Central asian recipes

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Turkish Leek Recipe

Leeks are an interesting vegetable resembling large green onions. Not only do they look like an onion, they do have an onion taste, but very mild.…

Turkish Rice with Fideos

Turkish rice with fideos is a common rice recipe in Turkey. This is the type of rice my mom makes on a regular basis. The fideos give it a toasted…

Turkish Bell Pepper Recipe

This is a great recipe to use if you want to introduce some veggies in your diet or even your kids' diets. Although my version is not a vegetarian…

Turkish White Bean Lamb Stew (Etli Kuru Fasulye)

This is one of my mom's recipes. It is perfect during those cold winter nights. You can eat it like a stew or…

Gatnabour; Rice Pudding

What is Gatnabour you ask, it's warm Armenian Rice Pudding that's embedded in my childhood memories.

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

I order this every time I go out for Turkish food. It is an amazingly flavorful and wonderful soup. It's always a little different wherever I have…

Eggplant and Peas Stew

This recipe was invented by my good friend Brian Bedrosian. He recommends that you "Should drink red wine while cooking and eating for best…

Dimlama

Dimlama is an Uzbek stew made with various combinations of meat, potatoes, onions, vegetables, and sometimes fruits. Meat and vegetables are cut…

Sour Cream Pastries

They are like lazy cook's croissants. I also added photo of my cooking.

Turkish Patlican (Poplajon, Eggplant)

One of the oldest dishes in Turkey. This dish is called paplajon even if it doesn't have eggplant in it it is…

Turkish Parsley Salad

This is a very sinple salad that the Turkish people eat at home and at resturants.

Bulgar Pilaf

Bulgar, cracked wheat kernals, makes a delicious and hearty side for lamb, vegetable, and hearty grilled fish like salmon.

Yasai Yaki Soba

Spicy Soba Noodles