Kabak Beğendili Tavuk (Turkish Zucchini Cream and Chicken) Recipe

Turkish Beğendi which cook with eggplant is famous , but we can cook same recipe with different type of vegetables. My mum dont like zucchini too much but she loved this recipe.  It is easy to cook and delicious food.

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Beef Saute Recipe

Eid Mobarek for the all muslims in the world!!
Today is the last day of Eid. While every home has some meat, i thought it would be nice to give an easy, delicious meat dish recipe.

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Yufkalı Rulo Köfte (Roll Burger covered with Turkish Flat Brad)

It is been long time that i didnt cook. I lost my dad recently and after him my granddad. It is pity to know that they will never ever again taste the foods i cooked. The cooking make me feel good. Good way to distract you. And always enjoyable moments when you share good food with your loved ones. I am lucky that i have a family that doesnt make harsh comments about my foods:)
Turkish people make lots of different types of Köfte recipes. This recipe can be counted my favorite.

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İçli Köfte (Stuffed Bulghur Ball with Meat)

This is another traditional Turkish Food which is not so easy to make. You need really talented hands to make these balls. It is mostly served in Southern part of Turkey. You can find some variations of these dish in arab countries that called Kıbbah. Yes, it is not easy to make but it definetly worth to try.
If it will be your first trial, you can cook 1 potato and put into bulghur, so you will avoid bulghur to messed up , and plus you will not need to knead too much.

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Mutancana (Fatih Sultan Mehmed's favorite lamb dish)

I was searching about what to cook from Ottoman Kitchen and I found out Mutancana which is a lamb dish cooked with dry fruits and almond. As I read more about it, I learnt It was the Fatih Sultan Mehmed (who conquered Istanbul)' s favorite dish , it was cooked in Palace Kitchen during 15th century, few days in a week and Sultan have been eating it with Keşkek ( http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/keskek.aspx?pageID=500&eid=85)
However it seems difficult dish to cook, the result would be definetly worth your efford.

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TİRİT

Urfa is one of the oldest city in the world which is history from 4th century BC. It has also great kitchen as well as great history. They use special hot red pepper called ISOT in almost all dishes, and they say thats why too many people who have good voice. Urfa is singer factory of Turkey.
Tirit has too many types in a lot of cities of Turkey. Mainly it is a dish which is made with left over bread and broth. But Urfa make it in another way which is much more tasty.

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Lamb Kebab in paper

I am sure most of turkish people faced with the sentence after they told that i m from Turkey, "Ooo Turkey ; Sish Kebab".. Let me tell something; Turkey is not consist of only Sish Kebab and The only Kebab is not Sish Kebab! There are lots of type of Kebab recipes here which i like more.

Lamb Kebab in Paper is one of the most delicious kebab recipe. 

Ingredients

500 gr lamb, cut into pieces

1 zucchini

1 potato

1 carrot

6-7 pearl onions

3 cloves garlic

1 table spoon red pepper paste

Butter

Salt

Black Pepper

1 bay leaf

rosemary

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Keşkek (Wheat-lamb/chicken Stew)

I recently read Keşkek has officially entered UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List.
It is very special traditional turkish dish which we cook for wedding, or any other celebrations in the Anatolia. Last year when my granddad has came from Haj , we went to Sinop(a city in black sea region) where he lives for special ceramony of his return. The main dish we served was Keşkek which was cooked in large cauldrons over wooden fire. And we shared all people in the village..It is very rich food  , with 500 gr wheat i cooked, 7-8 people can get full easily.

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Domates Tava (Tomato Kebab)

This is another Urfa recipe which is easy to make and delicious. Visuality is perfect as well as taste.

Ingredients
750 gr ground meat
2 kg tomato, big size
1 onion, grated
3 green peppers
2 red peppers
1 table spoon tomato paste
Salt
black pepper
cumin
Butter

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Arnavut Ciğeri(Fried Liver)Recipe

As far as i read, this dish was cooked by Albenians who were living in İstanbul during 16th century, and thats why we call it Albenian liver. I honestly doubt that if albenians aware of this dish , because we call a lot of foods with country names which they dont have any idea..My ex was iranian and once i seen a pie called iranian pie, i thought it would be nice surprise for him and bought , but he said that they dont have anythng like this in iran:)

Anyhow whether it is albenian dish or turkish , it is delicious which you can prepare in 10 min.

Enjoy!!

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Etli Yaprak Sarma (Stuffed Leaves with Meat) Recipe

Stuffed vegetables take an important place in Ottoman Kitchen. This is the season of vine leaves so I decided to cook Yaprak Sarma. You can use inside mixture to stuff other vegetables like tomato, zucchini, bell pepper, cabbage.. Yoghurt is great accompany for these dishes.
If you are not fan of meat dishes , you can try the vegetarian olive oil version of Stuffed vine leaves which i will give the recipe later on.
Enjoy!

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Hünkar Pilavı (Sultan's Pilaf) Recipe

Ottoman Sultans definetly had a fine palate.I can imagine hundreds of cooks in Palace Kitchen were trying different mixtures for Sultan to like.
This rice recipe called Sultan's Pilaf which you can find various types of sultan pilaf. Probably each of them has different style. It was a kinda new experiment for my family to mix a lot of different spices in the rice but the result was definetly perfect.
Enjoy!!

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Erikli Kuzu Yahnisi (Lamb with Prune Sauce) Recipe

Yahni is an awesome flavor which is heritage from Ottoman times. It is a cooking type which mean stewing meat,chicken or fish. You can cook it in various types with different vegetables and sauces. Lamb with prune has sweet taste. Enjoy!!

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Simple Kofte Recipe with Potato (Burger)

I took this recipe from my aunt, it is really yummy and easy recipe. This was definetly one of the best kofte i have ever had.
Enjoy!

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Baked meat and Cauliflower Puree Recipe

Here is the delicious meat and puree recipe. I love Cauliflower, you can cook it in many ways , also it is very generous veg which can feed all family. You can serve it with your burgers or chicken as well. I cook it in the oven with meat.
Enjoy!

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Roast Lamb with Tomato&White Sauce Recipe(Kuzu Kapama)

Happy Sunday to all!! Today I was checking some food videos on net and i saw a famous Chef cooking this dish and i desired too much to eat it. I dressed up and went to market to get ingredients.
I suppose to be on diet and this is not a siet dish but i cant say that i m regret:)
It was amazing delicious also i can tell it is easy to cook.
This is the one of best dish of Ottoman Kitchen.

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Happy New Year Dinner/Roasted Chicken Recipe

Happy belated New Year to all. 2011 was hard year for me and i wish 2012 will be great year for all with full of happiness.
I dont know what you all done the last night of 2011 but i have invited my relatives for dinner. Unfortunately they reached home a bit late because of the traffic but at the end we had great dinner. Everybody enjoyed with the table which make me so happy.
We aren't so fan of turkey so our main dish was roasted chicken.

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Pastry with Potato&Meat Recipe(Patatesli kiymali borek)

It is very different type of borek. All my family enjoyed alot. We call pastry type of foods borek in Turkey, it is most of time appetizers, but you can serve this as main dish.

Enjoy!

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Chicken with vegetable&bechamel sauce Recipe

Another delicious recipe; all my family loved it. Hope you like too.

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Chicken with walnut (Cerkez Tavugu) Recipe

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