Adana Kebab

Ingredients

500 g ground lamb
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp dried corriander
1 tbsp sumac
1 tbsp urfa biber (turkish dried chilli pepper)
2 tbsp cold water
2 tsp salt
1/2 onion (finely diced)
1/2 red bell pepper (finely diced)
1 garlic clove (optional)


Steps

  1. Combine onions, bell peppers, and ground beef in a large bowl.
  2. Add cumin, corriander, sumac, biber and salt to the bowl (Knead the mixture thoroughly after adding each ingredient).
  3. Add 2 tbsp of water to the bowl and knead for a few minutes. Pass through a meat grinder if you have one.
  4. Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap. Keep the beef mixture in refrigerator to marinate for 2 to 4 hours.
  5. Place a fistful of beef mixture on a skewer and flatten
  6. Grill in the oven or start on a stovetop grill and complete in the oven

Basbousa (Revani)

Easy Turkish Recipes

Ingredients

Dough
1 cup yogurt
1 cup sugar
1 orange peel
1 cup flour
1 cup semolina
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp vanilla powder

Syrup
3 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups water
2 tbsp lemon juice


Steps

  1. In a big pot, add the sugar and water. Once the water boils, add the lemon juice and keep the mix simmering for 5 more minutes and then set aside to cool down
  2. In a large bowl, break the eggs, add a cup of sugar and stir to combine. Mix in a cup of yogurt and vegetable oil
  3. Add the shredded coconut and semolina, sift the flour, add the vanilla and baking powder and stir very well to combine. Finally add the orange peel and mix one last time
  4. Transfer into a baking dish that's already been greased with oil or butter and bake in a preheated oven 200C (400F) for 10 min, then decrease the heat to 180C (360F) and cook for another 30 minutes until the top is browned
  5. Take out of the oven, score into four pieces and let it cool down then add the syrup

Saray Kebab

Recipes Chef Salim

Ingredients

1 kg veal
3-4 eggs
1 large onion
1 tbsp garlic
1 parsley buch
2-3 slices of stale bread or breadcrumbs
1 tsp cumin, 
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper flakes 
1 tsp black pepper
5-6 long eggplants
frying oil
3 green bell pepper (or hot ones)
10 tomatoes


Steps

  1. In a large bowl add the diced meat. Add cumin, salt, pepper flakes, black pepper, parsley, onion, two slices of stale bread and garlic. Mix well, then pass through the mincing machine. Add 3 eggs and mix thoroughly and let it rest for about an hour
  2. Start preparing the eggplants, cut off the tips of the eggplants and slice it to 1 cm slices (If eggplant is bitter, soak in salt water and wash). Heat up the frying oil and then start frying the eggplants. Fry until golden and softly puffing out then place on paper towels to drain excess oil
  3. Split the meat into 20-30 pieces and shape into fist sized rolls and place in an oven tray. Bake in the oven at 375 F for 15 min
  4. Blend the tomatoes in a mixer for sauce then place in a pot. Add a little black pepper, some salt, water and some sugar and cook for 10 minutes. Chop the peppers and stir into the mixture. Mix starch with water and add it to thicken the sauce. Cook for a few more minutes until it thickens
  5. Wrap the eggplants around the kebab rolls and place in a baking tray. Pour on the sauce you prepared and bake for 10 more minutes