Recipes

Kabak Tatlısı (Candied Pumpkin)

Pumpkin slices slowly cooked in their own juice with sugar, served cold with tahini and walnuts.

Easy1 h0

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Red Lentil Patties (Mercimek Köftesi)

Meatless Turkish patties of red lentils and fine bulgur kneaded with sautéed onion, pepper paste and herbs, eaten in lettuce leaves with lemon.

Easy50 min0

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İrmik Helvası (Semolina Halva)

Semolina slowly toasted in butter with pine nuts, then steamed with sweetened milk into a fragrant, crumbly traditional halva.

Easy35 min0

Turkish Broad Bean Purée (Fava)

Dried split broad beans cooked with onion and olive oil, puréed until silky, set and sliced, a classic Aegean meze.

Easy1 h 5 min0

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Purslane Salad with Yogurt

Fresh purslane folded into garlicky yogurt and finished with olive oil and walnuts, a cooling Turkish summer salad.

Easy15 min0

Spinach with Ground Beef (Kıymalı Ispanak)

A hearty Turkish winter dish of spinach cooked with ground beef, onion and a little rice, served with garlic yogurt.

Easy50 min0

Antalya-Style Bean Salad with Tahini (Piyaz)

Boiled white beans in a thick tahini, lemon and garlic sauce, topped with egg, tomato and onion, the famous bean salad of Antalya.

Easy1 h 20 min0

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Tavuk Şiş (Turkish Chicken Skewers)

Juicy chicken kebabs marinated in yogurt and tomato paste, threaded onto skewers and cooked in the oven, in a pan or on the grill until charred at the edges.

Easy40 min0

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Pişi (Turkish Fried Dough)

Pieces of soft yeasted dough fried until puffed and golden, a classic of the Turkish breakfast table served with cheese and jam.

Easy1 h 35 min0

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Peynirli Poğaça (Turkish Cheese Buns)

Bakery-style Turkish buns of soft, fluffy yeasted dough filled with white cheese and baked golden with an egg-yolk glaze and nigella seeds.

Easy1 h 45 min0

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Tarhana Soup

A warming Turkish winter soup made from tarhana, a sun-dried fermented mix of yogurt, flour and vegetables, finished with butter, tomato paste and dried mint.

Easy35 min0

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Turkish Chicken Soup with Vermicelli

A clear, comforting Turkish chicken soup made from a homemade bone-in broth with toasted vermicelli, carrot and shredded chicken.

Easy1 h 15 min0

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Turkish Tomato Soup

A velvety Turkish tomato soup thickened with a butter-and-flour roux, softened with milk and finished with grated kaşar cheese.

Easy35 min0

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Sucuklu Yumurta (Eggs with Turkish Sausage)

A sizzling Turkish breakfast pan of spicy beef sucuk crisped in its own fat with eggs cracked over the top.

Easy15 min0

Keşkül (Almond Milk Pudding)

A classic Ottoman milk pudding enriched with plenty of ground almonds, silky and fragrant, topped with pistachios and coconut.

Easy45 min0

Ayva Tatlısı (Turkish Poached Quince)

Quince halves slowly poached with their own seeds and cloves until ruby red, served with kaymak clotted cream and walnuts.

Easy1 h 15 min0