Menemen Recipe (Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes)
Make menemen: soft Turkish scrambled eggs cooked in sweet peppers and juicy tomatoes with butter and pul biber. A 20-minute breakfast pan that is never watery.
Lahmacun, pide, kofte, manti and syrup-soaked baklava: halal Turkish home cooking for ordinary kitchens. Each recipe has clear timings, a doneness gauge and fixes for the mistakes home cooks make most often, from soggy pastry to kofte that falls apart.
Recipes developed and tested by Farwa Zeeshan
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Kebabs and mains
Grills, flatbreads and dumplings
- 9Izgara KofteJuicy grilled meatballs
LahmacunThin crispy meat flatbread- PideBoat-shaped stuffed bread
- 9MantiDumplings with garlic yoghurt
- Turkish Tandir KebabSlow-roasted lamb
- Turkish Liver Shish KebabLiver shish kebab
Breakfast, soups and sides
The Turkish breakfast table
- 9MenemenEggs with tomato and pepper
- SimitSesame bread rings
- Turkish PogacaSoft cheese buns
- 9Su BoregiLayered cheese borek
- 9Mercimek CorbasiRed lentil soup
- 9PiyazWhite bean salad
Sweets and drinks
Baklava, lokum and ayran
- 9BaklavaCrisp pistachio baklava
- 9LokumRosewater Turkish delight
- SekerpareSemolina syrup cookies
- 9AyranSalted yoghurt drink
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Turkish Recipes FAQ
What is the most famous Turkish food?
Kebabs, baklava, lahmacun, pide and manti are among the best known Turkish dishes.
Is Turkish food halal?
Most traditional Turkish meat dishes are halal; every recipe here uses halal meat.
What spices are used in Turkish cooking?
Pul biber, sumac, cumin, mint, black pepper and red pepper paste.
What is a Turkish breakfast?
Bread or simit, white cheese, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs such as menemen, and tea.
What is the difference between lahmacun and pide?
Lahmacun is thin and flat with a raw mince topping; pide is a thicker boat-shaped bread with a filling.
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Pide Recipe (Turkish Boat-Shaped Flatbread)
Make Turkish pide: soft boat-shaped flatbread filled with spiced mince or cheese and egg, baked golden with butter. Tips for a crisp base and edges that hold.
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Lahmacun Recipe (Turkish Thin Meat Flatbread)
Make lahmacun at home: paper thin dough spread with spiced lamb, pepper and tomato, baked on a hot tray until crisp. Roll it with parsley, onion and lemon.
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Turkish Pogaca Recipe (Soft Cheese-Filled Buns)
Bake soft, fluffy Turkish pogaca buns filled with feta and parsley, glazed with egg and nigella seeds. Dough tips so they stay soft for days.
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Turkish Liver Shish Kebab Recipe (Ciger Sis)
Grill tender Turkish ciger sis: lamb liver cubes with fat, cooked fast over high heat and served with sumac onions. How to keep liver soft and mild.
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Turkish Tandir Kebab Recipe (Slow-Roasted Lamb)
Make Turkish tandir kebab at home: lamb slow-roasted in a sealed pot until it falls off the bone, then crisped. Served on pide with yoghurt and sumac.
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