Tomato Soup Made from Real Tomatoes, not Tomato Paste!

Who doesn’t love tomatoe soup, especially with grated parmesan cheese and crutons? However, when we look around for the recipe we generally see that people generally make this soup from tomatoe paste, which doesn’t necessarily give the real tomato taste.

Here I present you a recipe of tomato soup you can easily make from real natural tomatoes.
Ingredients

• 1kg. of organic tomatoes
• 1 small cup of milk (150 ml)
• 1 full dinner spoon of whole wheat flour
• ½ a small cup of olive oil or 1 spoonful of butter
• Grated parmesan cheese (as much as you wish)
• Crutons (you can use stale bread cut into cubes and heated and crusty crutons in a pan)
• A few leaves of parsley

Directions

1. Peel the tomatoes and if possible remove the seeds
2. in a large bowl mash the tomatoes into puree with the help of a blender.
3. Put the flour in a put and stir on low heat until you get its smell and then add the butter or oil.
4. Take care it doesn’t get lumpy.
5. Add the tomato puree and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
6. Then add the milk and cook for 5 more minutes.
7. Serve with the grated parmesan, crutons and parsley.

Don’t Bother to Ask! I have Questions for You!

• Why do make tomato soup from tomato paste when you can get a lovlier taste from tomatoes?
• Let’s say wou do make your soup from tomato paste, then why don’t you call your recipe tomato paste soup?
• Well, for this time only, you’re off the hook.
• To peel the tomatoes, boil water in a kettle and put in a large bowl with the tomatoes, wait for 5 minutes, and you can easily remove the skin.
• Never use cream in your soup!

Fried Carrots With Yoghurt, Turkish Recipe

Here's a different recipe I'll give for you fried vegetable lovers: Fried carrots with yogurt. I can not say that this recipe is exactly as light as is possible, however I very little oil to compensate.


Ingredients

• 1 kg. carrots
• 1 cup of corn flour or white flour
• 1 egg
• 2 cups of yogurt
• 1/2 bunch of dill
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 pinch of black pepper and red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup of oil
• salt

Directions

1. Peel and grate the carrots into a large bowl.
2. Into the bowl add the chopped dill, then add the egg and flour and mix.
3. Put the oil in a frying pan and heat for 2 min.
4. Pour the mixture into the pan with the help of a spoon and spread evenly through the pan.
5. By turning the pan and flipping the batter, on low heat fry each side, top and bottom of the batter.
6. Serve with garlic yogurt.

Why don't you ask? Is there nothing that you will ask now?

• After cooking we solve the fundamental issue of salt. Do not add the salt in the batter or whilst frying. Would you break you hand If you waited to add the salt when served?
• Do not grate the carrots very thin and do not grate them too early! the carrots will get juicy.
• the most difficult thing is to flip the batter in the pan. How can you flip the mixture? I wonder? I will describe this illustrated in my next article, please be patient. .
• I'll give an Oscar award to whom turns the carrot mixture top to bottom in the pan without getting it crumbled.

% 47 of Women in Turkey, Do Not Know How to Cook Haricot Bean

Even % 45.1 of women do not know how to cook Boiled and Pounded Wheat, % 45.9 Chickpea, % 46 Red Mentil, % 55 Green Mentil, % 60.3 Surmellet, % 80.3 Pea in Turkey.At first it seemed to be a joke; but later on I understood that this research is true. What a sad situation; therefore I feel responsible for the % 47 of women. From now on you will learn how to cook famous traditional food Haricot Bean from the hand of a man.



Ingredients

1. 2 water glass of Haricot Bean
2. ½ cut in small chunks meat
3. 2-3 pieces of fresh green pepper
4. 1 piece of middle size onian 2 small pieces of garlic
5. ½ tea glass of olive oil
6. 6-8 glass of boiling water
   

Directions

1. Saturate the Haricot Beans one night before with adding tea spoon of salt and sugar. The next day boil the Haricot Beans untill it’s getting softer; but Haricot Beans have to be a little hard.
2. Start to cook 1 the onians, green peppers and 15 minutes with adding the oil to pot.
3. When the beans drained add the garlic and a little boiled water.
4. You can service your food after cooking in a norrow fire.
   

Maybe you do not need to ask the %47 of women but I have to tell it.

• If you apply all the stpes that I have written, the haricot bean does not make you poop.
• You can also cook this food without meat. And you can also add tomatoe on it.
• If you want to eat more succulent, ofcourse you should add more water on it.
• At last everyman in Turkey like Haricot Bean. And %47 of woman divorce because of not knowing how to cook Haricot Bean.
  

Giresun Style Turkish Ravioli Mantı: Siron

Giresun is the one of the greatest and traditional Black Sea city of Turkey. Giresun have many traditional foods. This one which I am
presenting is the most traditional food that you can enjoy too much. This food is very similar with Turkish Ravioli.


