
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
Sesame seeds

Add yeast and sugar into 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl. Leave for 5 minutes; stir to dissolve. Mix flour and salt in large a bowl. Make a well in center and pour in dissolved yeast. Mix in flour. Stir in reserved milk to form a sticky dough. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.

Put dough in a clean bowl and cover with a towel or cloth. Let rise for 45-60 minutes in a warm place. Punch down, cover and let dough rise again until doubled in size about 45 minutes.
Grease an 8 x 4 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan. Shape dough into a long loaf (see the picture).
Place shaped dough in greased loaf pan. Cover with towel/cloth. Leave for a rest until dough is 1 inch above the top of pan, about 1 hour.
Brush top of loaf with egg glaze and sprinkle sesame seeds. Bake in preheated 400F (200 C) oven for 40-45 minutes until golden. After taking the bread out of the oven cover it with a towel/cloth to keep it soft and warm.
Serve warm and enjoy Victorian Milk Bread with butter or cream cheese.
ENJOY
P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE
2 tatli kasigi kuru/instant maya
1 tatli kasigi seker
1 ½ su bardagi ilik sut
3 ¾ su bardagi ekmek unu
1 ½ tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin:
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi sut
susam

Bir kasede ½ su bardagi ilik sutu, seker ve mayayi karistirin. Mayanin cozunmesi icin 5 dakika bekletin. Genis bir kasede un ve tuzu karistirin, ortasina bir cukur acin. Cukura cozunen maya karisimini dokun. Un ile karistirip geri kalan ilik sutu ilave edin. Hamuru unlanmis bir yuzeye alin ve puruzsuz ve elastic bir hamur elde edene dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika yogurun.
Hamuru temiz bir kaseye alin ve uzerini temiz bir havlu/bez ile ortun. 45-60 dakika boyunca kabarmasi icin ilik bir ortamda bekletin.Daha sonra havasini cikarmak icin nazikce bastirin, ortun ve tekrar hacimce iki katina cikana kadar bekletin (yaklasik 45 dakika).
20x10x6 cm’lik bir dikdortgen kalibi yaglayin. Hamura uzun bir ekmek sekli verin (resime bakiniz). Yaglanmis kaliba yerlestirin ve uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun. Hamur kalibin uzerinden yaklasik 2 ½ cm kadar yukselene dek bekletin (yaklasik 1 saat).
Uzerine yumurtali sut karisimini surun ve susam serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 40-45 dakika uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Ekmegin yumusak ve sicak kalmasi icin; firindan cikarinca, uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun.
Sutlu Ekmek sicacikken, tereyagi ve krem peynir ile tadini cikarin.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal, hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Milk Pudding with Kadaifi (Kadayifli Muhallebi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:40:00 +0000

½ lb shredded dough (Kadaifi)

5-6 Tbsp sugar

4-5 Tbsp butter

1 ½ cups walnuts/pecans, largely crushed

Turkish Milk Pudding (Muhallebi)

½ lb whipped cream

Leave the kadaifi in the freezer for about 1-2 hours prior to use. Then, take it out and crack it into small pieces. Take it to a pot and add butter and sugar. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until it gets pinkish. Stir in walnuts/pecans and turn the heat off. Let it cool.

Click for the recipe of Turkish Milk Pudding (Muhallebi). Let the Muhallebi cool and add whipped cream. Mix with a mixer until it gets smooth.

Take the half of the kadaifi mixture over a rectangular big Pyrex dish and spread the Muhallebi over. Finally spread the remaining kadaifi mixture over. Cut in square slices and serve.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

250-300gr kadayif

5-6 yemek kasigi toz seker

4-5 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 ½ su bardagi ceviz, kiriklanmis

Muhallebi

250 gr krem santi

Kadayifi 1-2 saat kadar derin dondurucuda bekletin. Dondurucudan alin ve kirarak kucuk parcalara bolun. Tencereye alin, tereyag ve sekeri ilave edin. Orta ateste surekli karistirarak rengi pembelesene dek kavurun. Cevizleri ilave edin. Ocaktan alin ve sogumasini bekleyin.

Muhallebinin yapilisi icin tiklayin. Muhallebi soguduktan sonra icine krem santiyi ekleyip mikserle karistirin.

Kadayifin yarisini buyuk dikdortgen borcama yayin. Uzerine muhallebiyi doseyin. Kalan kadayifi uzerine yayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Pepper Salad (Kozlenmis Biber Salatasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 02:37:00 +0000

1 lb banana/green/red pepper, washed
2-3 tbsp vinegar
5-6 tbsp olive oil/canola oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place peppers over an oven tray with baking paper. Roast them for an hour or till they turn partly light brown (see the picture). You can also roast peppers over a grill/barbecue. Take out and let them cool down. Then peel and make a cut in the middle lengthwise with a knife (see the picture). In a bowl, combine vinegar, olive oil/canola oil and salt. Stir in roasted peppers, parsley (optional) and mix them all. Cover and leave in the fridge for about 2-3 hours. Then, place the peppers over a serving plate and serve Roasted Pepper Salad with any kind of dish.
ENJOY

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½ kg carliston/yesil/kirmizi biber, yikanip kurulanmis
2-3 yemek kasigi sirke
5-6 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi/ sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay bardagi taze maydanoz (istege bagli)

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine biberleri dizin ve yaklasik bir saat boyunca ya da biberler hafifce kozlenene dek pisirin (resime bakiniz). Ayrica, mangal/izgara ve kor uzerinde de kozleme islemini yapabilirsiniz. Kozlediginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sonra, kabuklarini soyun (resime bakiniz) ve uzunlamasina ortasindan bicak ile bir kesik yapin (Fakat ikiye bolmeyin). Bir kasede, sirke, zeytinyagi/sivi yag ve tuzu guzelce karistirin. Kozlenmis biberleri ve maydanozu (istege bagli) ilave edin ve harmanlayip karistirin. Uzerini kapatarak bozdolabinda yaklasik 2-3 saat kadar dinlendirin. Sonra, kozlenmis biberleri servis tabagina alin.
Kozlenmis Biber Salatasi’ni her turlu yemek cesidi ile birlikte servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sesame Sticks (Susamli Cubuk)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 02:41:00 +0000

½ cup canola oil

125 gr butter/margarine, softened

1 Tbsp vinegar

½ cup water

1 egg white (yolk is for the glaze)

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp sugar

½ tsp salt to taste

3 ½ -4 cups flour

½ cup sesame and nigella seeds

Mix the dough ingredients in a big bowl. Then, knead the dough until becomes soft and consistent. Cover the dough and let it rest for about 10-15 minutes. Grab walnut size pieces and shape them into long sticks thick as pencil. Cut the sticks in 4-5 inch long. Brush each stick with the egg yolk you set aside before. Place sesame and nigella seeds (or only sesame) over a flat plate and dip one side of the sticks into it for covering with sesame and nigella (or only sesame) seeds. Take the sticks over a greased oven tray. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake them for about 30-35 minutes or until they get light brown.

