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Spring Chicken Rice
Chicken, Meat Dishes, Recipemates

Spring Chicken Rice

Ingredients 2 cups rice 400 g chicken breast meat, cubed 3-4 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon pine nuts 1 tablespoon currants 2 onions 1 green chilly 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon allspice ⅕ teaspoon salt Instructions Wash the rice and let the rice stand in warm water for 20 minutes. […]

Kisir (Bulgur Salad - Turkish Tabbouleh)
Recipemates, Salads

Kisir (Bulgur Salad – Turkish Tabbouleh)

Ingredients 2 cups fine bulgur 1 large onion ½ cup olive oil 1.5 tablespoons of tomato paste 1 tablespoon hot red pepper paste 8-10 green onions 1 tablespoon dried mint 4-5 sprigs fresh mint ½ bunch of parsley 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses or juice of 1 lemon Salt, red pepper flakes Instructions Pour 1 or […]

Ground Beef Vermicelli Soup
Recipemates, Soups

Ground Beef Vermicelli Soup

Ingredients 50 g ground beef 3 tomatoes 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 medium onion 1 green chilli ½ cup vermicelli 6 or 7 cups of hot water 1-2 tablespoons snipped parsley salt and pepper Instructions Diced onions and chillies are sauteed in butter. Add ground beef and continue to […]

Bulgur with Meat
Beef, Lamb, Meat Dishes, Recipemates

Bulgur with Meat

Ingredients 2 cups bulgur 1 medium onion 2 green chilly 3 tomatoes 1 tablespoon paprika paste 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 or 3 tablespoons butter 100 grams diced beef or lamb Red pepper flakes Salt and pepper Instructions Diced meats are sauteed in butter until its juice is evaporated. Add finely chopped onions and chillies […]

Spinach Soup
Recipemates, Soups

Spinach Soup

Ingredients 30 leaves spinach 1 medium onion 1 clove of garlic 1 carrot 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons of flour ½ lemon’s juice ½ cup plain yogurt salt and pepper 1 liter of hot water (beef broth or chicken broth would be perfect) Instructions Diced onion, grated carrot […]

Appetizers, Recipemates

Red Lentil Balls

Ingredients 2 cups red lentils 1.5 cups fine bulgur 3 onions 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil 2-3 teaspoons red pepper flakes 1.5 teaspoon of cumin ½ bunch of parsley 7-8 green onions 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon paprika paste salt Instructions After washing red lentils, boil in 3 or 4 cups of water. Hot […]

Recipemates, Vegetable Dishes

String Beans in Olive Oil

Ingredients ½ kilo string beans 1 medium onion 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika paste 2 medium tomatoes, 1 teaspoon of sugar salt, red pepper flakes 1.5 to 2 cups of hot water Instructions Cleaned string beans are divided in half lengthwise. Put diced onions into hot olive oil in the pot. […]

Recipemates, Vegetable Dishes

Spinach with Bulgur and Coriander Seeds

Ingredients 1 kg of spinach 2 tablespoons tomato paste 3-4 cloves of garlic 1 medium onion 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil 5.1 teaspoons ground coriander seeds 5 tablespoons coarse bulgur salt and pepper 1.5 to 2 cups of hot water Instructions Remove stem from the spinach leaves. Wash with plenty of water. Saute chopped garlic and […]

Beef, Meat Dishes, Recipemates

Bulgur Patties

Ingredients 250 g lean ground beef 250 g fine bulgur 3 eggs 1 large onion 1.5 teaspoon of cumin salt and pepper Instructions Pour hot water over bulgur in bowl and close the cover. Let stand till bulgur softened. Put grated onion, 1 egg, ground beef, salt and pepper on softened bulgur and knead thoroughly. […]

Beef, Meat Dishes, Recipemates

Beef Fritters

Ingredients ½ kg ground lean beef 3 eggs 6 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 large onion 1 cup water ½ bunch of parsley 1 teaspoon cumin salt, pepper Instructions Put all the ingredients in a deep bowl, thoroughly mixed up with a spoon. Get the small pieces of mixture by spoon and deepfry […]