Mercimek Çorbası / Turkish Lentil Soup. Hearty recipe with video

 

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When Ramadan is coming, and I am thinking about preparing healthy, warm, and comfort food for iftar, the first thing that comes to my mind is this lentil soup. 

Warm and hearty, it would be very nice for iftar. Whether when it is summer or winter it is indispensable for iftar menus with its soft taste. This lentil soup is very easy to accompany with any other menu, meat or chicken. 

It is also a soup that is practical and quick to prepare.

You may love this Yeşil Mercimek Yemeği / Green Lentil dish

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Turkish Çiğ Börek/ Turkish Fried Meat Pastry

 

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Among many foods you should try during your visit to Turkey is börek.
Börek/ burek/ borek is made in numerous different shapes and filling.

Börek can be either oven-baked, pan fried or slightly deep fried. Generally, the preparation method is adapted to the given shape of the pastry.
This popular meal may be prepared in a large pan and cut into portions after baking or as individual pastries. You can check my "böreklar" category to know more about this wide various Turkish pastry.

You may love this Kıymalı Börek (Turkish Minced Meat Filling Phyllo Pastry)

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Zeytinyağlı Enginar Yemeği / Turkish food recipe: Artichoke heart in Olive oil

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Even though it's not a popular vegetable, this Artichoke has many benefits for our health. It is a good source of fiber and has a lot of nutrients. It can also help you regulate your blood pressure. Also, it improves your liver health.

In Turkiye, this vegetable is popular in the western part, like the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. 

In Turiye, this vegetable mostly grown in Karaburun, Mordoğan, and Urla districts in Izmir, is one of the most diversified vegetables in Izmir cuisine.

Artichokes in Izmir; unlike other regions, not only use the flower as a dish, people of Izmir also use its leaves as well as the stem when cooking artichokes.

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Yeşil Mercimek Yemeği / Green Lentil meal. Turkish food recipe with video

 

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Green lentil is rich in iron, lean protein, and folate. Although the benefits of green lentils are not well known, they have serious effects on health. Although the benefits of green lentils are very diverse, it is very good food for conditions such as diabetes, insulin resistance, or hypoglycemia due to their high fiber content. 

So what are the benefits of green lentils? Here are the benefits of green lentils, which have positive effects on our health.
⮚ Green lentils strengthen the muscle structure
⮚ Good for diabetes
⮚ Lower cholesterol
⮚ Green lentils support heart health
⮚ Support the digestive system
⮚ Fight fatigue
⮚ Green lentils are a source of antioxidants.

Where Are Green Lentils Grown Best and Most? 

It grows mostly in Canada, Australia, India, and the USA. 

In Turkey, mostly it grows in Nevşehir, Aksaray, Konya, Manisa, Ankara, Çorum, and Yozgat cities.

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Turkish Lamb Tandoori. Make it at home. Recipe with video. / Ev Usulü Kuzu Tandır

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What is tandoori?

Tandoori is a fire burning in a pit built centuries ago to heat homes.
A unique soil mixture is prepared and shaped into a well. When wood was thrown into these pits and opened on the floors of houses in ancient times; large rooms were heated.

Over time, tandoori ovens, which were also used for cooking, are now preferred especially for cooking meat and bread.

In many regions of the country, tandoori bread was cooked enough to be consumed for a long time

the tandoori culture developed and it became a barbecue used for cooking lamb meat in the consistency of Turkish delight.

Tandoori has also become a name given to a dish commonly prepared by cooking lamb meat on a special skewer over a fire.

Tandoori has been an ideal cooking method for lamb. Restaurants have prepared natural tandoori in their places, especially for those who love lamb.

Lamb tandoori or tandoori kebab (Turkish language: Kuzu tandır or tandır kebabı), is a meat dish in Turkish cuisine. It belongs to the Akşehir region. It is prepared with lamb, onion, tomato, and peppers. Lamb pieces (sometimes a whole lamb) are baked in an oven called a tandır, which requires a special cooking method for hours. Served with bread and raw onions.

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Orange Chicken Recipe / Ayam Saus Jeruk. With video

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It is a Chinese fusion dish that is popular in America rather than in Asia or even China

Orange chicken is the signature dish of the American fast-food chain Panda Express, which sells over 100 million pounds of it every year. 

This food becomes more popular after being "mentioned" in one of the popular Tv shows 'The Big Bang Theory'.

In that comedy TV series, the character Sheldon's favorite Chinese food is orange chicken.

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Arpacık soğanlı Yahnisi / Turkish Pearl Onion Meat Stew. One pot recipe with video.

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It would not be an exaggeration to say that stew is one of the oldest dishes in the world. 