ENJOY

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½ su bardagi kanola yagi

125 gr tereyag/margarin, oda sicakliginda yumusak

1 yemek kasigi sirke

½ su bardagi su

1 yumurta aki (sarisi uzerine)

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 cay kasigi seker

1 cay kasigi tuz

3 ½ -4 su bardagi un

½ su bardagi susam ve corek otu (uzeri icin)

Hamur malzemelerini bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yogurarak yumusak bir hamur elde edin. Hamurun uzerini orterek yaklasik 10-15 dakika dinlendirin. Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparin ve duz bir zemin uzerinde hamura kalem kalinliginda uzun cubuk seklini verin. Buz cubuklari 10-12 cm uzunlugu olacak sekilde kesin. Her cubugun uzerine onceden ayirmis oldugunuz yumurta sarisindan surun. Duz bir tabaga, susam ve corek otu karisimini (ya da sadece susam) dokun. Yumurta sarisi surdugunuz cubuklarin bir tarafini susamin ya da susam-corek otu karisiminin icine batirin. Cubuklari yaglamis oldugunuz firin tepsisine dizin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda cubuklarin uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-35 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Soft Potato Pogaca (Patatesli Yumusacik Pogaca)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:18:00 +0000

2 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled

2 eggs

150 g butter at room temperature

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt to taste

1 egg yolk for egg wash

Sesame seeds or nigella seeds for top

For filling:

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

1 cup black olives, sliced

Grate boiled and cooled potatoes. Then, combine all the dough ingredients in a big mixing bowl. Knead the dough and make it soft and elastic. Then, grab walnut size or bigger dough pieces and flatten them using your palms. Place 1 tsp of filling type you’ve chosen and close the edges in the middle making a closed ball. Then, invert the smooth part facing up and place over a greased oven tray. Brush each of them with egg wash and sprinkle with either sesame or nigella seeds or both. Bake at 400F (200C) preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the tops turn golden brown. Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 orta boy patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus

2 yumurta

150 gram tereyag, oda sicakliginda

2 ½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin bir yumurta sarisi

Uzeri icin susam ya da corek otu

Ic malzeme:

1 su bardagi lor peynir

YA DA

1 su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis

YA DA

1 su bardagi siyah zeytin, ince dilimlenmis

Sogumus olan haslanmis patatesleri rendeleyin. Butun hamur malzemelerini derin bir kapta karistirin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda esnek ve yumusak bir hamur yogurun. Daha sonra, cevizden biraz daha irice hamur parcalari alin ve elinizle acarak ortasina arzu ettiginiz ic malzemeden 1 tatli kasigi koyun. Hamurun kenarlarindan ortaya dogru toplayin ve torba agzi gibi sikica kapatip yapistirarak yuvarlak pogacalar yapin. Ters cevirip duzgun taraflari uste gelecek sekilde yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Cirpilmis yumurta sarisini firca ile butun pogacalarin uzerine surun. Son olarak, susam ya da corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika veya uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Baklava (Baklava)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 26 May 2020 18:20:00 +0000

Baklava is a traditional and authentic Turkish desert. It is especially being made on religious holidays to serve the guests.

1 lb Phyllo Dough, thawed
250 gr butter, melted
1 ½ cup walnuts/pistachios (coarsely ground)
Syrup:

1 ¼ -1 1/3 cup water
1 ½ -1 ¾ cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

For the syrup; boil the sugar and water until the sugar is melted. Then stir in lemon juice. Simmer for about 2-3 minutes and let it cool.

Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 9x14 inch Pyrex dish/tray. Unroll Phyllo dough. Cover Phyllo Dough Sheets with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in the Pyrex dish/tray and butter their top thoroughly. Repeat this process until you have 14 layered sheets. Then sprinkle and spread evenly half of the walnuts/pistachios on top. Continue to add two sheets of dough and butter brushing as you go for another 14 sheets. Then spread the remaining nuts and layer the last 12 sheets with 2 sheets of dough at a time and buttering as you did before. At the end, butter the top.
Dip a sharp knife into hot water and cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows to make diagonal cuts.
Bake for about 25 minutes at 375 F (190 C), then turn down to 325 F (165 C) and bake for additional 30 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
Remove baklava from oven and again dip the knife in hot water and cut the baklava all the way down from the same cut lines. Then immediately spoon syrup evenly along the cut lines. Let it cool at least 3-4 hours before serving.
Sprinkle some pistachios or walnuts on top before serving. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
Baklava asirlardir sure gelen geleneksellesmis, otantik bir Turk tatlisidir. Ozellikle bayramlarda her evde bulunan ve gelen misafirlere ikram edilen sevilen ve vazgecilmez bir lezzettir.