Blacksea woman are making this food from the phyllo. With the other ingredients such as yoghourt, garlic and roasted tereyagi. And after all these ingredients your sense of taste will be upside down. Offically your world will be change.



Ingredients

• 3 pieces of phyllo
• 250 gr. ground meat
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 water glasses of yoghourt
• 2-3 pieces of garlic cloves
• 1 peace of red pepper
• A little red pepper pieces and dry mint
• 1 soup spoon of butter
  Directions

1. For inside ingredient, roast the onian for 2 minutes in a few oil with adding the ground meat and continue to cook for 15 minutes more.
2. Tuck phyllo just like the picture that you see; and add the inside ingredient.
3. Apply the egg yolk at the edge of phyllo and wrap it just like cylinder. (You can see from the Picture)
4. Cook it 15-20 minutes in 200 degrees in oven. But don’t forget the heat up the oven before cooking.
5. Cut the pyllo 3 cm. and rank it in a vertical shape.
6. Take a couple of pieces and put it in a plate; and then add yoghourt with a garlic.
7. Roast the peppers in tereyağı for 2-3 minutes and add some red pepper and mint pieces after all you can spill the yoghout on it.
8. Enjoj you food !!!!

Please Don’t Pass Without Ask
Don’t worry about it. Because it is really simple food to cook it.

• Let’s check it out the Picture.
• By the way you don’t have to cook it with ground meat.
• It depends on you; and don’t forget to tuck the phyllo half. It’s not gonna be proper.

Cold Refreshing Yoghourt Soup

It’s the best time for making "cold refreshing yoghourt soup", which is also nutritious and refreshing in these hot days. Also It is very easy for person who always comes late at home because of heavy traffic.


Ingredients

• 3 glass of yoghourt
• 3 glass of water
• 1 tea glass of wheat
• 1 tea glass of boiled corn
• Fresh mint leaves
• A pinch of dill
• Red pepper
• Garlic (optional)
• Salt
  
  
  

Directions

1. Mix the yoghourt and water untill getting enough and add the salt
2. Add the boiled corn and wheat
3. Service your soup on the rocks after adding the mint leaves, dill and red pepper.

There Is Nothing Ask!

• Please do not ask something instantly, I can not say anything to you; still if you can not make this simple soup.

Vegetable Soup with 30 different Ingredients for your Diet

If you are on a diet close your eyes and imagine. Imagine about cooking something that consists of the nourishment, vitamins, protein, carbonhydrates and taste of 30 different things. Also imagine that this meal is light, fills your stomach and is good for a diet. I hear you say "No way! What kind of diet is this?" Follow this recipe and decide for yourself if I'm right or wrong.


Ingredients

• 1 small size potato, cellery, tomato and carrot each


• 1 small cup of peas, corn, chopped cauliflower, chopped broccoli, chopped leek, chopped string beans, chopped red peppers, chopped spinach, and chopped onions each


• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped


• 6 cups of hot water


• 5 stems of parsley and dill each, stems removed


• 7-8 leaves of fresh mint


• 1-2 stems of basil


• a pinch of red pepper flakes and ground black pepper each

For the sauce

• a desert spoon of cornflour and whole wheat flour each


• 1/2 a small cup of no fat milk


• 1/2 a small cup of no fat yoghurt


• the yolk of 1 egg


• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice


• 1 teaspoon of vinegar


• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Directions

1. Boil the String beans in 5 cups of boiling water for 15 minutes. Then add the corn, chopped tomato, carrot, cellery, potato, leek, red pepper and cook for 10 more minutes.


2. Meanwhile in a sauce pan heat the corn and whole wheat flours untill you lose the odour and add the olive oil. Slowly add 1 cup of hot water and mix so that it doesn't get lumpy.


3. Add the yoghurt, milk, egg yolk, vinegar, and lemon juice to the sauce pan and mix.


4. Add the sauce to the soup mixture slowly and continue to mix.


5. Next add the chopped cauliflower, broccoli, onion, spinach, garlic and green peas and cook for 10-15 more minutes.


6. When serving top the soup with parsley, dill, mint and basil leaves. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes and ground black pepper.
   

I'm sure you have many many questions

• If you prefer the texture thin, add 2 more cups of hot water.


• If you are going to add canned garnish instead of the potato, carrot and peas, add the garnish 5 minutes before you take the soup off the heat.


• You may not have all these ingredients ready at home. Don't worry you can use what you have already. It's a good way of being frugal by using bits and pieces in the kitchen.


• This soup is a good serving to get a full stomach.


• Don't tell me that "There are only 29 ingredients!" Add the 30th yourself!

String Beans with Basil and Yoghurt

String beans are always one of the most preferred vegetables of summer. Many kinds of dishes can be prepared from string beans. This time I will explain a cold dish of string beans with yoghurt. I tried it the first time, and it's very tasty. Don't look anywhere else, you can only find this recipe here!


