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Easy Turkish recipes: 9 classics to cook at home
9 easy Turkish recipes: from köfte and karnıyarık to zeytinyağlı. Step-by-step classics + fresh & halal delivered by Yasemin.
Want to cook Turkish dishes yourself? You don't need chef skills. These easy Turkish recipes are classics of Turkish cuisine — simple ingredients, step by step. Pick your favourite and put an authentic meal on the table within the hour. No time? Each dish also has Yasemin's fresh, halal ready-to-eat version.
Turkish meat dishes
The savoury classics — see our guide on Turkish meat dishes.
- Karnıyarık — eggplant stuffed with spiced mince.
- İzmir köfte — meatballs in tomato sauce.
- Orman kebabı — hearty meat-and-veg stew.
- Kuru fasulye — Turkish white-bean stew with meat.
Vegetable & vegetarian
- Bamya — okra in tomato sauce.
- Biber dolması — stuffed peppers.
- Zeytinyağlı yaprak sarma — vine leaves with rice filling in olive oil.
- Kıymalı ıspanak — spinach with mince.
With chicken
- Fried chicken with mushrooms — creamy and quick.
The perfect companion: rice
Almost every Turkish dish goes with pilav. Make it with our guide on Turkish rice dishes & pilav.
No time to cook?
Yasemin prepares all these dishes fresh and halal and delivers them — on the table in 5 minutes. Discover the full range of Turkish meals or the meat dishes.