Recipes

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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Şekerpare (Semolina Cookies in Syrup)

Soft butter and semolina cookies topped with an almond, baked golden and soaked in cold syrup, a Turkish holiday favorite.

Medium55 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

Tas Kebabı (Turkish Braised Meat)

A classic Turkish stew of cubed beef or lamb slowly braised with onions and tomato paste until meltingly tender, made to be eaten with rice pilaf.

Medium1 h 55 min0

Orman Kebabı (Turkish Forest Kebab)

A colorful, hearty one-pot Turkish stew of tender beef with carrots, potatoes, peas and pearl onions.

Medium2 h0

Oven-Baked Lamb Tandır

Bone-in lamb wrapped and slow-roasted for hours until it falls off the bone, a home-oven take on Anatolia's traditional pit-oven tandır.

Medium3 h 45 min0

Meatless Çiğ Köfte (Spicy Bulgur Kofta)

Fine bulgur kneaded at length with Urfa pepper, pepper paste and spices into a tangy, spicy mixture that is eaten wrapped in lettuce or flatbread with lemon.

Medium50 min0

Boiled İçli Köfte (Stuffed Bulgur Kibbeh)

Shells of fine bulgur and semolina filled with spiced beef and walnuts, then poached in water for a soft, light take on Turkish kibbeh.

Hard1 h 55 min0

Homemade Adana Kebab (Oven or Pan)

Spicy lamb kebab made with fat-rich ground lamb and red pepper, shaped on skewers or as long patties and cooked under the oven grill or in a hot pan.

Medium45 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

Çerkez Tavuğu (Circassian Chicken)

A classic cold meze of poached, shredded chicken folded into a creamy sauce of walnuts, bread and garlic, finished with a drizzle of paprika butter.

Medium1 h0

Su Böreği (Turkish Boiled-Layer Pie)

Homemade thin dough sheets briefly boiled, then layered with butter and cheese and baked: soft inside, crisp on top, and the most labor-intensive treasure of the börek family.

Hard2 h 10 min0

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Gözleme (Turkish Stuffed Flatbread)

Thin unleavened dough folded around a cheese and spinach filling and cooked in a pan with butter, the star of Turkish village breakfasts and roadside griddles.

Medium1 h 5 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

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

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

Düğün Çorbası (Turkish Wedding Soup)

A silky Anatolian celebration soup of slow-cooked lamb or beef broth and shredded meat, thickened with a yogurt, egg yolk and lemon liaison and topped with chili butter.

Medium1 h 55 min0

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