05/11/16: Dried Figs Stuffed with Walnuts Cooked in Pomegranate Juice (Nar Suyunda Cevizli Incir Dolması).
07/04/15: Fıstıklı Dürüm / Fıstıklı Burma / Dolama Tatlısı / Fıstık Sarması / Burma Tatlısı (Gaziantep).
02/02/15: Katmer, Gaziantep (Southeast Anatolia Region).
01/10/14: Samsa Dessert (Samsa Tatlısı - Ottoman Kitchen).
07/03/14: Kemalpasha Dessert (Kemalpaşa Tatlısı - Bursa).
03/01/14: Apricot Dessert with Walnuts (Gasefe - Erzincan - East Anatolia Region).
11/10/13: Rose Dessert (Gül Tatlısı - Çanakkale - The Marmara Region).
18/01/13: Molasses Creamy Yoğurt (Kadıbeyni - Urfa - South Eastern Anatolia).
26/12/12: Apricot Stew with Mulberries and Sultana Raisins (Kaymaklı Kayısı Yahnisi - Cappadocia - Central Anatolia Region).
23/10/12: Mud in Heaven (Cennet Çamuru - Kilis - Southeast Anatolia Region).
16/08/12: Nightingale's Nest (Bülbül Yuvası).
08/05/12: Semolina Helva with Ice Cream (Dondurmali Irmik Helvası).
02/03/12: Tahini Pastry (Tahinli Yufka).
28/12/11: Baked Pear Dessert (Firinda Armut Tatlısı).
04/11/11: Turkish Walnuts Cookies in Syrup (Kalburabasti).
26/08/11: Turkish Milk Custard Dessert (Laz Boregi - Black Sea Region).
20/07/11: Lemon Blancmange (Limonlu Paluze).
01/07/11: Bici Bici (Adana - Mersin).
04/05/11: Dried Figs Stuffed with Walnuts (Cevizli Incir Dolmasi).
23/03/11: Crispy Pastry (Katmer).
27/12/10: Dried Fruit Dessert (Kuru Meyve Tatlısı).
13/11/10: Semolina Helva with Cheese (Peynirli Irmik Helvasi).
06/09/10: Ricotta Baklava (Lorlu Baklava).
24/11/09: Turkish Ricotta Dessert (Lor Tatlisi - Aegean Region).
17/09/09: Morello Cherry Bread Dessert (Visneli Ekmek Tatlisi).
04/12/08: Quin ce Dessert with Nuts (Firinda Kuru Yemisli Ayva Tatlisi).
03/11/08: Tahini Helva Casserole (Guvecte Tahin Helvasi).
27/09/08: Kunefe.
26/12/07: Dried Figs with Milk Pudding (Muhallebili Incir Tatlisi).
16/12/07: Sham Dessert (Sam Tatlisi).
11/10/07: Tel Kadayif.
19/05/07: Saffron Pudding (Zerde).
02/03/07: Prune Dessert with Walnuts (Cevizli Kuru Erik Tatlisi).
13/01/07: Tahini & Grape Molasses (Tahin Pekmez).
28/12/06: Quince with Thick Turkish Cream (Kaymakli Ayva Tatlisi).
15/10/06: Turkish Baklava (Baklava).
22/03/06: Dried Figs with Walnuts (Incir Tatlisi).
07/01/06: Tulumba Dessert (Tulumba Tatlisi).
01/01/06: Sultan's Jello (Elmasiye).
13/11/05: Flour Helva (Un Helvasi).
28/10/05: Sekerpare.
21/08/05: Revani. (Ottoman Kitchen)
10/07/05: Noah's Pudding (Asure).
15/05/05: Apricot Dessert (Kayisi Tatlisi).
18/04/05: Semolina Dessert (Irmik Helvasi).
18/03/05: Sweet Butternut Squash (Kabak Tatlisi).
Sevgili Anna,
ReplyDeleteEvde kunefe yapiyorum, en kisa zamanda tarifi yayinliyacagim:)
Sevgilerimle,
Binnur i really need a recipe for dondurmasi...the turkish ice cream that u can stretch, please!! and a source for salep would be nice
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteIt is very hard to do at home:) I have already posted Salep recipe, here is the address;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2007/01/salep.php
i actually meant a source to buy the salep, just the orchid powder not the mix, Im not sure if its available in the pure form in the states. thanks again
ReplyDeleteYou can buy Salep from spice shops in Turkey. I think you may find it on the internet.
ReplyDeletehow do you make vanilla cake?