Ingredients

• 1 kg of string beans
• 1 cup of corn flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 a cup of beer
• 1/2 a cup of olive oil
• 500 gr of yoghurt
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon of dry basil
• salt

Directions

1. Cut the end bits off of the string beans, chop them into 7-8cm pieces wash them and boil them in hot water for 30 minutes.
2. Beat the eggs and beer in a large bowl and add the ground black pepper, basil, corn flour, and string beans. Mix them all up.
3. Fry this mixture in the olive oil you have heated up in a pan. When fried take the string beans out onto kitchen paper to get rid of the excess oil.
4. Crush the garlic and mix with the yoghurt. Serve the fried string beans with the yoghurt and add a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Don't ask, I won't tell!

• Don't throw away the water you boiled the string beans in. Use it later to boil pasta or to make soup.
• You can also serve this dish without yoghurt. Try it with a few slices of tomato and a few drops of lemon juice.
• Buy fresh string beans as much as you can from the market when it is in season. Can them, freeze them, or dry them in the oven. Do whatever you wish to preserve fresh string beans for the winter.

For Those who Love Sour Tastes: Smilax

I have previously given you the stir fry version of smilax which is also known as catbriers, greenbriers, prickly-ivys or sarsaparilla. I later decided to cook the stew version. This dish is the first of its kind, there are no other recipes out there. So if you would like to have a taste this sour dish, go ahead and try it out. Don't forget you can add yoghurt mixed with crushed garlic as a topping. They go wonderfully well together!


Ingredients

• 500gr of smilax
• 1 middle size onion, finely chopped
• 1 middle size tomato, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 a small cup of rice, washed in a strainer
• 1 desert spoon of red pepper paste
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1/2 a small cup of olive oil
• 4 cups of hot water
• salt

Directions

1. Remove the woody parts of the smilax, wash and chop.
2. Put the finely chopped onion in a pot with the olive oil and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add the chopped tomato, red pepper paste, washed rice and 4 cups of hot water.
4. Next add the chopped smilax and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and cook for 25 minutes.

Come on and ask!

• Use the soft bits of smilax, as in the picture. Remove the tough, woody parts.
• To eat with yoghurt mixed with crushed garlic, cook the smilax with less water.

Borage (Borago officinalis) Fried with Eggs

This wild plant is commonly found in the northern parts of Anatolia, but it is also found in the Mediterranean region and all around the world in temperate climates. Borage is known for its diuretic effect, it is a natural alternative for paracetamol and helps detoxification of the blood. "Borage" is also known as "starflower" and can be stir fried and pickled. I especially like the taste of the borage pickles, it has an extraordinary texture.


Ingredients

• 500gr of borage
• 2 eggs
• 1 small cup of corn flour
• 1/2 a small cup of olive oil
• a pinch of ground black pepper
• salt

Directions

1. Cut the leaves off of the borage and keep the stems. Cut the stems up into 2cm pieces and wash them up.
2. Boil in a pot of water for 2 minutes and strain.
3. In a bowl mix the eggs, corn flour, ground black pepper, salt and borage.
4. In a pan, heat the olive oil and pour your borage mixture into the pan.
5. Cook for 7-8 minutes and then turn the borage over with the help of the lid. Put the lid on the pan, turn the pan upside down so that the borage is on the lid. Take away the pan and turn it upright and slide the borage off of the lid into the pan.
6. Fry both sides evenly.
7. When fried put your borage onto kitchen paper, wait for 5 minutes and then serve.

Ofcourse you have have questions

• Shake the pan and turn it around from time to time so that it fries evenly.
• Practice fliping the borage to become an expert, your pals will admire you!

Green Lentil Soup with Vegetables

It's a known fact that green lentils are a rich source of protein. Always try to cook lentils frequently. There are so many ways lentils can be cooked I don't think it will be that difficult. Here is a lentil recipe with vegetables which makes lentils even more nourishing than they already are:

Ingredients

• 1 small cup of green lentils


• 1 middle size onion, chopped


• 1 middle size tomato, peeled and chopped


• 1 small carrot, scraped and chopped


• 2 green peppers, chopped


• 1 small red pepper, chopped


• 1 clove of garlic, chopped


• 6 small cups of hot water


• 1 desert spoon of red pepper paste


• 2 tablespoons of olive oil


• a pinch of ground black pepper


• salt

Directions

1. Wash the lentils and boil in enough water for 5 minutes, then strain.


2. Put the olive oil, chopped onions, carrots and peppers in a pot and cook for 2-3 minutes.


3. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes.


4. Add the lentils, red pepper paste, chopped garlic, salt, ground black pepper and 6 small cups of hot water and cook for 25 minutes on low heat.


5. It's ready to serve! You can sprinkle a pinch of red pepper flakes and add a few drops of lemon juice if you wish.

I'll answer before you ask!

• So many answers, but I'm O.K. with it. Come on and ask!


• We boil the green lentils first, to get rid of the dark color and so that it doesn't make gas.


• Don't forget to chop the carrots finely!