Main Dishes - Turkish Cuisine Recipes

10 Recipes

İskender Kebab

Thinly sliced döner lamb over torn pide bread, drenched in hot tomato sauce and poured-over browned butter.

Hand-minced spicy lamb kofta pressed onto wide flat skewers and grilled over charcoal, served with bulgur pilav.

Seasoned lamb and veal stacked on a vertical spit, slowly roasted and shaved to order into flatbread with salad.

Paper-thin flatbread topped with a spiced minced meat paste, baked crisp and rolled with parsley and lemon.

Whole aubergine slow-braised in olive oil and stuffed with a fragrant mixture of onion, tomato, and garlic.

Tiny hand-pinched lamb dumplings boiled and served with garlicky yogurt, browned butter, and dried mint.

Ottoman braised lamb served over a velvety smoked aubergine and béchamel purée—Sultan's Delight.

Boat-shaped Turkish flatbread baked with toppings of minced meat, egg, or kaşar cheese and fresh herbs.

Seasoned ground lamb and beef patties mixed with onion and spices, grilled and served with flatbread and salad.

Cubes of marinated lamb or chicken threaded onto skewers with peppers and onions, grilled over charcoal.