THE TURKISH DISHES

Eggplant Recipes

  • Patlican Musakka

    Patlıcan musakka — Turkish eggplant moussaka — is the Turkish interpretation of a dish that appears, in various forms, across the entire former Ottoman… Continue reading

    Patlican Musakka

  • Karniyarik

    The name karnıyarık means “split belly” in Turkish — a playfully descriptive name for a dish in which plump whole eggplants are slit lengthwise and… Continue reading

    Karniyarik

  • Hunkar Begendi

    HĂĽnkar BeÄźendi — “The Sultan’s Delight” — is one of the most eloquent dishes in Ottoman palace cuisine: a velvety, smoky eggplant purĂ©e enriched with… Continue reading

    Hunkar Begendi

  • Saksuka

    ĹžakĹźuka is a vivid, deeply flavored vegetable dish of fried eggplant, zucchini, and peppers in a spiced tomato sauce — a preparation that sits at the… Continue reading