ReplyDeleteI'll post it in the future:)
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteMade the Un Kurabiyesi (shortbread) for the second time today, this time with unsalted butter (previously saled marg) and the Catal(left out the mahlep - don't know if available in South Africa - can I replace with ground nuts?). Both delicious!
My sister and I started belly dancing recently - hence the interest in Turkish cooking (resulting in a Turkish party featuring only your recipes).
Thanks for a great website.
Hi Cantanho,
ReplyDeleteThank you, I want to congratulate you and your sister, it is so cute to start to learn belly dancing. Your Turkish party will be unforgettable with it and Turkish dishes:)
Mahlep adds more flavour to the dough but you don't have to use it. With it or without it is still delicious. The dough of Catal doesn't accept nuts which changes the consistency of dough.
Take care,
hi, i love your site, i live in london and it's difficult to find authentic turkish food so i usually have to travel quite far just to get a borek! i love the recipes and was wondering if you had a recipe to make ekmek kadayifi, my family really loves it but it's not available here and i would like to make it for them, i don't know how to make the cake part and all the recipes i've found say to use a pre-made one but they are not available to buy in england :( thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) It is very hard to do real Ekmek Kadayif dough, that's why I buy the ready-to-use ones too, sorry:)
Merhaba!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for a bannana cream desert? I had it while in istanbul, it is a lovely filo dough pastry with a bannana cream filling. I love this desert and would be soooo very happy to be able to learn how to make it.
Tesekkurler, G.Duzguner
Merhaba,
ReplyDeleteI never had this dessert before. But sounds to me it would be an adaptation from Laz Boregi....I am going to bake first...I'll post it in the future:)
Sevgilerimle,
hi i am baking a turkish dessert for my class and i was wondering what you would recemend?
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThere are so many dessert recipes I've posted. You should also check Dairy Desserts section to get some ideas. Choose the one which fits your class:)
Merhaba Binnur Hanim,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for sharing with us all your great recipes... You just present it in a way that make me unable to wait to try them... but I have a little request.. I was looking for Kadayif recipe, I found yours but in another website and written in turkce... I couldn't find it here in english.. can you post it please :) cok tesekkurler
Nimet !
Sevgili Nimet,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) Here is the address of Tel Kadayif;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2007/10/tel-kadayif.php
On the site, below the google ads on the right, there's a search box. So you can search on my site if "TC" is selected, it will help you to find any recipe that I posted.
En icten sevgilerimle,
Hi!!!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you that I love your recipes. My best friend, Selda, is Turkish. I made Pirincli Ispanak at her house all by myself. Her and her mother watched me. They said I was really close to it tasting just like Selda's mother's. I just wanted to thank you for having up these authentic recipes. I now help cook with her family. This has helped me learn more about this great culture. I am still in high school. So this makes it wonderful. Thank you so much keep up these yummy recipes.
Hi Nikki,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) I am so glad that you cook Turkish dishes and share with your friend's family. You are a teenager and already great cook!
Hi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love your site. I'm soo far away from home and can't find any good Mediterranean/Turkish food around here. I was wondering if you might have a recipe for Turkish Delight? My wife is allergic to nuts, therefore she wouldn't be able to eat any I purchase, due to cross contamination.
Thank you for having soo many wonderful recipes to share. :)
hey Binnur,
ReplyDeleteyour site is just amazing. last week i had my first encounter with turkish food when i had Gozleme..it was simply wonderful..
was just looking at other turkish food varieties when i came across 'Gul Tatlisi'. oh it looks so beautiful. and all the recipes are in turkish.
Binnur, please please help me out by posting Gul tatlisi recipe. m dying to have it..
thanks and regards..
amruta
hi, is there a way you can make turkish delight(lokum)?
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI may post it in the future:)
hi, i need to make an impressive decorative turkish themed desert for a party.. any suggestions??
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of party you are throwing? It is a dinner party or open buffet lunch or dinner party? How many gussets will you have..... Please also check to get more ideas "Dairy Desserts" and "Cake & Cookies" sections, too.
hens party, 40+ people open buffet dinner party, so i need something that i can make into individual small servings that is not too messy to eat, im a kitchen queen so i can cope with something that is difficult or fiddly, but i just dont have any ideas for this one because im used to catering for kids or cocktail parties!! i do not know alot about turkish food! i also live in New Zealand which is at the bottom of the southern hemisphere so unusual ingredients may be difficult to come by!!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI will give you a of couple dessert names.They both are easy to cook, also
you can adjust the amount to be enough for your guests, like for
each person do 1or 2 apricot and 1 or 2 dry fig.