Yahni (or yakhni ) originated in Medieval Persia. The name derives from the covered clay pot in which it was initially cooked. 

Different varieties of this dish later spread eastwards to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and South Asia and westwards to the Ottoman Empire reaching the Levant and the Balkans.

You may love this Yüksük Çorbası  / Delicious Turkish Dumpling (mantı) Soup. 

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Super Fluffy and Fragrant Turmeric Rice. Simple yet full of flavor. Recipe with video

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Besides bread, rice and bulgur are staples here in Turkiye. And this fluffy and fragrant turmeric rice is a fabulous way to add color and flavor to bland white rice. 

This turmeric rice reminds me of Indonesian "nasi kuning". The differences are some herbs and coconut milk that we don't use for this turmeric rice. Also, Indonesian nasi kuning uses glutinous rice mixed with long grain rice.

So this turmeric rice is simple version of that nasi kuning but still has great fluffiness and aromatic.

Maybe some of you already knew that most Asians cook rice using a rice cooker (Indonesian call it "magic jar"). Yes, since rice is a staple in Asian cuisine, we all have that rice cooker that helps us provide quick and easy fluffy rice every day.

Another way to have fluffy rice is using a steaming pot, this is a very old and traditional way, and some people still do it, especially in a very big batch.

You may love this post also FIRINDA KUZU KAPAMA (ROASTED LAMB AND RICE)

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CARA MEMBUAT KAREDOK aka LOTEK / INDONESIAN RAW VEGETABLES SALAD IN PEANUT SAUCE

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Indonesian cuisine is one of the richest culinary traditions in the world and is full of intense flavors. The richness of its cuisine is a reflection of the diversity of cultures and traditions of the archipelago, which consists of about 6,000 inhabited islands, and plays an important role in Indonesian national culture in general. Almost all Indonesian dishes are rich in spices derived from spices such as candlenut, chili, temu kunci or fingerroot, galangal, ginger, kencur or kaempferia galanga, turmeric, coconut, and gula jawa or coconut/ palm sugar.

Just like what I am going to share today, it calls "Karedok". It is very similar to gado-gado, except all the vegetables are raw, while most gado-gado vegetables are boiled
Karedok is a raw vegetable salad in peanut sauce from Sundanese region, West Java, Indonesia. It is one of the Sundanese signature dishes. It traditionally includes long beans, cucumbers, bean sprouts, cabbage, Indonesian basil or lemon basil (Ind: kemangi), and small green eggplant, covered in peanut sauce dressing.

You may like to check my PECAK IKAN/ FISH WITH SPICY DRESSING. Recipe with video.

 

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Sweet Chili Chicken with pasta. Restaurant copycat recipe / Sweet Chili soslu tavuk tarifi.

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You may remember my earlier post about homemade sweet chili sauce.  I love that sauce. I can use it as a dipping sauce, brush it for my grilled corn or even marinate and cook.

Just like what I am going to share today. It's our favorite chicken in sweet chili sauce. I serve it with pasta and simple salad as a side dish.

It's actually my copycat version from one of the franchise restaurants here in Turkey. We love to go to that restaurant every weekend. The restaurant special serve fettuccine with any kinds of protein starting from salmon, beef, chicken, or turkey, serve with mix salad.

One of their menu which I love to order is "sweet chili soslu tavuk" or chicken in sweet chili sauce (picture below).

 

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Turkish Chickpeas with pearl onion stew ( Nohut yemeği ). Recipe with Video.

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One typical Turkish homey dish. The baharat or spices added may vary from each person and region. But the key ingredient is the same; tomato paste.

Here I use lamb meat cut into chunks, you can skip it for the vegetarian version and add the chickpeas portion a bit.

For pre-cooked chickpeas, I soaked dried chickpeas the night before then boiled them until it tenders. You can ship this step if you use a parboiled canned one.

Making this is quite easy and only needs 1 pot!

You also can use your slow-cooker for making this everyone's favorite.

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Sate klopo (sate kelapa) bumbu kacang / Indonesian coconut wrapped SATAY with peanut sauce. Authentic recipe with Video.

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My today's post is pretty unique and something you will love

Klopo is the Javanese term for coconut in English. In the Indonesian language, klopo means kelapa. So sate klopo or sate kelapa is a satay wrapped in shredded coconut in the process of making it. When the satay is grilled, the grated coconut gives a distinctive and unique flavor and aroma to the satay. 

Traditionally sate klopo is dished up on banana leaves and eaten with lontong (rice cake). served with sate peanut sauce and Indonesian sweet soy sauce " kecap manis", sliced shallot, chili, and of course "serundeng" or spiced shredded coconut.

