Poached Eggs Turkish Style (Çılbır)

You might think that yoghurt and egg will be an odd combo, but all it takes is one serving of "Çılbır" to change your mind. Çılbır is a great comfort food you can eat any time of the day. It can be prepared in no time and all you need is some eggs, yoghurt and fresh-baked crusty bread!

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Zucchini Fritters (Kabak Mücver)

Zucchini is one of my favorite summer vegetables and these fritters are great as meze or as a meal on their own. You can also make sandwiches for an easy and tasty lunch. Wholewheat sandwiches made with zucchini fritters, feta or hellim cheese and tomato are to die for!

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Turkish Mezes: Sauteed Zucchini with Garlic Yoghurt

Mezes are appetizers served in small portions mainly to complement drinks in Turkey. Whenever I go to a fish restaurant or a kebab house, I’m torn between the mezes and the main dishes. There are so many cold and hot mezes to choose from and most of the time I end up choosing way too many mezes and skipping the main or regretting to have ordered it…

Yoghurt is widely used in Turkish cuisine and mezes are no exception. Here is an easy meze dish. You can replace the zucchini with carrots, spinach, eggplant, etc.

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Purslane with Rice

Purslane, a native to the Indian subcontinent, is extremely rich in omega-3 fatty acids and has a mild sweet-sour flavor. I wanted to eat something light and healthy and luckily had some purslane in the fridge. This is such a simple dish to cook!

You can replace purslane with spinach if you can’t find it or don’t like the taste.

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