Dried Figs with Walnuts (Incir Tatlisi). - 1 or 2 days in advance,
sprinkle walnuts before serving
Apricot Dessert (Kayisi Tatlisi). 1 or 2 days in advanced, garnish on
the same day and keep it in the fridge.
I hope this helps and good luck!
Tesekkurler!!
ReplyDelete{i think that means thanks!!}
Thanks for all your help! hopefully i will be abl to do your wonderful recipies justice!!
Merhaba Binnur!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great pleasure for me to discover this page...it`s perfect... I was in Turkey 2 years ago and one of the famous desserts for me was some kind of cake, but I was not able to find out what was the name of it. My frend told me that she is not able to translate the name of it but it loks like "chicken breasts". Are you able to recognize it? If you are, please help me to find out the recipe.
Thank you in advance:)
Nana
Merhaba Nana,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) Tavuk Gogsu (chicken breast) is a dairy dessert, not cake. Which made real chicken breast and milk. So I am not sure what you are asking.
But I already posted the easy version of Creamy Pudding (Yalanci Tavuk Gogsu). You can find it under the Dairy Desserts section.
Sevgilerimle,
Tesekkurler Binur!!
ReplyDeleteThat was dessert I waas thinking of, but it was a bit consistant not creamy so it makes me think that this is cake.
Thank you once more:)
Merhaba Nana:)
ReplyDeleteI need more information about what you are asking for:)
Sevgilerimle,
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI made the Kunafa yesterday for guests, it was a success.thank you. Can you please post the recipe about turkish ice cream..the one that is almost elastic.I think it has mistaka in it. million thanks.
Nadine
i like your website a lot. i am in seventh grade and i have been using your recipes for my school project. i think that you should post turkish delight [sokum]. my friend and i made it for our project and i like it a lot. thanks for your amazing recipes!
ReplyDeleteHi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteI'm a Bangladeshi woman working in a Turkish private school. Throughout this time, i've come across many delicious Turkish dishes and i've tried to make them from your website and they're great! I'm looking for the recipe for "cezerye" can you please help me?
Lots of thanks for the great dishes,
Khadija (Hatice :O)
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI just recently found your website and i love that i can find all the traditional recipes that my Babaanne made for me.
Do you happen to have a turkish delight recipe? THe one with pistachio nut inside; sprinkled with icing sugar or cocnut? That is the best.
Thanks
Sara
Merhaba Binnur,
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if you have a recipe for Burma? I have mastered the Baklava recipe and would like to try this one.
Thanks, Melanie
helooo
ReplyDeletei didnt go cyprus this year, and now i miss samisi/shamishi. however you spell it.
if u know could u post it please.
thankyou!!!
Binnur hanim,
ReplyDeletehi thats yasmine abed from egypt.
thank you so much for such wonderful site ,i love turkey and everything turkish,i guess it's because my ancestors were turkish and of course your country is magical and ADDICTING!! really i always tell my family that i'm addicted to istanbul(it's the only place i've seen in turkey till now) i've visited it about 6 times and i just can't seem to stop!..lol..
anyways please i've tasted a great dessert there called fistikli durum i love it so much and i always buy with me when i'm leaving but i finish it all so quick!lol
can u please tell me its recipe?
thanks a lot.have a great day
Merhaba Yasemin Hanim,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) I am going to post it in the future:)
Hi Binnur, i went to Istanbul last year and tasted a pudding dessert at a restaurant which was made out of chicken. It was delicious, sweet and sort of stringy/chewy. Do you by any chance have that recipe if you know which dessert i'm talking about? Thanks in advance! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Seja,
ReplyDeleteI've already posted the easy version of Creamy Pudding (Yalanci Tavuk Gogsu). You can find it under the Dairy Desserts section:)
Binnur Hanim,
ReplyDeleteI have been using your website for a few years now and your recipes are really great! You explain everything so well and everything comes out so delicious! Thank you!
I am looking for a desert made from biskuvi. I believe is called mosaic something. Do you have this on your website?
Thank you again :)
Merhaba Sevgili Virginia,
ReplyDeleteI've already posted the Mosaic Cake (Mozaik Pasta) recipe under the "Cakes & Cookies" section:)
Sevgilerimle,
Merhaba Binnur,
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if you have a recipe for kemal pasha on here?
