DessertsMedium
Crème Caramel (Krem Karamel)
A milk and egg custard baked in a bain-marie in moulds lined with dark honey-coloured caramel, chilled and turned out onto a plate to serve.
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Intermediate Recipes
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48 verified recipes, with measurements and times.
Snacks & Quick BitesMedium
Homemade Lahmacun Wrap with Sumac Onions (Lahmacun Dürüm)
Thin lahmacun, baked briefly in a very hot oven and softened by stacking and covering, is rolled up with sumac onions, parsley and lemon and served as a wrap.
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DessertsMedium
Cypriot Loukoumades with Potato (Kıbrıs Lokması)
Cypriot lokma, with mashed potato in the dough, are fried in hot oil, dipped in cold cinnamon syrup and served warm.
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DessertsMedium
Turkish Cheese Halva with Semolina (Höşmerim)
Unsalted fresh cheese is cooked with egg yolks and semolina over low heat until it releases its fat, then thickened with sugar and served warm or cold.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Turkish Spiral Borek with Minced Meat (Kıymalı Kol Böreği)
Yufka sheets soaked in a wash of milk, oil and egg are rolled around mince with onion, coiled into a spiral in the tray and baked until golden.
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DessertsMedium
Cypriot Pumpkin and Tahini Pastries
A sweet Cypriot pastry where grated pumpkin, tahini and cinnamon meet crisp filo sheets.
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Main DishesMedium
Ada Usulü Ağır Ateşte Fırın Kuzu Kol – Cypriot Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder Recipe
Lamb shoulder marinated with Cypriot thyme, garlic and bay leaves, then oven-roasted until so tender it falls off the bone.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Cypriot Stuffed Artichokes in Olive Oil
Fresh artichoke bottoms filled with an olive oil rice filling with dill and cooked slowly.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Famagusta Börek (Mince and Halloumi Pastry Rolls)
Thin handmade pastry sheets filled with spiced mince and fresh halloumi: the börek of Famagusta.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Hellimli ve Zeytinli Rulo Çörek – Cypriot Halloumi and Olive Rolls Recipe
Fragrant Cypriot bakery-style rolled buns filled with fresh halloumi, sele olives and dried mint.
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Main DishesMedium
Girne Usulü Deniz Mahsullü Fırın Makarna – Cypriot Baked Seafood Pasta Recipe
A delicious Kyrenia-style baked pasta with a Mediterranean touch, tossed with prawns, squid and grated fresh halloumi.
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DessertsMedium
Cypriot Baked Rice Pudding (Fırın Sütlaç)
Rice is cooked in milk until it thickens with its own starch, then divided between bowls and speckled brown under the oven grill. The body comes from the rice; a spoonful of rice flour only keeps the surface from cracking.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Flaouna — Cypriot Easter Cheese Bread
An Easter bread filled with anari and halloumi, scented with mahlep and mastic in the dough. In Cyprus it is known as pilavuna.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Kolokoti — Cypriot Pumpkin and Bulgur Pasty
Pumpkin, bulgur and raisins in an olive oil pastry — the classic Cypriot pasty of the fasting season.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Turkish Cheese Börek
A tray börek moistened with a milk-and-oil mixture rather than soaked, with the cheese's salt balanced first.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Spinach Gözleme
Thin dough filled with spinach, onion and white cheese, cooked on a griddle or in a pan. If the spinach isn't squeezed dry, the dough tears.
Helal uygun
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DessertsMedium
Lemon Semifreddo
An Italian frozen dessert that needs no ice-cream machine: egg yolks cooked over a water bath, lemon and cream. Served in slices.
Helal uygun
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Main DishesMedium
Green Beans with Meat
The beans cook in the meat's own liquid, and the tomato and paste go in only once the beans are halfway tender.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Imam Bayildi — Stuffed Aubergines in Olive Oil
The aubergines are softened in the oven rather than deep-fried, and the onions are cooked until sweet. Served warm, never hot.
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Main DishesMedium
Soya Soslu Sebzeli Tavuk – Soy Sauce Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe
A quick pan dish in which chicken, peppers and carrots meet a glossy soy sauce.
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BreakfastMedium
Sarımsaklı Yoğurtlu Çılbır – Turkish Eggs with Garlic Yoghurt Recipe
Delicious poached eggs served on garlicky strained yoghurt.
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BreakfastMedium
Kıbrıs Usulü Pişi (Lokisi) – Cypriot Fried Dough Recipe
Cypriot-style fried yeast dough that puffs up light and airy.
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SoupsMedium
Soğan Çorbası – Caramelized Onion Soup Recipe
A delicious soup of slowly caramelized onions, finished in the oven with cheese-topped bread.
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SoupsMedium
Pancar Çorbası – Beetroot Soup Recipe
A beetroot soup with a captivating color, blended with potato and carrot, brightened with lemon juice and free of milk or cream.
