TAVUK KÖFTESİ

CHICKEN PATTIES

Ingredients:

• 1lb ground chicken breast
• 2 tbsp of bread crumbs
• 1 tsp of  ground Turkish red pepper
• 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
• 1/3 tsp of ground cumin
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• salt

Preheat the oven 400F.
Take all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Knead until well combined. Let it sit in the refrigerator for two hours.At the end of resting time, take the mixture out and knead it one more time. Divide the mixture into 18 equal parts and make small balls and flat them with your palms.
Take them on baking tray and bake until golden  brown.

TAVUKLU FİRİK PİLAVI

FIRIK(GRILLED WHEAT) & CHICKEN PILAF

Firik is grilled wheat. We use it just like bulgur to make this special pilaf in my hometown. Wheat is harvested and burnt just before it is completely mature so it leaves a smoky flavor. You can easily get it from Middle Eastern store.

Ingredients:

• 3 pieceses of chicken leg quarter
• 4 cups of water
• 1 cup of coarse bulgur
• 1 cup of firik
• 1/2 cup of uncooked chickpeas
• 1/3 tsp of ground black pepper
• salt

Soak chickpeas with two cups of water overnight. Next day,wash and drain chicken and chickpeas. Take it in a pressure cooker and add 4 cups of cold water. Bring it to the boil. You will see some foam on the surface when it starts to boil. Take them all with a spoon and discard.Add black pepper. Close the lid of pressure cooker and turn the heat down to low. Cook the chicken for 15 minutes at low heat. Take the pressure cooker and let it cool. Open the lid when it is cool enough and take the chicken and chickpeas out in a plate leaving meat broth in the pressure cooker. Take the bones of chicken and cut them into coarse pieces. 
Take chicken broth in a large pot and bring it to the boil. Add firik, bulgur, chicken pieces, chickpeas and salt in it and stir. Turn the heat down th low. Cover the lid. Simmer for 30 minutes. Turn the heat off. Let it rest for 30 minute before serve.

TAVUKLU ŞEHRİYE ÇORBASI

CHICKEN & VERMICELLI SOUP

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken leg quarter
• 4 cups of water
• 1/2 cup of vermicelli pasta
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste
• 1/2 tbsp of red pepper paste
• 1/3 tsp of ground black pepper
• salt

Wash chicken. Take it in a pressure cooker and add 4 cups of cold water. Bring it to the boil. You will see some foam on the surface when it starts to boil. Take them all with a spoon and discard. Add black pepper. Close the lid of pressure cooker and turn the heat down to low. Cook the chicken for 15 minutes at low heat. Take the pressure cooker and let it cool. Open the lid when it is cool enough and take the chicken out in a plate leaving meat broth in the pressure cooker. Take the bones of chicken and cut them into small pieces.
Add tomato and pepper paste into the pressure cooker. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add vermicelli and chicken in to the pot and bring it to the boil. Turn the heat down to low. Cover the lid and simmer it for 25 minutes and turn the heat off. Add salt. Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. 
Serve it with lemon juice. 

TAVUKLU MANTAR

MUSHROOMS WITH CHICKEN BREAST

Serves 4-6.

Ingredients:

• 1+1/2 lb of mushroom
• 1 chicken breast
• 1 large onion ( chopped )
  
• 15 baby chilli pepper
• 3 tbsp of olive oil
  
• 2 tbsp of tomato paste 
• 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper
• salt

Wash, drain and cut chicken breast into cubes. Take olive oil and chicken  cubes in a large pot. Cook until it absorbs all of its juice over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cut off the top of chilli peppers and wash. Add chopped onion, and peppers into the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Add tomato paste to the pot and stir for 5 minutes. Chop mushroom into cubes. Add mushroom cubes into the pot and stir. Add black pepper, and salt to the pot, stir. Turn the heat down to low and simmer until mushrooms are soft.

FIRINDA TAVUK

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS

This recipe is easy and delicious. You can serve it with rice and salad.


Ingredients:

• 8 chicken thighs
• 2 tomatoes
• 8 jalapeno peppers

Sauce:

• 4 tbs of plain yogurt
• 1 tbs of red pepper paste ( or 1/2 tbs of ground chili pepper)
• 1+ 1/2 tsp of ground thyme
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• salt

Preheat the oven to 400F. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients for sauce. Slice the tomatoes. Dip all the thighs, tomatoes, and peppers into this mixture and place them in a baking tray. Bake them about 45 minutes or the thighs turn to golden brown.