"Sate klopo" or sate kelapa, a famous dish that originated from East Java especially Surabaya and Madura Island.

Geographically, Surabaya and Madura island is very near and connected by a bridge. No wonder the satay seller mostly Maduranese people and they have the best sate klopo to enjoy every morning or early lunch.

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Indonesian food recipe; Tongseng Kambing ( Lamb/ mutton stew in coconut milk). Recipe with video

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Traditionally, tongseng is considered as the merge between lamb satay and gulai spicy soup. According to Indonesian culinary experts, tongseng started to appear in Java between the 18th to 19th centuries CE. At that time, during the colonial era, there was a significant influx of Arabs and Muslim Indians who migrated into the Indonesian archipelago. The Arabs settlers introduced and promoted goat, lamb, and mutton as their preferred meat, thus several dishes influenced by Arab and Muslim Indian culinary traditions were introduced to Java. Among others are sate kambing, which was believed to be the local adaptation of Indian-Muslim kebabs, and gulai, which was a local adaptation of curry-based soup probably influenced by Indian cuisine.

During the 19th century, the southern area of Central Java was developed as a sugar plantation, thus sugar mills were built. Next to common sugar, traditional Javanese palm sugar (gula jawa) were also produced in the region. Soy sauce factory also built in the region, as the result local Javanese developed kecap manis, which is sweet soy sauce made of a mixture of soy sauce and palm sugar. This sweet soy sauce becomes the main sauce that combines the savory gulai soup with pieces of goat satay and the fresh crisp of cabbages and tomato.

If you love this post you may check this  Shrimp and eggplant curry

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IKEA copycat meatball / Swedish meatball with gravy. Recipe with video

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Meatball is the number one favorite of my family. And since I live in Türkiye making meatballs is my routine. In Turkish, we call it Köfte.

You may remember my previous Turkish Meatball Kofta with Cheesy Ember-Roasted Aubergine. That's one of the Turkish signature dishes where you can find some fancy restaurants.

Or my other Turkish meatball (Köfte) recipe;Köfte Kebabı / Turkish lamb Kofta (meatball) Kebab. All recipes are authentic Turkish recipes you are gonna fall in love with soon 😊

You should check this İçli Köfte / Turkish Stuffed bulgur meatball Recipe with video

I and my kid also love to enjoy Indonesian meatballs calls "Bakso". Next time I will share my video recipe on how to make that Indonesian meatball too, Inshaallah.

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Indonesian mix salad with peanut sauce; Gado Gado Betawi. Recipe with Video / Resep gado gado Betawi

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Gado gado is one of the popular Indonesian dishes. It is on the list of Indonesian national dish among with others.
It's a dish consisting of mixed pre-boiled vegetable and fried tofu (or sometimes with tempeh) and dressing with creamy umami peanut sauce then served with kerupuk (shrimp cracker or other types of cracker). Lontong or rice cake also serves as a compliment. Adding simple chili sambal is most people's choice to enjoy this delicious and healthy gado gado.

We have a dozen types of gado gado. Every region has its own version of gado gado. From East Java, Surabaya gado gado is most popular. İt is slightly different from gado gado in Jakarta / Betawi. In middle java, people also serve different kinds of gado gado. But all gado gado uses one same ingredient; Peanut sauce as dressing.

You may like this post: How to make Indonesian tender fried cassava

The difference between those 2 cities is the vegetables used and how to make the peanut sauce.
Surabaya gado gado uses coconut milk to make the sauce and then cook and thicken by adding a small amount of rice flour solution. 
While Jakarta/ Betawi style gado gado, peanut sauce grind with fresh garlic, chili, and palm sugar. Besides tamarind paste, Jeruk nipis (kaffir lime juice) is added into it so the taste is slightly sweet, umami with a sour touch of tamarind and jeruk nipis. If you don't have kaffir lime simply use lemon or lime juice instead.

You probably love this Surabaya style Gado gado also

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Ev Yapımı Mantı / Turkish Food Recipe; homemade Turkish dumpling (Mantı)

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Mantı (letter "ı" read it like you read "e" in butter). 

It is a dumpling type made by cutting the thinly rolled dough into small rectangles, then filling it with ground meat inside, then folding it into the form of a bundle, and boiling it like pasta in water. There are two ways to cook this Mantı, either you can cook in plain boiling water or you can cook them in tomato sauce.

But mostly it is eaten by pouring garlic yogurt sauce, butter, and sauce on it.

Check this Sarımsaklı Yoğurt sosu / Turkish garlic yogurt sauce for serving with this mantı

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