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Main DishesMedium
İskender Kebabı – Turkish Iskender Kebab Recipe
Iskender kebab at home: warm pide topped with döner, tomato paste sauce and melted butter, with yoghurt on the side.
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Main DishesMedium
Fırında Kuzu İncik – Turkish Oven-Baked Lamb Shanks Recipe
Oven-baked lamb shanks that melt in the mouth, slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, garlic and rosemary.
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Main DishesMedium
Geleneksel Sac Kavurma – Traditional Turkish Lamb Stir-Fry Recipe
Delicious lamb, stir-fried with onion, green peppers and tomatoes in a traditional Turkish iron pan.
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Main DishesMedium
Kıbrıs Usulü Kolokas – Cypriot Kolokasi with Lamb Recipe
Cypriot kolokasi (taro) stewed with lamb, celery stalks and lemon.
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Main DishesMedium
Bursa Pideli Köfte – Turkish Meatballs on Pide Bread Recipe
Bursa's famous flat meatballs on chopped pide, served with a tomato and butter sauce and yoghurt.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Turkish Stuffed Courgettes with Mince and Rice (Etli Kabak Dolması)
Courgettes are cut in half crosswise and hollowed out, filled with a raw mince, rice and herb stuffing, capped with a slice of tomato and simmered, covered, in water with tomato paste.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Patlıcan Musakka – Turkish Aubergine Moussaka Recipe
Turkish moussaka of fried aubergine slices baked under a ground beef, onion, pepper and tomato topping, without béchamel.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Eskişehir Çiğ Börek – Fried Meat Pastry Recipe
Eskişehir's famous fried pastry — thin dough stuffed with juicy spiced mince, deep-fried until puffy.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Yumuşacık Ev Açması – Soft Turkish Acma Bread Recipe
Bakery-style Turkish açma, soft yeasted rings that pull apart in buttery layers.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Sokak Simidi – Turkish Street Simit (Sesame Bread Rings) Recipe
Crispy homemade simit, the Turkish street bread ring dipped in grape molasses and coated in toasted sesame seeds.
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DessertsMedium
İzmir Şambali Tatlısı – Turkish Semolina Cake (Shambali) Recipe
Izmir's famous street dessert: a baked semolina and yoghurt cake topped with peanuts and soaked in cold syrup.
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DessertsMedium
Cennet Çamuru Recipe: Kilis Pistachio Kadayif Dessert
Kilis's famous pistachio dessert made with buttery shredded kadayif.
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DessertsMedium
Kaymaklı Ayva Tatlısı – Turkish Quince Dessert with Clotted Cream Recipe
A winter favourite: quince halves cooked slowly with sugar, cinnamon and cloves, served with kaymak (clotted cream).
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SoupsMedium
Düğün Çorbası – Turkish Wedding Soup Recipe
Turkish wedding soup made with lamb and finished with a yoghurt and egg yolk liaison.
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Main DishesMedium
İzmir Köfte – Turkish Meatball and Potato Bake Recipe
Baked İzmir Köfte: lightly fried beef meatballs and potato wedges finished in the oven with a tomato paste sauce.
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Main DishesMedium
Ali Nazik Kebabı – Ground Beef on Smoky Aubergine Yoghurt Recipe
A kebab of ground beef browned in butter and poured hot over a cool bed of charred aubergine mixed with garlic yoghurt.
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Main DishesMedium
Klasik Etli Kuru Fasulye – Turkish White Bean Stew with Meat Recipe
Etli kuru fasulye, Turkey's national dish: dried white beans cooked slowly with meat and tomato paste.
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Main DishesMedium
Kıbrıs Usulü Kleftiko – Cypriot Slow-Roasted Lamb Recipe
Lamb rubbed with garlic and olive oil, sealed in a pot with bay leaf and rosemary, slow-roasted for 2.5 to 3 hours until it falls off the bone.
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DessertsMedium
Hatay Usulü Peynirli Künefe – Hatay-Style Cheese Künefe (Kunafa) Recipe
Hatay-style künefe, the pearl of Hatay: buttery kadayif and stretchy künefe cheese, finished with cold syrup.
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DessertsMedium
Kıbrıs Cevizli Sucuğu – Cypriot Walnut Soutzoukos Recipe
Cyprus's natural snack: walnuts strung on thread, coated in a thick grape molasses mixture and left to dry.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Katmer – Gaziantep Crispy Walnut Pastry Recipe
Gaziantep's iconic flaky pastry — thin dough layered with butter, walnuts and sugar, cooked on a hot griddle.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Dilber Dudağı – Turkish Beauty's Lips Dessert Recipe
A traditional Ottoman dessert of shaped, fried pastry soaked in syrup.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Soğanlı Çörek – Cypriot Onion Bread Recipe
A soft bread with a caramelised onion filling, traditionally made in Cyprus.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Cevizli Sarma Çörek – Walnut Swirl Buns Recipe
Rolled buns filled with walnuts and sugar and baked in the oven, as fragrant as aromatherapy.
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