Tavuklu Nohutlu Pilav; Pilaf with chickpeas and chicken Nohutlu Pilav has been popular since the Ottoman period, and often meat or chicken was included in the pilaf. Tavuklu Nohutlu Pilav is very popular throughout İstanbul as a street food, offered with pickles, turşu, as well as our yoghurt drink, ayran. You may also come across in our no-frills esnaf lokantası restaurants. It is […]
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Poached Dried Apricots in Light Syrup with Kaymak   This delicious Kuru Kayısı Tatlısı, Poached Dried Apricots in Light Syrup with Clotted Cream , from my book SEBZE  is a light, delicious and easy dessert for entertaining. Turkiye is one of the largest producers of apricots, kayısı. They are grown in abundance during the summer months, and some of the yearly harvest is […]
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SEBZE receives the Gourmands Best in the World Award! And Öcce Fritters I am absolutely delighted to share that my book SEBZE, Vegetarian recipes from my Turkish Kitchen, received the prestigious Gourmands Best in the World Award in Vegetarian Category! SEBZE has been my love letter to my homeland’s delicious, diverse, easy to make vegetarian Turkish cuisine; I am so delighted to see wholesome vegetarian Turkish cuisine […]
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Baked Potatoes with Onions, Tomatoes and Olives – Zeytinli Patates Bastısı This delightful and easy potato bake, from my new book SEBZE, Vegetarian recipes from my Turkish kitchen,  makes use of the bastı method, a layered cooking technique dating back to the Ottoman period. Meat and vegetables are traditionally first sautéed then layered and gently pressed into a round dish. Turkish food writer Sahrap Soysal notes […]
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Acuka; Spiced walnut and red pepper paste dip   Acuka is a popular and a very moreish breakfast spread across the country; you may come across at cafes and various breakfast houses, kahvaltı evi in İstanbul too. It is a derivative of the Georgian – Abkhazian dip known as ‘Adjika or Ajika’. The Turkish version includes tomato paste as well as the pepper paste, with many […]
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