½ kg Phyllo Dough, cozunmus
250 gr tereyag, eritilmis
1 ½ su bardagi ceviz/ antep fistigi (orat buyuklukte ogutulmus)
Surup:

1 ¼ -1 1/3 su bardagi su
1 ½ -1 ¾ su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubunu hazirlamak icin seker ve suyu bir tencerede kaynatin. Kaynayinca limon suyunu ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika kaynatip, sogumaya birakin.
Firini 190 C (375 F) isitin. 23x35 cm’lik bir tepsinin dibini ve kenarlarini yaglayin. Phyllo yufka rulosunu acin ve baklavayi yaparken kurumalarini onlemek icin uzerine nemli bir bez ortun. Iki tane yufka alin ve tepsinin dibine yayin. Uzerini tereyagi ile guzelce yaglayin ve bu islemi 14 tane yufka olana dek tekrarlayin. Ceviz/antep fistiginin yarisini uzerine serpin ve esit olarak dagitin. Tekrar 14 yufka icin ayni yaglama islemini tekrarlayin. Geri kalan ceviz/antep fisitigini uzerine yayin ve son 12 yufkayi da ayni sekilde yaglayarak islemi tamamlayin. En ustune geri kalan tereyagini surun.
Sonra, keskin bir bicagi sicak suya batirin ve baklavaya son seklini vermek uzere kare ya da baklava dilimleri seklinde kesin.
25 dakika 190C (375 F) de pisirin ve sonra firini 165 C (325 F) ye ayarlayip, 30 dakika daha uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Firindan cikarinca, tekrar ayni bicagi sicak suda bekletip kesik yerlerden bir daha kesin. Sonra zaman kaybetmeden sicak baklavanin uzerine soguk surubu dokun. Surubu baklavanin kesik yerlerinden dokmeye dikkat edin. En az 3-4 saat bekleyip surubu emmesini bekleyin.
Baklavayi servis yapmadan once uzerine ogutulmus ceviz/antepfistigi serpebilirsiniz.
Baklavanin uzerini kapatmadan saklayin, yoksa hamurlasir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mushroom Soup with Chicken (Tavuklu Mantar Corbasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:30:00 +0000

½ chicken breast
2 cups milk
1 carrot, chopped
½ lb ( 4-5 ) button mushroom, sliced
½ stick butter (50-65 gr)
2 Tbsp flour, heaping
1 Tbsp salt (for soup)
1 tsp salt (for boiling chicken)
½ bunch of fresh dill, thinly chopped or 1 tsp of dried dill (optional)
2 Tbsp cooking oil

Boil the chicken breast with the chopped carrots until they are both soft and tender with adding 1 tsp salt. When it’s done, pour the remained water in a bowl for using it as the chicken stock in the soup.
After the cooked chicken breast cools a little, cut it into small pieces.
Meanwhile, in a skillet place the butter and sliced mushrooms. You can sprinkle a pinch of salt on them. Saute them on a low-medium heat, till they get soft and tender, for about 8-10 minutes.
In a large pot, add the oil and flour and stir continuously while cooking on low- medium heat, for about 2-3 minutes. When the flour and oil mixture starts to change in color, add milk, salt and the chicken stock when you set apart before. Stir well in order to obtain a smooth creamy soup.
Finally add the chicken pieces, carrots and cooked mushrooms into the soup. Then cook for about 8- 10 minutes stirring occasionally (optional). When it’s done sprinkle with dill on top before serving.
Serve it while still hot or warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ tavuk gogsu, haslanmis
2 su bardagi sut
1 havuc, halka halka dogranmis
200-250 gr (4-5) kultur mantari, dogranmis
50-65 gr tereyagi
2 yemek kasigi tepeleme un
1 yemek kasigi tuz (corba icin)
2 cay kasigi tuz (tavugu haslamak icin)
½ demet dereotu, ince ince dogranmis ya da 2 cay kasigi kuru dereotu (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Tavuk gogsunu havuclarla birlikte 2 cay kasigi tuz ilave ederek haslayin. Tavuk ve havuclar yumusayinca kalan suyu bir kaseye alip, corbada kullanmak icin ayirin.
Haslanmis tavuk biraz soguyunca, kup kup dograyin.
Bu sirada, tereyagini bir tavaya alin ve dogranmis mantarlari, bir tutam tuz ilave ederek kisik ateste, yumusayana dek, 8-10 dakika pisirin.
Buyuk bir tencereye, 1 yemek kasigi sivi yag ve unu koyup, dusuk ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Un-yag karisimi sararmaya basladigi zaman; sutu, tuzu ve tavugun haslama suyunu ilave edin. Puruzsuz bir corba elde etmek icin guzelce karistirin.
Son olarak ; tavuk parcaciklarini, havuclari ve mantarlari ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak, 8-10 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Corbaniz hazir oldugu zaman uzerine dereotunu ilave edin (istege bagli), karistirin ve servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Zucchini Fritters (Kabak Mucveri)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:24:00 +0000

1 lb zucchini, peeled and shredded
4-5 green onions/ 1 big onion, chopped
½ bunch parsley/dill, finely chopped
1-2 eggs, beaten
½ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
4-5 tbsp flour, heaping
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
1 cup olive/canola oil for frying

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, but eggs and oil. Then stir in beaten eggs and get ready for frying (eggs make the mixture juicy). If your mixture gets juicy, drain the excess water.
In a wide skillet, sizzle oil and drop 1 table spoon of mixture into it. Then press gently to flatten and give a pate shape. Fry both sides till they get golden brown over high medium heat. Place fried Zucchini Fritters over a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.
Serve Zucchini Fritters cold or warm with garlic yogurt sauce or yogurt.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg sakiz kabagi, soyulmus ve rendelenmis
4-5 tane yesil sogan/1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
½ demet maydanoz/dere otu, ince dogranmis
1-2 yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi beyaz peynir (istege bagli)
4-5 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi karbonat
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Kizartmak icin 1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen zeytinyagi/kanola yagi)

Yumurta ve sivi yag haric butun mucver malzemelerini bir kasede guzelce karistirin. En sonunda cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip karistirin ve cok bekletmeden kizartmaya baslayin (yumurta karisimi sulandirir). Eger karisiminiz sulandiysa, fazla suyunu suzun.
Genis bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve bir yemek kasigi ile mucver malzemesinden alip kizgin yaga koyun, hafifce uzerine bastirarak duzlestirin ve kofte seklini verin. Mucverlerin her iki tarafi da kizarana dek orta ateste kizartin. Kizarttiklarinizi kagit havlu uzerine koyarak fazla yagini alin.
Kabak Mucverini sicak ya da soguk olarak, sarimsakli yogurt ya da yogurt ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mosaic Cake (Mozaik Pasta)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:15:00 +0000

1 lb Petit Beurre or Social thin tea biscuits
10 tbsp brown/white sugar
7-8 tbsp butter/margarine, melted
½ cup milk
½ cup walnuts/pecans/hazelnuts, crumbled
1/3 cup raisins (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract/ 1 package vanilla
3-4 tbsp cocoa, heaping
1 egg, beaten (optional)
Coconut flakes/white chocolate chips for garnish

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients but the biscuits. Then crumble the biscuits and mix with the other ingredients evenly. You can use aluminum foil, plastic wrap or cake pans to give it a shape you like. I’ve used a cake pan. Place plastic wrap over the bottom of pan and put the cake mixture inside (plastic wrap will help to get the cake out of the pan). Then press down on the cake mixture to fit the pan. If you are using aluminum foil or plastic wrap, wrap the mixture and give the shape you like (e.g. a log, square or triangle). Finally, leave it in the fridge for 2 hours.

