Kuru fasulye recipe: Turkish white bean stew with lamb
Creamy white beans simmered slowly with lamb, onion and Turkish pepper paste: the everyday lokanta classic, made properly at home.
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Patlıcan musakka recipe: Turkish aubergine and lamb musakka
Turkish musakka is not the Greek bake: it is silky fried aubergine cooked in a spiced minced lamb and tomato sauce, served with rice and yoghurt.
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Tas kebabı recipe: slow-cooked Turkish lamb and vegetable stew
Tas kebabı is the gentle side of the kebab family: chunks of lamb braised slowly in butter, onion and tomato until they fall apart.
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Nohut yemeği recipe: Turkish chickpea stew with lamb
Tender chickpeas and lamb in a rich pepper and tomato sauce: the Turkish chickpea stew that every lokanta keeps simmering at lunchtime.
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Hünkar beğendi recipe: slow-cooked lamb on smoky aubergine purée
Hünkar beğendi, the 'sultan's delight', pairs a rich lamb stew with a silky purée of charred aubergine, butter, milk and cheese. Here is a reliable home version.
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Karnıyarık recipe: Turkish aubergines stuffed with spiced mince
Golden fried aubergines split open and filled with mince, onion, peppers and tomato, then baked. Serve with rice and yoghurt.
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Mantı recipe: Turkish dumplings with garlic yoghurt and chilli butter
Tiny Turkish beef dumplings served with cool garlic yoghurt and hot butter sizzled with chilli and mint.
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