Table of Contents
Introduction 1
History of Turkish Cuisine 5
Guide to Ingredients 9
Terms 13
Appetizers: Mezzes and Starters 17
Black Sea Cornmeal Cooked With Cheese 19
Cabbage Leaves Stuffed With Rice 20
Carrots With Garlic and Yogurt 22
Eggplant Salad with Olive Oil 23
Eggplant Salad with Yogurt 24
Eggplant with Tahini 25
Fried Eggplant 26
Fried Zucchini 27
Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice 28
Hot Olive Balls with Cheese Pastry 30
Hummus 31
Jerusalem Artichokes with Vegetables 32
Leeks, Carrots, and Rice in Olive Oil 33
Lemon Sauce 34
Mini Cheese Fingers 35
Muska Boerek 36
Red Bell Pepper Paste 37
Red Pepper Spread 38
Spinach Stems with Walnuts 39
Tomato Sauce 40
Yogurt 41
Drained Yogurt 42
Yogurt Sauce 43
Yogurt Spread/Dip with Garlic, Dill, and Walnuts 44
Yogurt and White Cheese 45
Soups 47
Dried Pea Soup 49
Ezo Bride's Soup 50
Grandma's Wheat Soup 51
Green Lentil Soup with Noodles 52
Red Lentil Soup 53
Rice Soup with Tomatoes 54
Vermicelli Soup 55
Wedding Soup 56
Wheat, Chickpea, and Red Lentil Soup 57
Wheat Soup with Yogurt and Chickpeas 58
Yogurt and Rice Soup 59
Salads 61
Arugula Salad 63
Beet Salad 64
Black-Eyed Pea Salad 65
Bulgur Salad 66
Chickpea Salad 67
Grandma Fatima's Mung Bean Salad 68
Green Lentil Salad 69
Green Olive Salad 70
Haricot or White Bean Salad 71
Potato Puree Salad 72
Purslane Salad 73
Red Cabbage Salad 74
Shepherd's Salad 75
Turnip Salad 76
Two Pepper Salad 77
Yogurt and Cucumber Salad 78
Poultry 79
Boiled Chicken 81
Chicken Biryani 82
Chicken Casserole 83
Chicken Casserole with Okra 84
Chicken, Green Beans, and Rice with Saffron 85
Chicken Shish Kebab 86
Chicken with Vegetables in a Clay Pot 87
Chicken with Walnuts 89
Zucchini Boats with Chicken 90
Turkey with Prunes 91
Fish and Seafood 93
Codfish Steaks in Clay Pot 95
Fried Mussels 96
Fried Turbot 97
Gray Mullet Pilaki 98
Marinated Shrimp on Skewers 99
Mussel Pilaki 100
Mussels Stuffed with Rice 101
Red Snapper 103
Salmon in Parchment Paper Packages 104
Sardines Wrapped in Grape Leaves 105
Sautéed Squid with Tarator Sauce 106
Shrimp Casserole 107
Steamed Sea Bass 108
Stuffed Mackerel 109
Swordfish Shish Kebab 110
Whiting 111
Whiting Patties 112
Beef and Lamb 113
Albanian Liver With Onion Relish 115
Baked Lamb Shanks à la Tandour 116
Boiled Lamb With Vegetables and Lemon Sauce 117
Dried Baby Okra With Lamb 118
Eggplant Kebabs From Kazan 119
Eggplant Moussaka 120
Eggplant Stuffed With Meat 121
Forest Lamb 123
Fresh Spinach With/Without Ground Meat 124
Grape Leaves Stuffed With Meat and Rice 125
Ground Meat With Fresh Peas 126
Ground Meat on Skewers 127
Island Meatballs 128
Köfte With Yogurt and Tomato Sauce on Pita Bread 129
Ladies' Thighs Köfte 131
Lamb Casserole With Chickpeas 132
Lamb Ragout 133
Lamb Shanks and Rice à la Ankara 134
Lamb With Eggplants 135
Lamb With Spring Greens 136
Lamb With White Navy Beans 137
Lamb Wrapped in Eggplant Slices 138
Meatballs in Yogurt Sauce 140
Mom's Köfte From Tekirdag 142
Rack of Lamb 143
Shepherd's Sauté 144
Shish Kebab 145
Stuffed Cabbage Leaves With Chopped Meat 146
Stuffed Zucchini With Beef and Rice 148
Sultan's Favorite 149
Sultan's Meatballs 151
Zucchini Moussaka 152
Boereks and Breads 153
Auntie Melek's Spinach Boerek 155
Cigarette Boereks With Cheese 157
Rose Boerek 158
Seniha Ilkin's Puffing Boerek 159
Spinach Boerek 161
Talash Boerek 163
Turkish Manti 164
Village Boerek 166
Water Boerek 167
Bazlama Bread 170
Firdevs' Black Sea Corn Bread 171
Lahmacun 172
Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bread 174
Pilafs 175
Ah Pasha Pilaf 177
Bulgur Pilaf 178
Eggplant With Rice 179
Green Lentil and Bulgur Pilaf 180
Lamb With Rice, Carrots, and Nuts 181
Rice With Carrots and Saffron 183
Rice With Chickpeas 184
Rice With Currants and Pine Nuts 185
Rice With Peas 186
Rice With Vermicelli and Almonds 187
Tomato Rice Pilaf 188
Uzbek Pilaf 189
Veiled Rice 190
White Rice 192
Vegetables 193
Artichoke Hearts With Vegetables 195
Cabbage 196
Celery Root With Vegetables 197
Cranberry Beans Pilaki 198
Dried Broad Bean Puree 199
Eggplant Stuffed With Cheese 200
Fresh Fava Beans in Olive Oil 201
Fresh Peas With Carrots and Potatoes 202
Green Beans in Olive Oil 2 03
Green Beans With Eggs and Garlic 204
Haricot Beans in Olive Oil 205
Okra Stew Aegean-Style 206
Omelet With Tomatoes 207
Pinto Beans in Olive Oil 208
Red Lentil Köfte 209
Spinach Stems With Rice 211
The Imam Fainted 212
Zucchini Fritters 214
Zucchini With Rice 215
Jams and Jellies 217
Grapefruit or Orange Peel Jam 219
Orange Jam With Whole Fruit 221
Peach Jam 222
Prune Marmalade 223
Quince Jam 224
Sour Cherry Preserves 225
Strawberry Jam 226
Turkish Dried Apricot Jam 227
Desserts 229
Almond Pudding With Pistachios 231
Baklava 232
Bourma Dessert 233
Dried Apricot Compote 234
Dried Apricots Stuffed With Cream 235
Figs Stuffed With Walnuts 236
Fried Doughnut Fritters in Syrup 237
Lady's Navel 238
Mastic Pudding in Rose Syrup 240
Nightingale's Nest 241
Noah's Pudding 242
Orange Baklava à la Kazan 243
Pistachio Squares 245
Quince Compote 246
Quince Dessert 247
Raisin Compote 248
Rice Dessert in Syrup 249
Rice Pudding 250
Saffron Pudding 251
Semolina Cake With Syrup 252
Semolina Helva 253
Shredded Phyllo With Walnuts 254
Sweet Rounds With Almonds 255
Walnut-Stuffed Cookies in Syrup 256
Drinks 257
Cool Yogurt Drink 259
Grandma's Lemonade With Mint 260
Turkish Coffee 261
Bibliography 263
Index 265