Sprinkle some coconut flakes/white chocolate chip on top and slice. You can serve it with whipped cream or ice cream on top.
ENJOY
P.S: Keep the Mosaic Cake in the fridge to be safe, because it contains raw eggs.

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TURKCE
450-500 gr Petit Beurre ya da cay biskuvisi
10 kasik esmer/beyaz seker
½ su bardagi sut
7-8 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin, eritilmis
½ su bardagi ceviz/findik/pekan cevizi, ufalanmis
1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/1 paket vanilya
3-4 yemek kasigi kakao, tepeleme
1 yumurta, cirpilmis (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin hindistan cevizi/beyaz damla cikolata

Bir kasede biskuvi haric butun malzemeleri karistirin. Biskuvileri istediginiz buyuklukte ufalayin ve karisima ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin. Aluminyum folyo, strec film ya da kalip kullanarak pasta karisimina istediginiz sekli verin. Ben kalip kullanarak yaptim. Isterseniz kek kalibi ya da farkli sekillerde kaplar da kullanabilirsiniz. Kalibin icine strec film serin, uzerine malzemeyi koyun (boylece malzeme kaliba yapismayacak ve kaliptan kolay cikacaktir) ve kalibin seklini almasi icin bastirin. Eger aluminyum folyo/strec film kullaniyorsaniz, pasta malzemesini sarin ve elinizle istediginiz sekli verdikten sonra buzdolabina koyun. En az 2 saat kadar bekletin.
Dolaptan cikarinca, isterseniz uzerine hindistan cevizi/beyaz damla cikolata serpin ve dilimleyin.
Isterseniz uzerine krem santi ya da dondurma koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Mozaik pastanin icinde cig yumurta oldugu icin, pastayi buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Carrot Balls (Havuclu Toplar)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:47:00 +0000

1 lb carrot

¾-1 cup sugar

~200 gr Petit Beurre tea biscuits

½ tsp cinnamon (optional)

½ cup walnut, crushed (optional)

1/2 cup coconut, shredded

Peel the carrots and shred in a food processor. Take shredded carrots and sugar in a pot. Cook for about 15 minutes or until carrots get soft. Stir occasionally. Then, turn the heat off and let it cool for a while.

Meanwhile crush the biscuits in the food processor. Add crushed biscuits in carrot sugar mixture. Also add crushed walnuts and cinnamon (optional). Mix them all together. Use your hands to make small balls a little bigger than cherry. Dip them in coconut or you can serve them with different coatings or just plain.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg havuc

¾-1 su bardagi seker

~200 gr Petit Beurre cay biskuvisi

1 cay kasigi tarcin (istege bagli)

½ su bardagi ceviz, ogutulmus (istege bagli)

1/2 su bardagi hindistan cevizi, rendelenmis

Havuclari rendeleyin ya da mutfak robotundan gecirin. Havuc ve sekeri bir tencereye alin. Orta ateste ara sira karistirarak yaklasik 15 dakika havuclar yumusayana dek pisirin. Ocaktan alin ve sogumaya birakin.

Bu sirada biskuvileri mutfak robotundan gecirin ya da elinizle ezerek iyice ufaltin. Soguyan havuclara biskuvileri ve cevizleri(istege bagli) ilave edin. Arzu ederseniz tarcin da ilave edebilirsiniz. Elinizle hepsini karistirin ve kirazdan biraz buyuk toplar seklinde elinizle yuvarlayin. Yaptiginiz toplari hindistan cevizi icinde yuvarlayin. Isterseniz sade veya degisik kaplamalar kullanarak da servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pumpkin Cookies (Balkabakli Kurabiye)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:16:00 +0000

½ cup softened butter (1/2 stick)

1 cup sugar

½ cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 ½ cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

A pinch of salt

A pinch of nutmeg (optional)

A pinch of ground cloves (optional)

A pinch of ground ginger (optional)

1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

1/3 cup raisins

Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grease a baking tray or line with cookie sheets.
Using a mixer or your hands mix the butter with sugar until smooth. Once the mixture is light and fluffy beat in the eggs, then mix in the vanilla and pumpkin puree. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and the spices. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the batter and stir in the walnuts and raisins.

Scoop the cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets or baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the cookies are browned around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ su bardagi, yumusak tereyag (oda sicakliginda)

1 su bardagi seker

½ su bardagi balkabagi puresi

1 yumurta

1 yemek kasigi vanilya

1 ½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi karbonat

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

Bir tutam tuz

Bir tutam karanfil tozu (istege bagli)

Bir tutam zencefil tozu (istege bagli)

Bir tutam kucuk hindistan cevizi tozu (istege bagli)

1/3 su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalanmis

1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum

Firini 180 C (350 F)’a isitin. Firin tepsisini yaglayin veya yagli kagit kullanabilirsiniz.

Elinizi kullanarak ya da mikser yardimiyla once tereyagini seker ile guzelce karistirin. Yumurtayi ilave edin ve karistirmaya devam ederek balkabagi puresini ve vanilyayi ekleyin. Genis bir kasede, un, karbonat, tuz ve kullanacaginiz baharatlari karistirin. Un karisimini yavas yavas kurabiye karisimina yedirerek karistirin. Son olarak, ceviz ve kuru uzumleri ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.

