12/18/11

Eggplant salad

  It is my favorite one, because whenever I made it and presented to my guests they loved it without any doubts. So, you'll need eggplants, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable oil for frying and greens (the best one is dill). 



                                                   Peel and slice eggplant


                                          Dip slices of eggplant in the egg


                                        Fry them in vegetable oil


                            Put them in deep bowl and again continue fry others


                              Squeeze 2 or 3 tomatoes juice on the fried eggplants


                                       Then sprinkle with grated garlic, and greens. 


         You should make several layers of it and close the bowl, leave for 2-3 hours in refrigerator







12/8/11

Uzbek pilaf

   At last I have a chance to make our traditional pilaf at home and post it for you. Uzbek pilaf is "The King of Uzbek cuisine". And for cooking it you'll need equal portions of carrot with rice. Cause uzbeks say that the secret of our pilaf is using a lot of carrot, it changes taste - try it and you'll see. So, for 500 grams carrot 500 grams of rice, meat (as you wish), vegetable oil (real pilaf we make by using lamb fat, but some people consider that it is not light, so you can use any vegetable oil). 























                                Add cold water and let to boil about 30-45 minutes






                          Add warm water for while, I prefer put some salt water


           Add the rice, some boiled water, it should cover the rice. Wait until water boiling


                                                   Add the salt and cumin












                                        Leave for 30-40 minutes











12/3/11

Apple cookies (elmalı kurabiye)

  Very simple apple cookies for tea time. For the dough you'll need 250 gr margarine, 200 gr vegetable oil, 200 gr powdered sugar, 1 tea spoon baking soda (sprinkle with lemon juice) and flour. The dough should be soft.
  Stuffing: 2 apples, 1 soup spoon sugar.