1 package Oncu Dried Eggplant (25 pieces) ½ lb Nema ground beef 2 cups Duru broken rice 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 Tbsp Oncu red pepper paste (mild or hot) 1 tsp Botany dried mint 1 tsp Botany sumac 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped 2 Tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped 2 tsp Fersan...

6 eggs 1 tbsp. Muratbey butter 1 pound Nema ground beef 1 large onion, thinly sliced 1 can RO*TEL diced tomatoes and green chilies salt and pepper In a large pan melt the butter and add the beef, sauté until the beef is almost cooked then add and sauté the onion until it becomes transparent and the beef is browned. Add...

1 cup Duru Fine Bulgur ½ cup Reis semolina, 1 ½ cups hot water 1 egg, 3 Tbsp Ipek wheat flour, 1 Tbsp Oncu tomato paste, 1 Tbsp Oncu red pepper paste (mild or hot) Salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp Botany cumin Tomato Sauce ¼ cup Marmara Birlik extra virgin olive oil 3 tomatoes,...

1 bonito, cleaned, whole or cut into steaks 3 onions sliced into rings 3 tomatoes sliced into rings 5 green peppers (cubanelles or hot peppers) diced ½ bunch parsley, chopped 3 tbsp. Olive oil juice of ½ lemon 3 garlic cloves, minced salt 5-6 whole...

For those of us who grew up in Turkey in the 70s, fast food options were few and still “the best food was eaten at home” according to our mothers. So when we had our weekly allowances we would usually end up at one of those fast food places, bodegas in a sense not a chain remind you, and spend our money on a few sandwich selections. It was a...

“Recipe courtesy of Nesli Bilgin/Turkey” 500 gr. Ipek Wheat Flour 250 gr. Muratbey Breakfast Butter 1 cup coarsely ground walnuts 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 boxes of Piyale powdered sugar ( adjust the sugar as to your liking, you can use less) Melt the butter on low heat adding the vegetable oil. Add the walnuts and the...

Like most of the halvas, semolina halva (or irmik helvasi) is a beloved, classic Ottoman dessert. It has been served to celebrate the births, as a quick response to midnight sweet cravings, as an ending to a seafood meal or to say goodbye to loved ones as they pass on. It can be served with a cup of hot Turkish tea or with a dollop of ice...

3 Tbsp. (heaping) Ipek Wheat Flour 3 Tbsp. Flora sunflower oil 1 lt (4 cups) water or broth 4 Tbsp. Merve yogurt 1 egg 2 clove garlic, minced juice of ½ lemon 2 Tbsp Muratbey Butter 1 tsp Botany Maras Pepper 1 link of Merve finger soudjuk (hot or mild), thinly sliced In a large pot brown...

This is one of the easiest and tastiest puddings that you can whip up at any time of the day, even late after dinner when the cravings hit hard or when the kids come home from school with an A and all you have prepared for them are healthy kale chips and carrot sticks. 5 cups cold milk 1 cup semolina 1 cup sugar 1 tsp...

Ingredients for four servings Tamek boiled chickpeas 1 can Krinos halloumi cheese 1cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 small cucumber, peeled and diced 1 small red pepper, seeded and diced ½ cup corn, fresh or frozen and thawed 2-3 red radishes, trimmed and sliced 1 small red onion, sliced 1 scallion,...