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    Home » Turkish Main Dishes

    Turkish Main Dishes

    Turkish main dishes are all about comforting, home-style dishes full of flavor. Try classics like kuru fasulye and karniyarik, along with many other favorites. You can also explore our Turkish meze recipes for small dishes to serve on the side.

    • Close overhead view of Turkish Leeks in Olive Oil with carrots and rice served on a floral plate, with lemon halves and a folded kitchen towel nearby.
      Turkish Leeks Recipe (Zeytinyağlı Pırasa)
    • Overhead view of Turkish moussaka with roasted eggplant and ground beef served with rice pilaf and cacık on the side.
      Turkish Moussaka (Musakka)
    • Hunkar Begendi with lamb stew served over creamy eggplant puree, garnished with parsley and served with rice.
      Hünkar Beğendi
    • Kuzu tandır served over rice pilaf, garnished with fresh thyme and pomegranate seeds.
      Kuzu Tandir (Turkish Roasted Lamb)
    • Fried Sardines
    • Patates Kavurma, a Turkish potato dish with onion, tomato paste, and spices, served on a white plate and topped with parsley.
      Patates Kavurma (Turkish Potatoes with Onion and Spices)
    • Two skewers of grilled Turkish liver kebabs served on lavash bread with sumac onion salad, fresh parsley, sliced tomatoes, and green peppers, garnished with cumin and pul biber.
      Liver Kebabs (Ciger Kebabi)
    • A plate of Turkish rice with shredded chicken and chickpeas (Tavuklu Pilav), served with a fork on a rustic table.
      Chicken Rice Pilaf (Turkish)
    • Turkish Pasta with shell pasta, ground beef sauce, garlic yogurt, and spiced butter, garnished with parsley and red pepper flakes in a rustic bowl.
      Turkish Pasta
    • Turkish chicken dish with a tomato sauce served in a bowl and a fork inside it.
      Tavuk Sote - Turkish Chicken Sauté
    • Pan-fried chicken breasts on a round wooden cutting board and a spice mix in a small bowl on the side.
      Turkish Chicken Breasts (Pan-Fried)
    • Chicken doner wraps on a wooden board, pickled, French fries, tomato and onion slices on the side.
      Chicken Doner Kebab (Tavuk Döner)
    • Baked rice stuffed green peppers in a white oval baking pan.
      Turkish Stuffed Peppers (Biber Dolmasi)
    • A dish of Sogan Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Onions) served in a rustic white enamel pan, garnished with fresh parsley and lemon wedges.
      Sogan Dolma (Stuffed Onions)
    • Zucchini stew with tomatoes and herbs in a white pan and a wooden spoon in it.
      Zucchini Stew With Tomatoes
    • Two Turkish stuffed eggplants with tomato-onion filling, garnished with fresh herbs and served in a rich olive oil sauce.
      Imam Bayildi
    • An image of baked eggplant kebab in a pan, topped with garlic, peppers, and fresh parsley.
      Patlican Kebab - Eggplant Kebab
    • Turkish stuffed eggplants karniyarik garnished with parsley on a white plate.
      Turkish Stuffed Eggplant Karniyarik
    • Turkish kumpir (baked potatoes) topped with salads.
      Kumpir - Turkish Stuffed Baked Potatoes
    • Artichoke bottoms stuffed with veggies like potatoes, peas and carrots garnished with fresh dill and lemon wedges on a white plate with blue stripes.
      Zeytinyagli Enginar (Turkish Artichoke Recipe)
    • Chicken kebabs with roasted green peppers and tomatoes on a white plate.
      Turkish Chicken Kebabs (Tavuk Şiş)
    • Turkish manti with a yogurt sauce topped with a spicy butter sauce in a white bowl and a spoon inside it.
      Turkish Manti Dumplings (Turkish Ravioli)
    • Braised Jerusalem artichokes and carrots in a white oval bowl.
      Zeytinyagli Yer Elmasi (Jerusalem Artichokes in Olive Oil)
    • Adana kebabs on wooden skewers served on a flatbread, garnished with grilled tomatoes and peppers.
      Adana Kebab Recipe
    • A whole roasted chicken stuffed with savory rice and vegetables, garnished with lemon slices, served on a wooden board.
      Roasted Rice Stuffed Whole Chicken
    • Turkish iskender kebab served over toasted bread with sliced beef, rich tomato sauce, melted butter, yogurt, grilled green peppers, and roasted tomatoes.
      Iskender Kebab Recipe
    • A plate of Turkish-style olive oil braised root vegetables, featuring diced carrots and celeriac in a citrusy sauce, garnished with orange slices and fresh dill.
      Kereviz Yemegi (Turkish Braised Celeriac)
    • Yaprak sarma with lemon slices on the top in a pot.
      Yaprak Sarma (Turkish Dolma)
    • Baked cauliflower casserole with a tomato sauce served on a plate with some yogurt on the side.
      Turkish Cauliflower in Oven - Firinda Karnabahar
    • Kofta kebab served on lavash with sumac onions, tahini sauce and yogurt sauce on the side.
      Shish Kofte (Şiş Köfte)
    • Doner kebap served with sumac onions and parsley on an oval plate.
      Turkish Doner Kebab Recipe
    • Ground meat pide and cheese pide with an egg topping in a baking tray.
      Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza)
    • Turkish bean stew in a dark colored bowl and a spoon inside it.
      Kuru Fasulye Recipe (Turkish Beans)
    • Hands serving lahmacun, sliced onion, tomato salad and spices on a wooden board.
      Turkish Lahmacun
    • Baked chicken thighs, potatoes and cherry tomatoes garnished with parsley in a baking pan and a spoon inside it.
      Turkish Chicken and Potatoes
    • A plate of Turkish meatballs served on flatbread with sliced red onions, a fresh white bean salad with tomatoes and herbs, and a lemon wedge on the side.
      Kofte - Turkish Meatballs
    • Okra stew served with rice in a blue bowl with a spoon inside it.
      Bamya (Turkish Okra)
    • Oven-baked Turkish chicken legs served on bulgur pilaf with sumac onions and fresh parsley on a blue plate.
      Turkish Chicken Legs (Tavuk But)
    • Spinach with runny yolk eggs in a pan.
      Spinach and Eggs Breakfast
    • Kapuska in a white bowl, garnished with red pepper flakes and parsley and a spoon inside it.
      Kapuska - Turkish Cabbage Stew

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