Recipe: Tavuk Sote (Sautéed Chicken)
This easy sautéed chicken is super easy to make; healthy and wholesome and it can be made ahead and ready to eat at a moment’s notice. Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 600 g chicken thigh filet (or breast), cut into 2 cm cubes 1 medium onion, roughly chopped 2 Turkish green peppers or ½ green […]
Recipe: Yağlı Patlıcan (aubergine with tomato sauce)
Yağlı patlıcan is a traditional homemade dish that is not very common in restaurants. The aubergines are fried making this dish quite oily. Roasting the aubergine instead makes the dish healthier. Can be served hot or cold with crispy pitta bread. Yağlı Patlıcan ( aubergine with tomato sauce) Ingredients 1 kg. fresh aubergines 4-5 green peppers […]
Recipe: Burned Milk Pudding (Kazandibi)
This delicate Ottoman milk pudding has a burned bottom layer that adds a toasted marshmallow, caramel-like flavour reminiscent of crème brûlée. Legend has it that one day the pudding was burnt by mistake. When the makers realised it was delicious, they burnt it deliberately. It takes patience and some stovetop skill to make this traditional […]