Birer yemek kasigi dolusu kurabiye hamurunu firin tepsisine araliklarla dizin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar ya da kurabiyelerin kenarlari kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikardiginiz kurabiyeleri soguduktan sonar ikram edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lemon Bars (Limonlu Kareler)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0000

For the crust:

½ lb butter, at room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
2 cups flour
A pinch of sea salt

For the lemon layer:
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1-1 ½ grated lemon zest (3 to 4 lemons)
2/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2/3 cup flour
½ cup confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9x13x2 inch oven tray lined with baking sheet.

For the crust, mix the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light. Combine flour and salt and, with the mixer on low, add to the butter until just mixed. Take the dough onto a well floured board and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into the greased baking sheet, building up a ½ inch edge on all sides. Bake the crust for about 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack and leave the oven on.
For the lemon layer, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour over the crust and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or about 5 minutes beyond the point where the lemon filling is set. Let cool to room temperature.
Cut into rectangles/squares and dust with confectioners’ sugar.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

Tabani icin:
250 gr tereyag, oda sicakliginda
½ su bardagi seker
2 su bardagi un
Bir tutam tuz

Uzeri icin:
4 buyuk boy yumurta, oda sicakliginda
1 2/3 su bardagi seker
½ rendelenmis limon kabugu (3-4 limon)
2/3 su bardagi taze sikilmis limon suyu
2/3 su bardagi un
Uzerine serpmek icin ½ su bardagi pudra sekeri

Firini onceden 180°C (350°F)’ye isitin ve yaklasik 22x32x5 cm boyutlarinda bir borcam tepsiyi yaglayin veya yagli kagit serin. Tabani icin, tereyagi ve sekeri mikser ile karistirarak krema haline getirin. Baska bir yerde, un ve tuzu karistirin ve mikser ile dusuk seviyede tereyagi karisimina karistirarak yedirin. Hamuru unlanmis temiz bir zemine alin ve top haline getirin. Unlanmis elleriniz yardimiyla hamuru acip duzlestirin ve hazirlamis oldugunuz tepsiye bastirarak yerlestirin. Kenarlarinda yaklasik 1-1.5 cm yuksekliginde hamur olacak sekilde ayarlayin. Firina verin ve yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da uzeri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin. Sogumaya alin ve firini calisir sekilde acik birakin.
Limonlu ust kisim icin, yumurta, seker, limon suyu, limon kabugu rendesi ve unu mikserle cirpin. Karisimi tabanin uzerine esit sekilde yayarak dokun ve yaklasik 25-30 dakika veya ust kismi sertlesmeye basladiktan sonra 5 dakika daha pisirdikten sonra firindan alin. Oda sicakligina gelene dek sogumaya birakin.
Kare veya dikdortgen seklinde dilimleyin ve uzerine elek ile pudra sekeri serpin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sauerkraut with Mushrooms (Mantarli Lahana Tursusu)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 02:57:00 +0000

2 cups sauerkraut, drained

1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb (~450 gr) mushroom, quartered
2-3 Tbsp of butter
A pinch of sea salt (optional)
A pinch of ground black pepper (optional)

Melt the butter in a skillet and saute onions for about 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in the chopped mushrooms and saute 2 minutes. Then, add the sauerkraut and cook for about 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper (optional) and serve warm/hot.
Serves 6
ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 su bardagi lahana salamura (lahana tuzlama, lahanatursusu), suzulmus

1 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
~450 gr (1 lb) mantar, dorde bolunmus
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyagi
Bir tutam deniz tuzu (istege bagli)
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Tereyagini genis bir tavada eritin. Soganlari ilave edin ve orta ateste yaklasik 3 dakika soteleyin. Dogranmis mantarlari ilave edip 2 dakika daha kavurun. Sonra, salamura lahanayi ilave edin ve yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Istege bagli olarak tuz ve karabiber ilave edin ve sicak/ilik servis edin.
6 kisiliktir
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole (Patatesli Kahvalti Kaserolu)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:30:00 +0000

4 eggs

½ cup milk

3 cups shredded potatoes (hash browns)

2 greens onion, sliced

2 turkey franks, sliced

2 Tbsp butter

½ tsp sea salt to taste

A pinch of black pepper

1 cup mild cheddar/Monterey cheese, shredded

Wash the shredded potatoes under cold water and pat dry. Take the butter in a large oven safe pan and cook the hash browns flipping halfway through for 10 minutes. Stir in green onions, turkey franks, salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.

Stir together eggs and milk. Pour egg and milk mixture over hash brown mixture. Top the cheddar/Monterey cheese. Use a wooden spoon to incorporate the egg and cheese into the hash brown mixture.

Bake at 375°F (190°C) 10-15 minutes uncovered, or until casserole is set when you try and wiggle it and a toothpick comes out "clean".

Let the breakfast casserole sit for 5 minutes or so to let it harden up a bit.

Cut into wedges and serve. Serves 6 people.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

4 yumurta

½ su bardagi sut

3 su bardagi rendelenmis patates

2 yesil sogan, dogranmis

2 hindi sosis, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

½ tatli kasigi deniz tuzu

Bir tutam karabiber

1 su bardagi cedar/Monterey peyniri, rendelenmis

Rendelediginiz patatesleri yikayin ve kagit havlu yardimiyla kurulayin. Tereyagini genis bir firinda kullanabilen tavaya alin. Rende patatesleri ekleyin ve orta ateste 10 dakika arada ters duz ederek pisirin. Yesil sogan, hindi sosis, tuz ve karabiberi ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika pisirin.

Yumurta ve sutu bir kasede cirpin. Karisimi pisen patates karisimina esit olarak dokun. Uzerine rendelenmis cedar/Monterey peynirini ilave edin ve tahta kasik yardimiyla patateslerin icine dogru yayin.

Onceden isitilmis 190°C (375°F) firinda uzeri acik sekilde 10-15 dakika ya da kaserol sertlesene dek pisirin. Tavayi hafifce sarsinca sert gorunuyorsa, ya da kurdan batirinca temiz cikiyorsa pismistir.

Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar dinlendirin ve pasta dilimleri seklinde dilimleyip sicak servis yapin. 6 kisiliktir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cauliflower with Ground Beef (Kiymali Karnibahar)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:49:00 +0000

1 cauliflower, chopped

½ lb ground beef

2 medium carrots, chopped

1 cup sweet peas

1 medium onion, chopped

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

2-3 Tbsp canola oil

1 Tbsp Sea Salt to taste

½ cup hot water

Take the ground beef in a pot and saute over medium heat with canola oil until it changes color. Stir in the chopped onions and continue sautéing for 2-3 minutes. Then, add the carrots and cook for 2-3 more minutes and stir in the chopped cauliflowers. Again cook for 2-3 minutes and add the sweet peas. Add salt and hot water. Once it boils, reduce the heat and cook on low heat with the lid closed for about 20-30 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked. Before serving add black pepper and crushed red pepper and serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 bas karnibahar, dogranmis

250 gr kiyma

2 orta boy havuc, dogranmis

1 su bardagi bezelye

1 orta boy sogan, dogranmis

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 yemek kasigi tuz

½ su bardagi sicak su

Once kiymayi kanola yagi ile tencereye alin ve orta ateste rengi degisene dek kavurun. Dogranmis sogani ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika pembelesene dek pisirin. Ondan sonra, dogranmis havuclari ilave edin, orta ateste bir kac dakika cevirin ve karnibahari ilave edin. Yine 2-3 dakika kavurun ve bezelyeyi ilava edin.

Tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafif ateste ve kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 20-30 dakika ya da sebzeler pisene dek pisirin. Pistikten sonra karabiber ve aci biberi ilave edin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pickled Hot Baby Peppers (Biberiye Tursusu)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:30:00 +0000

For a 1 pint jar:

~1/2 lb chili baby peppers (ornamental)

1 Tsp salt

½ cup vinegar

2-3 cloves of garlic

1-3 tsp sugar (optional)

Filtered water

Wash the chili baby peppers and cut the stems off. Peel the garlic. Preferably try to fit as many peppers as you can in a glass jar (1 pint). Add the garlic cloves in between. Then, add salt and vinegar on top and fill all the way up with filtered water making sure the peppers are all immersed in liquid. If desired add sugar in order to reduce the hotness level of the peppers. Sugar will eliminate the chill level. Close the lid and shake it upside down to mix up the vinegar and salt.

Store in a dark and cool place up to 7-10 days. Depending on the storage temperature, the pickled hot peppers would be ready to eat by then. Refrigerate after opening the jar.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ lt lik kavanoz icin:

~250 gr biberiye

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ su bardagi sirke

1-3 tatli kasigi seker (istege bagli)

2-3 dis sarimsak

Filtre su

Biberiyeleri yikayin ve sarimsak dislerini soyun. Tercihen cam kavanoza (1/2 lt’lik) biberiyeleri doldurun. Aralarina da sarimsaklari serpistirin. Uzerine sirke ve tuzu ilave ettikten sonra, kavanozun agzina kadar su ile doldurun. Aci seviyesini dusurmek icin arzuya gore seker ilave edebilirsiniz. Seker miktari arttikca aci seviyesi azalacaktir. Kavanozun kapagini kapatin ve ters duz edip sallayarak tuz ve sirkenin iyice karismasini saglayin.

Karanlik ve serin bir ortamda yaklasik 7-10 gun icerisinde (ortamin sicakligina bagli olarak) biberiye tursusu yemege hazir duruma gelecektir. Kapagini actiktan sonra buzdolabinda saklayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chicken Liver with Rice (Pirincli Tavuk Cigeri)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:23:00 +0000

~1 lb chicken liver, washed and drained

1 cup rice, washed and drained

1 onion, chopped

2-3 Tbsp canola oil

2 cups hot water

1 Tbsp salt to taste

½ tsp cumin (optional)

½ tsp black pepper

Take the chopped onions and canola oil in a pot and saute for 2-3 minutes. Chop the washed chicken liver and add to the sautéed onions. Saute over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the livers change color and all the liquid is evaporated. Then, stir in the rice and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Finally, add the hot water and salt to taste.

Cook until the rice is cooked and the liquid is absorbed, for about 20-30 minutes over low heat. Add the cumin and black pepper, give it a final stir and let it rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

~½ kg tavuk cigeri, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 sogan, dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

2 su bardagi sicak su

1 yemek kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)

½ tatli kasigi karabiber

Dogranmis sogan ve kanola yagini tencereye alin ve orta ateste 2-3 dakika kadar sote edin. Yikanmis ve suyu susulmus tavuk cigerlerini dograyin ve sotelenmis sogana ilave edin. Orta ateste cigerlerin rengi degisip, suyu buharlasana dek, yaklasik 4-5 dakika kadar kavurun. Sonra, pirinci ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika kadar kavurun. Son olarak, sicak suyu ve tuzu ilave edin.

Pirinc pisip suyunu cekene dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika kadar kisik ateste pisirin. Kimyon ve karabiberi ilave edip, son olarak karistirin. Servis yapmadan once yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar dinlendirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sauerkraut (Tuzlama Lahana Tursusu)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000

1 head medium size white cabbage, shredded finely

2-3 Tbsp kosher or regular salt
2 large jars or containers (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Shred the cabbage thin in a food processor or with the knife. Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them. Apply pressure with a back of a wooden spoon and smash the shredded cabbage until the cabbage starts leaving its juice out. You may also let the salted cabbage rest for a couple of hours to let the juices out. Then, fill the glass/plastic containers with cabbage tightly making sure the cabbage is all covered with its own juice. The secret here is to suffocate the cabbage in its juice. So, you need to cut out the air (oxygen) from the cabbage for a good fermentation process. Press from the top to fill as much as cabbage you can. Put a clean weight on top to suffocate the cabbage. I filled a clean plastic bag with water and used it as a weight on top. You may cover the top with a cheese cloth or any other clean cloth to avoid contamination. Do not cover the top with lid.

