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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.


    Winter Favorites

    Find our most popular recipes of the season here.

    • Woman with a yellow jumper holding a bowl of Turkish chicken soup on a wooden board.
      Tavuk Corbasi - Turkish Chicken Soup
    • Sebzeli Kofte - Turkish Meatball Stew with Vegetables
    • Close-up of a bowl of Turkish Yogurt Soup (Yayla Çorbası) topped with butter-mint sauce, served with bread on the side.
      Turkish Yogurt Soup
    • Turkish bean stew in a dark colored bowl and a spoon inside it.
      Kuru Fasulye Recipe (Turkish Beans)

    Most Popular Turkish Recipes

    Everything you want from Turkish cuisine is here.

    • Turkish spice mix in a white bowl and a wooden spoon inside it.
      Turkish Spice Blend Recipe
    • Ezogelin soup topped with red pepper flakes and dried mint in a white bowl, a spoon inside it and extra spices behind it.
      Ezo Gelin Soup (Turkish Lentil and Bulgur Soup)
    • Turkish potato salad in large bowl and wooden spoons inside it.
      Patates Salatasi - Turkish Potato Salad
    • Cheese borek sliced in squares in a baking pan.
      Turkish Borek with Spinach and Feta Cheese

    More Turkish recipes


    Latest Recipes

    Find the latest recipes we have made here.

    • Featured image of Turkish moussaka baked in a casserole dish with roasted tomato slices and fresh parsley on top.
      Turkish Moussaka (Musakka)
    • Close-up of hard-boiled eggs in spiced butter with dried mint and Turkish red pepper flakes.
      Yumurta Kapama (Turkish Boiled Eggs with Spiced Butter)
    • Overhead view of Turkish egg salad with boiled eggs, fresh herbs, and spices in a white bowl on a dark background.
      Turkish Egg Salad (Yumurta Salatasi)
    • Hunkar Begendi with lamb stew served over creamy eggplant puree, garnished with parsley and served with rice.
      Hünkar Beğendi

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    Desserts

    But dessert first! Find them here!

    • Rice pudding with a golden top garnished with pistachios in a clay bowl.
      Sutlaç - Turkish Rice Pudding
    • 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
    • Turkish quince dessert garnished with clotted cream and ground pistachio in a white oval bowl.
      Ayva Tatlisi (Quince Dessert)

    More Dessert Recipes


    Best Sides

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

    • Close-up overhead view of Havuç Tarator on a plate, topped with dill and drizzled with spicy chili oil.
      Havuc Tarator (Turkish Carrot Dip)
    • Marinated red onions with sumac in a white bowl and a spoon in it.
      Sumac Onions (Turkish Onion Salad)
    • Turkish potato salad in large bowl and wooden spoons inside it.
      Patates Salatasi - Turkish Potato Salad
    • Turkish ezme salad on a white ceramic plate with a fork inside it. A bunch of parsley and a slice of lemon on the side.
      Ezme Recipe (Turkish Acili Ezme)
    • Mercimek kofte served with lettuce leaves and lemon slices on an oval plate.
      Mercimek Koftesi (Turkish Lentil Balls)
    • A plate of Turkish bulgur pilaf with red and green peppers, garnished with parsley, served in a white scalloped dish with a fork.
      Turkish Bulgur Pilaf with Tomatoes
    • A fresh salad with lettuce, carrots and red cabbage in a white bowl and wooden spoons inside it.
      Mevsim Salatasi (Turkish Lettuce Salad)
    • 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 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.

    Learn more about us →

    Salads

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

    • Turkish beetroot salad with walnuts, pomegranate arils, and fresh herbs served in a bowl.
      Pancar Salatasi (Turkish Beetroot Salad)
    • Turkish rice salad in a white bowl, topped with cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, and lemon slices, with two serving spoons on the side.
      Turkish Rice Salad
    • 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

    More Salad recipes


    Breakfast

    These breakfast ideas make you ready for the day!

    • Golden brown pogaca with sesame seeds, one cut open showing a feta and herb filling, served with tea, olives, and cheese.
      Pogaca (Soft Turkish Pastry)
    • Close-up of hard-boiled eggs in spiced butter with dried mint and Turkish red pepper flakes.
      Yumurta Kapama (Turkish Boiled Eggs with Spiced Butter)
    • Simits on a cooling rack on a dark background.
      Turkish Simit Recipe
    • Turkish eggs served in a blue bowl with spicy butter sauce and chopped fresh dill on a dark background.
      Turkish Eggs Recipe (Cilbir)

    More Breakfast recipes


    Vegetarian

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

    • Baked rice stuffed green peppers in a white oval baking pan.
      Turkish Stuffed Peppers (Biber Dolmasi)
    • Two Turkish stuffed eggplants with tomato-onion filling, garnished with fresh herbs and served in a rich olive oil sauce.
      Imam Bayildi
    • Turkish green beans with tomatoes and onions served in a white bowl.
      Taze Fasulye - Turkish Green Beans
    • Overhead shot of Turkish barbunya pilaki in a white enamel dish, garnished with parsley and lemon slices.
      Barbunya Pilaki

    More Vegetarian recipes

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