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    Turkish Recipes With Simple Ingredients

    Welcome to Give Recipe! Here, we share seasonal recipes that are delicious, made with simple ingredients and reflecting our Turkish roots. All our recipes have been tried and loved by our family.


    Summer Favorites

    Find our most popular spring recipes here.

    • Close-up of Turkish Mosaic Cake slices shaped like triangular prisms, topped with melted milk chocolate, served on a wooden board.
      Mozaik Pasta (Mosaic Cake)
    • Mulberry jam on a slice of toasted bread.
      Mulberry Jam Recipe Without Pectin
    • Lettuce salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley topped with cooked chicken breast slices in a white bowl.
      Turkish Chicken Salad (Tavuk Salata)
    • Turkish stuffed eggplants karniyarik garnished with parsley on a white plate.
      Turkish Stuffed Eggplant Karniyarik

    Turkish Recipes

    Everything you want from Turkish cuisine is here.

    • A glass of Turkish yogurt drink ayran garnished with fresh mint leaves.
      Ayran - Turkish Yogurt Drink
    • Kabak dolmas on a white plate.
      Kabak Dolma - Turkish Stuffed Zucchini
    • Golden, oven-baked Turkish chicken wings garnished with parsley in a white enamel tray.
      Turkish Chicken Wings (Tavuk Kanat)
    • A bowl of Çoban Salata with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, and parsley, tossed in olive oil, lemon juice, and sumac. A spoon rests inside, with sumac and parsley nearby.
      Coban Salata (Shepherd Salad)

    More Turkish recipes


    Latest Recipes

    Find the latest recipes we have made here.

    • Golden brown chicken drumsticks baked with Turkish marinade, topped with fresh parsley on a parchment-lined baking tray.
      Turkish Chicken Marinade
    • Baked lemon garlic chicken thighs with baby potatoes in a white baking dish, garnished with lemon slices and fresh parsley.
      Lemon Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
    • A plate of Turkish rice with shredded chicken and chickpeas (Tavuklu Pilav), served with a fork on a rustic table.
      Tavuklu Pilav (Turkish Rice with Chicken)
    • A fresh salad with lettuce, carrots and red cabbage in a white bowl and wooden spoons inside it.
      Mevsim Salatasi (Turkish Season Salad)

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    Desserts

    But dessert first! Find them here!

    • Hands holding a bowl and showing how stretchy the ice cream is with a spoon.
      Dondurma (Turkish Ice Cream)
    • A large rectangular dish of Turkish Güllaç dessert, cut into squares and decorated with crushed pistachios and pomegranate seeds, with pink roses and a dark cloth nearby.
      Gullac Recipe
    • Chocolate cake with whole strawberries and chocolate ganache on the top.
      Chocolate Strawberry Cake
    • A fork taking a piece of kunefe and the cheese inside stretching.
      Turkish Kunefe Dessert

    More Dessert Recipes


    Best Sides

    These are our favorite side dishes we make for any dinner.

    • Spicy tomato bulgur pilaf topped with green lentils and parsley in a white bowl with a spoon inside it.
      Bulgur Pilavi
    • Strained yogurt drizzled with olive oil and garnished with fresh mint leaves and red pepper flakes on a white ceramic plate.
      Strained Yogurt (Thick Yogurt)
    • Cheesy cabbage casserole with fresh dill in a baking pan.
      Cheesy Cabbage Casserole
    • Red onions and yellow onions are roasted and combined with fresh dill and pomegranate molasses in a white bowl.
      Roasted Onion Salad
    • Rice with raisins, pine nuts and herbs in a white bowl and a spoon inside it.
      Turkish Rice with Raisins and Nuts (Ic Pilav)
    • A bowl of chunky baba ganoush without tahini, made with roasted eggplant, tomatoes, herbs, and topped with pistachios, served with crackers.
      Baba Ganoush Without Tahini
    • Homemade rolls with golden top in a basket shot from top view.
      Homemade Rolls without Yeast
    • Broccoli and cauliflower casserole with cheese and crispy onion topping in a white pan with a spoon in it.
      Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole Recipe

    More Side Recipes


    Zerrin & Yusuf

    Meet Zerrin and Yusuf Gunaydin: The couple behind this blog. We bring Turkish food into your kitchen! From kebabs to desserts, everything you crave is here.

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    Salads

    You will find a tasty salad recipe for every season here.

    • Russian salad in a white bowl and a spoon inside it.
      Russian Salad - Rus Salatasi
    • Reduced balsamic vinegar in a white bowl and a wooden spoon pouring some of it.
      10 Best Substitutes For Pomegranate Molasses
    • Salad dressing in a small jar, half lemon and parsley behind it.
      Pomegranate Molasses Salad Dressing
    • A spoon pouring pomegranate molasses into a jar.
      What Is Pomegranate Molasses?

    More Salad recipes


    Breakfast

    These breakfast ideas make you ready for the day!

    • Menemen in a pan and a piece of bread in it.
      Menemen Recipe
    • Turkish eggs served in a blue bowl with spicy butter sauce and chopped fresh dill on a dark background.
      Turkish Eggs Recipe (Cilbir)
    • Turkish breakfast with egg dishes, pastries like borek and simit, jams, olives, cheese, vegetables and Turkish tea.
      Traditional Turkish Breakfast Foods (Kahvalti)
    • Simits on a cooling rack on a dark background.
      Turkish Simit Recipe

    More Breakfast recipes


    Vegetarian

    These meatless dishes are super tasty. No need to be vegetarian to love these!

    • A bowl of tarhana soup garnished with dried mint and red pepper flakes, some bread and a wooden spoon on the side.
      Tarhana Soup Recipe
    • Ezogelin soup topped with red pepper flakes and dried mint in a white bowl, a spoon inside it and extra spices behind it.
      Ezogelin Soup (Turkish Lentil Soup with Rice & Bulgur)
    • Hands holding a black bowl filled with tomato rice soup garnished with fresh basil and halved cherry tomatoes.
      Tomato Rice Soup
    • Breaded fried okra in a small cast iron pan photographed on a grey backdrop.
      Breaded Okra In Air Fryer

    More Vegetarian recipes

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