Hello, I love your recipes and I was hoping you had a good turkish rice pudding recipe. The recipe I have is not very good. Please help. Thank you so much for the amazing recipes.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI've already posted the Turkish Rice Pudding under the Dairy Desserts section:)
I was wondering if you could post a recipe for Bici Bici. I lived in Adana as a kid and have REALLY missed this. I am searching online but so far haven't found one.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Hello Binnur :)
ReplyDeleteWould you by any chance know where i can buy mastic gum (damla sakizi) in london because i can't find it anywhere.
Thanks :)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI think you can find Mustic Gum (Damla Sakizi) in the Turkish or Mediterranean or Middle eastern stores under the same name. Which London you live in Canada or England? If it is in Canada, you can find it Highland Farm, too.
Take care,
Hello Binnur
ReplyDeleteI am writing from London, UK. I have just been to Turkey for the first time and I fell in love with the country, especially the food. I have been looking for a good turkish cooking book here in the UK and I can't find anything at all, so I think I am going to buy yours next time I go to the States.
I have a question for you. In Cappadocia, in a place called THE OLD GREEK HOUSE in Mustafapasha, I had the most *unbelievable* dessert: it was like a paste in a small plate, and my husband compared its taste to uncooked dough. It was warm, and the consistency was between a biscuit and a custard-type thing. I asked what it was called and they said 'helva'. Do you know what it is? have you got a recipe for it?
I would love to experience the same flavour again.
Thank you!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThere is so many varieties of desert recipes like many other
main dish, salad recipes in Turkish Cuisine. Even adding of small ingredient gives the dish significant differences and every region of Turkey has so many different kinds of dishes and names.
So, I am thinking it may be the
Tahini Helva in the Oven (Guvecte Tahin Helvasi) that I've already posted it.
merhaba...
ReplyDeletewell if you want the banana cream i can give you some easy way i know..maybe it works with you but i can't tell you if this will give you the same taste like in Istanbul,well if you want make some banana cream you have to grill the banana till it be burnt from out side,after that open it and you will find the banana as a cream..you can add sugar or anything to it.
Hi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to make ekmek kadayif at home? It is one of my favorite desserts, and since I cannot find it in my area, it would be great to be able to make it at home. Thank You!!
Many thanks looks great
ReplyDeleteHi binnur! is there a substitute for turkish cream? I need it for my son's turkish dish for their UN day in school.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThey are not the same but you can use whipped cream or Mascarpone cheese:)
My 13 year old daughter has to take a turkish dish to school for a class project it can be anything from a main dish to dessert. I have never made turkish food before do you have any easy recipes that I can try. We do have a market that carries some of the ingredients that a few of the recipes have called for. Thanks
ReplyDeleteYes, I do. All my recipes are very easy:)
ReplyDeletePlease please can you find out how to make 'ekmek kadayifi' from scratch. All the recipes I found not sufficient. They tell how to make the syrup and make it not the dough cake part of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you,
Zeynep
Hi!Thanks for your turkish recipes, they look really good!I'm from Chile and I was in Turkey last year and I ate a lot of lokum :D can you post the recipe please???? And do you know the recipe of a kind of soft lokum..like marshmellows..they were white with soft cream inside...pleeeaaaseee!!??
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
Clau.
Hello Binnur- Can you please post a recipe for Ekmek Kadayif. I understand that it is difficult to make and ready made is easier. The ready made does not taste anything like the great ekmek kadayif I have had in Turkey. Tesekurler
ReplyDeletehello I would like prepare Turkish dougnuts the small ones-lokma as I remember, but i dont know how. Greetings And Hugs
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI am going to post it in the future:)
Hi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteI love your recipes. They are simple and delicious. Could you please post the recipe for Ekmek Kadayifi? I would like to try making it home.
Thank you,
SBL
hello. I was wondering if you could post one day a recipe for lokma.i mean these tiny Turkish doughnuts. Greets,
ReplyDeleteHi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteIf you know, could you please post the recipe for making Profiteroles? I want to try making it at home. I had some in Turkey and they were very delicious.
Cheers
Hi Binnur
ReplyDeleteI love your site and been using it took cook my partner his favorite food.
In 5 days we are getting married and all his friends and family will be there. We have hired a boat for the day and my partner has just told me today they will not do food and has asked me if I can make food for everyone... Thats about 40 people.
I will have to make all the food the day before so itsall going to be cold food... I have already decided I will make Un Helvasi but is there any others you think I should do?
