Turkish Lamb Pilau Recipe | Yummly
Turkish Lamb Pilau With Pine Nuts, Olive Oil, Onion, Cinnamon Sticks, Lamb Neck Fillet, Basmati Rice, Lamb Stock, Dried Apricots, Fresh Mint Leaves
Fainting Imam (Turkish Baked Stuffed Eggplant) Recipe
The intoxicating aromas of this Turkish dish of baked stuffed eggplant supposedly caused the Muslim priest for whom it was made to faint.
Turkish Dinner Party
Eggplants Stuffed with Lamb (Karniyarik)
<p>Cookbook author Rebecca Seal first tried this dish in an <i>esnaf lokanta</i>, one of Istanbul’s ubiquitous cafés for local workers serving home-style hot dishes, in the Fatih district. She didn’t know enough Turkish to order, so ended up pointing and smiling at a few of the dishes bubbling away on the counter. This was one of them and it made a very satisfying lunch.</p>
Yogurt Dip (Cacik)
<p>Cacik is a garlicky yogurt sauce that is often served alongside grilled meats as well as a meze dish. Its close cousin is <i>haydari</i>, often served alongside raki, an aniseed spirit, and made with very thick strained yogurt called <i>süzme</i>. (To make<i> </i>süzme, line a colander with clean muslin or a clean dish cloth and drain three times the quantity of yogurt in it over a sink or bowl overnight and continue as for the recipe below.) Cacik is sometimes diluted with water or milk…
Spinach and Pomegranate Salad (Ispanak Nar Salatasi)
<p>This lovely salad, speckled with ruby-red pomegranate seeds among the green spinach and golden pine nuts, complements chicken, meat or fish perfectly. It also makes a delicious starter or meze dish.</p>
Turkish Köfte Recipe
A classic Turkish meatball made with ground lamb, garlic, and herbs.