A cold set pudding of chia seeds, milk and yogurt, sweetened with mulberry pekmez and layered with soft figs and pistachios. Mix it at night, eat it at breakfast.
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Popcorn made in an ordinary pot: how much oil, how hot, why the lid sits ajar, and two Turkish pantry toppings, pul biber with sumac or a grape pekmez caramel.
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Fine bulgur kneaded with isot, pepper paste and onion until it turns soft and glossy, then wrapped in lettuce with pomegranate molasses. The kneading is the recipe.
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Quinoa dressed the way Turkish cooks dress bulgur for kısır and çoban salad: cucumber, tomato, spring onion, herbs, pomegranate seeds and a sweet-sour dressing.
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Vine leaves rolled around rice, onion, currants and pine nuts, then cooked slowly in olive oil and lemon and served cool. How to roll them thin and tight.
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Green peppers filled with quinoa, onion, walnuts, currants and dill, then simmered in olive oil and lemon. Zeytinyağlı biber dolması, served cool or just warm.
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Firik pilavı is south-east Turkey's smoky green wheat pilaf. Cook freekeh with chickpeas and butter, with ratios for cracked and whole grain side by side.
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Etli nohut is the chickpea and lamb stew of Turkish winter kitchens: meat browned in its own juices, pepper paste, soft chickpeas and a broth for bread.
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Nohutlu bulgur pilavı is everyday Turkish bulgur pilaf with chickpeas, pepper paste and butter, with a toasted vermicelli option and a plan for feeding a crowd.
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Turkish tabule leans on fine bulgur more than the Lebanese version does, with plenty of parsley, fresh mint, ripe tomato and a sharp lemon dressing.
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İçli köfte, step by step: a thin fine-bulgur shell kneaded until smooth, a spiced mince and walnut filling, and how to shape, boil or fry them at home.
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Turkish rice pilaf with toasted şehriye: which rice to buy, why it is rinsed and soaked, the exact water ratio, and the towel rest that keeps every grain apart.
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