Store it in a dark and cool place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 2-3 weeks. If it is warm/room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days. Once it gets ready to eat keep it in the refrigerator.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 bas orta boy beyaz lahana, ince kiyilmis
2-3 yemek kasigi tuz
2 tane buyuk kavanoz/bidon (tercihen cam)

Lahananin dis yapraklarini atin ve yikayin. Mutfak robotunda veya bicak ile ince ince kiyin. Kiyilmis lahanayi genis bir kaseye alin, tuzu ekleyin ve karistirin. Tahta kasigin tersi ile bastirarak lahanalara basinc uygulayin. Zamanla lahana suyunu birakacaktir. Arzuya gore lahanayi bir kac saat dinlenmeye alip, suyunu birakmasini bekleyebilirsiniz. Sonra, lahanayi kavanoz ya da bidonlara bastirarak sikica doldurun. Guzel bir fermentasyon icin, puf noktasi lahanayi kendi suyuyla kaplayip, lahanayin hava ile temasini kesmektir. Kavanozlar doldurun ve kasikla uzerinden bastirarak, uzerinin tamamen su ile kaplanmasini saglayin. Uzerine temiz bir agirlik koyun. Ben, agirlik olarak temiz bir posetin icine biraz su koydum ve lahana ile dolu kavanozlarin uzerine koydum. Kavanozlarin uzerine temiz bir bez ortebilirsiniz. Kavanozlara kapak kapatmadan, serin ve karanlik bir ortamda fermente olmaya birakin.

Ortam eger soguk ise, fermentasyon 2-3 hafta, eger ilik ya da oda sicakligindaysa, 10-15 gun surecektir. Ondan sonra lahana tursunuz tuketime hazir olacaktir. Buzdolabinda saklayabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Yellow Lentil Soup (Sari Mercimek Corbasi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:33:00 +0000

1 cup yellow lentils, washed and drained

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced

3 Tbsp butter or canola oil

1 Tbsp flour

2 cups chicken broth

2-3 cups hot water

½ lemon juice

½ tsp cumin (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

For top:

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp paprika

Saute the chopped onions in butter/canola oil for 3 minutes or so over medium heat. Then, stir in the garlic and flour. Saute until the flour starts giving a pleasant smell (about 2-3 minutes). Add the washed and drained yellow lentils and continue sautéing for about 3-4 minutes. Finally, stir in the chicken broth and make sure the flour dissolves in the liquid well. Then, add the hot water and salt to taste.

Cook over low heat until the yellow lentils are cooked, for about 20-30 minutes. Then, preferably with an immersion blender, blend the soup until it gets smooth. Adjust the thickness with additional hot water. Stir in the lemon juice and cumin (optional). Cook for another 5 minutes.

If desired, prepare the garnish by heating up the butter and paprika until it gets bubbly. Pour the sizzling butter-paprika garnish over the soup before serving.

Serve the yellow lentil soup hot with lemon wedges and bread.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi sari mercimek, yikanmis ve suzulmus

1 sogan, dogranmis

2 dis sarimsak, dogranmis

3 yemek kasigi tereyagi ya da kanola yagi

1 yemek kasigi un

2 su bardagi tavuk suyu

2-3 su bardagi sicak su

½ limon suyu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ tatli kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)

Uzeri icin:

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 yemek kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Soganlari tereyagi/kanola yagi ile genis bir tencereye alin ve orta ateste 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sarimsak ve unu ilave edip, unun kavrulma kokusu cikana dek yaklasik 2-3 dakika daha sote edin. Sonra, yikanmis ve suzulmus sari mercimegi ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika sote edin ve tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Icinde unun dagilmasi icin guzelce karistirin ve sicak su ve tuzu ilave edin.

Sari mercimekler pisene dek, yaklasik 20-30 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Blendir yardimi ile pure haline getirin. Corbanin koyulugunu sicak su ilave ederek arzu ettiginiz gibi ayarlayin. Limon suyu ve kimyonu (istege bagli) ilave edin ve 5 dakika kadar daha pisirin.

Istege bagli olarak uzerine tereyaginda yakilmis kirmizi toz biber ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

Sari mercimek corbasini yaninda limon ve ekmek ile sicak servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crispy Salmon Sticks (Citir Somon Baligi)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:17:00 +0000

1 lb salmon fillet

1 egg

1 cup bread crumbs

2 Tbsp parmesan cheese (optional)

½ tsp salt to taste

Cooking oil spray

Remove the skin of the salmon and cut it into strips. Rub the salmon strips with salt. Whisk the egg in a small bowl. If desired combine the shredded parmesan cheese with the bread crumbs. First, dip the salmon strips into egg making sure they are fully coated with egg. Then, cover them with bread crumbs by gently pressing down so that all sides of the strip is coated. Arrange them over a greased oven tray. Spray with the cooking oil. Bake them at a 400 F (200 C) preheated oven for 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the strips) flipping halfway through.

Serve hot with lemon, tartar sauce or tomato sauce if desired.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg somon baligi fileto

1 yumurta

1 su bardagi galeta unu

2 yemek kasigi parmesan peyniri rendesi (istege bagli)

½ tatli kasigi tuz

Sivi yag spreyi

Somon baliginin derisini alin ve parmak kalinliginda seritler kesin. Tuz ile ovalayin. Yumurtayi kucuk bir kasede cirpin. Arzuya gore parmesan peynirini galeta unu ile karistirin. Once, somon baligi seritlerini yumurtaya batirin, sonra galeta ununa hafifce bastirarak her taraflarinin kaplanmasini saglayin. Hazirladiginiz balik seritlerini yaglanmis firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine sivi yag spreyi ile kaplayin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda, arada ters yuz ederek, toplam 15-20 dakika kadar baliklar kizarana dek pisirin. Pisirme suresi balik seritlerinin kalinligina gore degisecektir.

Yaninda limon, tartar sosu veya domates sosu ile sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Balik Tuketmenin Faydalari

Turkish Style Pickles (Salatalik Tursusu)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:15:00 +0000

For a ½ gallon jar:

~2 lb pickling cucumbers

2 Tbsp salt

1 ½ -2 cups vinegar

1 head of garlic (10-15 cloves)

Filtered water

Wash the cucumbers and cut the stems off. Peel the garlic. Try to fit as many cucumbers as you can in a glass jar (1/2 gallon). Add the garlic cloves in between. Then, add salt and vinegar on top and fill all the way up with filtered water making sure the cucumbers are all immersed in water. Close the lid and shake it upside down to mix up the vinegar and salt.