Thank you
Hi,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!I wish a lifetime of happiness to both of you:)
As a dessert, Un Helvasi is the perfect choice. I would recommend you to choose some food from "Appetizers" and "Olive Oil Dishes" section:)
Hi there, I am 28 years old and Im a pastry chef, working on a cruise ship. I tried most of your dessert recipes and they worked fine, a bit of tweeking every now and then since we dont always get the ingredients onboard, but great recipes. to be honest I never got any complaints from guests even more from fellow turkish crew members. keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Again.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThen, I am going to post another dessert recipe soon for you:)
I wish you the best!
Do you prepare someting with grape juice called madzun?
ReplyDeleteAni
Hi Ani,
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with this name:(
But we have dessert prepared with grape juice called Pepecura:)
Hi Binnur,
ReplyDeleteI come from Macedonia, country with cuisine strongly influenced by the Turkish cuisine. We also prepare and adore baklava, revani, stuffed paprika.... Since I've found your site it is the most favorite internet destination, I adore it. I also tried some of your recipes and they turn out GREAT. Thank you for sharing your recipes with us and I would like to ask you if you could give us the recipe for Lokma.
Thank you again and I think the English name for madzun (Ani's question) is Grape Malt (I don't know how it is made I buy it from wineries and it is some kind of concentrated grape juice).
Angelina
Thank you Angelina:)
ReplyDeleteI am going to post Lokma dessert in the future:)
Do you have a recipe for Afyon lokum? The kind that is made with cream. I've found recipes for standard lokum, but none for this kind.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I will ever post some of our recipes; like lokum, kaymakli lokum, Afyon Kaymagi, ekmek kadayifi etc.
ReplyDeleteI think we should keep some of the original recipes for ourselves for their protection:)
Hello... We came from India. We have been staying here for 18 months. I love your recipes (Desserts and dairy desserts). They are simple and delicious. I tried a few of them and it comes out so delicious. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteCan you please tell me the turkish word for cornstarch and yeast. I think these are not easily available in the market.Thanks and Best of luck !!!
Hello Vandana,
ReplyDeleteThank you:) I've always posted my recipes in Turkish and in English on my blog and facebook at the same time and in the same order:) There is a Turkish (Turkce) section on the right side of my blog, just click on it:)
Corn starch ; mısır nişastası
Yeast ; maya
Both of the ingredients are very easy to find in Turkish groceries:)
Take care,
Merhaba Binnur,
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I would like to applaud you for your amazing recipes! You certainly know how to make Turkish cooking seem much easier for those new to this type of cooking. :)
Quick question, will you be posting recipes for 'Kazandibi' and 'Lahmacun' anytime soon? I understand they may be slightly time consuming, but I would love to see your version of these dishes!
I look forward to your response.
Gule Gule!
Best Wishes,
Naznin :)
Merhaba Naznin,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind comment, I really appreciated:)
I've already posted easy version of kazandibi recipe under the Dairy Desserts section, here
Creamy Pudding (Yalanci Tavukgogsu)
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2006/06/creamy-pudding.html
and
Turkish Style Pizza with Ground Beef (Lahmacun) recipe under the Bread and Pide section, here;
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2007/02/turkish-rice-pilaf.html
You can check "Pilaf " section or you can use the google search box on the right site of my blog, just below the google ads. When you select "TC", it will help you find all the recipes I have posted. You can also search the word of any region, pilafs, vegetables, herbs, spices, meat, etc.
Sevgilerimle,
Binnur
Hi! I had a dessert in Icmeler & it was a flat base, part flakey part doughy. Similar to a pancake. It was made with peanuts & honey. It was amazing and can't seem to find it anywhere. Do you know what it may be? Recipes amazing by the way! Louise
ReplyDeleteThank you Louise:) Turkish pancake is called Gözleme. I've posted a few Gozleme recipes with different fillings. The links are below:
ReplyDeleteGozleme
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2007/03/gozleme.html
Chocolate Gozleme
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2011/02/chocolate-gozleme.html
Hello Binnur, do you have a recipe for Sham Tatli ?greetings
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI've already posted the recipe:) Greetings!
Here is the link;
16/12/07: Sam Dessert (Sam Tatlisi)
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2007/12/sam-dessert.html
I love your recipes, Binnur Hanim! Thank you for making Turkish food more accessible to people here. I saw another comment requesting fistikli durum, and I would love the recipe for that too! It's such a beautiful dessert.
ReplyDeleteThank you:) I ran out of the Antep pistachio...when I get it, I am going to make & post it:)
ReplyDeletethis is a great website! i just finished a trip to istanbul and love the food. i am going to try making some of the desserts.
ReplyDelete