Store in a dark and cool place up to 7-10 days. Depending on the storage temperature, the pickles would be ready to eat by then. Refrigerate after opening the jar.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 lt.'lik kavanoz icin:

1 kg kornison salatalik

2 yemek kasigi tuz

1 ½ -2 su bardagi sirke

1 bas sarimsak (10-15 dis)

Filtre su

Salataliklari yikayin ve saplarini kesin. Sarimsak dislerini soyun. Tercihen cam kavanoza (2 lt’lik) salataliklari dizin. Aralarina da sarimsaklari serpistirin. Uzerine sirke ve tuzu ilave ettikten sonra, kavanozun agzina kadar su ile doldurun. Kavanozun kapagini kapatin ve ters duz edip sallayarak tuz ve sirkenin iyice karismasini saglayin.

Karanlik ve serin bir ortamda yaklasik 7-10 gun icerisinde (ortamin sicakligina bagli olarak) tursu yemege hazir duruma gelecektir. Kapagini actiktan sonra buzdolabinda saklayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Dark Chocolate Pudding (Bitter Cikolatali Puding)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:09:00 +0000

¾ cup sugar

3 Tbsp cornstarch

2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups half and half, light cream or milk

1 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp vanilla

¼ tsp salt (optional)

4 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

In a large saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder. Add half and half or milk. Cook and slowly stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and salt (optional). Stir in chocolate until melted. Ladle into serving bowls. Cover surface with plastic wrap to avoid crusting on top (see the picture); chill up to 24 hours.

You may serve with whipped cream on top or sprinkle with additional cocoa powder.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

¾ su bardagi toz seker

3 yemek kasigi misir nisastasi

2 yemek kasigi sekersiz kakao

3 su bardagi light krema ya da sut

1 yemek kasigi tereyagi

2 yemek kasigi vanilya

¼ tatli kasigi tuz (istege bagli)

120 gr yari-tatli ya da tatlandirilmamis pasta cikolatasi (%56 kakao), dogranmis

Orta boy bir tencerede seker, nisata ve kakaoyu karistirin. Krema ya da sutu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Orta ateste yavasca karistirarak koyulasana ve kaynayana dek pisirin. Baloncuklar cikmaya baslayinca karistirmaya devam ederek 2 dakika kadar daha pisirin.

Atesten alin, tuz, vanilya ve tereyagini ilave edip karistirin. Sonra, parcalanmis cikolatalari ilave edin ve eriyene dek karistirin. Servis kaselerine doldurun, kabuki olusumunu engellemek icin uzerine hava gecirmeyecek sekilde plastik film ile kapatin (resime bakiniz). Yaklasik 24 saat boyunca buzdolabinda saklayin.

Uzerine krem santi ya da kakao koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crunchy Borek (Citir Borek)

noreply@blogger.com (turkishfoodandrecipes) — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:26:00 +0000

MAIN

2 yufka
1/3 cup oil

½ cup water

1-2 cups bread crumbs

For this recipe you can use one of these following fillings.

Feta cheese filling

1 cup crumbled feta cheese or ricotta cheese
¼ cup parsley or dill chopped (optional)
2 Tbsp yogurt (optional)
Put the ingredients in a bowl or plate and mix them.

Spinach filling
2 cups chopped spinach
½ onion, chopped
1 Tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
Place the oil and chopped onions in a pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Add the spinach, salt and cook for 4-6 minutes stirring occasionally. When it’s done, sprinkle with black pepper (optional).

Potato filling

1-2 medium potatoes, boiled and smashed
½ onion, chopped
½ Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
In a pot boil the potatoes and smash them. Meanwhile in a pan place the oil and onion, and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Then add the tomato paste, salt and smashed potatoes. Cook for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Finally sprinkle the black pepper and cumin (optional)

Main Procedure

In a bowl mix the oil and water. Mix them with a whisk.
Place one layer yufka over a clean table or over the counter. Spread half of the oil-water mixture evenly on the surface and carefully cover the yufka with the other layer. Cut it into four equal quarters and then again cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces. You will have 12 yufka triangles. Place 1-2 Tbsp of the filling on the wider sides and fold the ends and roll it up as seen in the picture.

Grease an oven tray. Then, dip each piece first in the oil-water mixture and the bread crumbs. Make sure to cover each piece with bread crumbs. This will give the crunchiness. Arrange them all on the oven tray.

Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for about 30-45 minutes, until they turn golden brown. Serve hot or warm.

This recipe makes 12 pieces of crunchy borek.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 tane yufka
1/3 su bardagi sivi yag

½ su bardagi su

1-2 su bardagi galeta unu

Bu tarif icin asagidaki malzemelerden istediginizi kullanabilirsiniz.

Beyaz Peynirli Ic
1 su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir
¼ su bardagi maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi yogurt (istege bagli)
Malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup karistirin.

Ispanakli Ic
2 su bardagi ispanak, dogranmis
½ sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
Bir tavada yag ve soganlari 2-3 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edin ve ara sira karistirirak, 4-6 dakika pisirin. Hazir oldugu zaman uzerine karabiber serpin (istege bagli).

Patatesli Ic
1-2 orta boy patates, haslanip ezilmis
½ sogan, dogranmis
½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
Bir tencerede patatesleri haslayip, ezin. Bu sirada bir tavada sivi yag ile soganlari orta ateste 2-3 dakika boyunca kavurun. Sonra salcayi, tuzu ve patatesleri ilave edin. Karistirarak 4-5 dakika pisirin. Son olarak isterseniz karabiber ve kimyon ilave edin.

Yapilisi
Bir kasede su ve sivi yagini karistirin. Yufkanin bir tanesini genis bir yuzeye yayin ve su-sivi yag karisiminin yarisini yufkanin her yerine esit olarak yayin. Uzerine 2. yufkayi yayin ve yufkyi 4 esit parcaya kesin. Sonra her bir parcayi da esit 3’er parcaya kesin. Boylece toplam 12 tane ucgen yufka diliminiz olacak.

Ic malzemeden 1-2 yemek kasigi alin ve ucgen yufkalarin genis kenarlarina yayin. Her iki kenarini da ice dogru katlayin ve uc kismina kadar yuvarlayarak rulo seklinde sarin. Firin tepsisini yaglayin.

Her ruloyu geriye kalan su-siviyag karisimina batirin ve sonra da her tarafini galeta unu ile kaplayin. Galeta unu boreklerin citir citir olmasini saglayacaktir. Borekleri tepsiye aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda, boreklerin uzeri kizarana dek, yaklasik 30-45 dakika pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don