Turkish Pasta With Yoghurt Mint Sauce Recipes

TURKISH PASTA WITH YOGHURT MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Directions.
• 1.Cook onions in olive oil til soft, add meat, jalapenos, thyme, parsley til meat is browned. Stir in a few tablespoons of water and season with salt and pepper and simmer 10 mins (add more water in necessary).
• 2.To make the yoghurt sauce put all ingredients in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon til creamy, set aside on a warm spot on the stove.
• 3.Cook and drain pasta, toss with the meat sauce in a serving bowl. Pour the yoghurt sauce over top.
• 4.For the topping, heat butter til frothy and add paprika and cayenne. cook for a few seconds and drizzle over the youghurt sauce.
• 5.Top with fresh mint leaves in desired.
• 6.Enjoy!

MANTI (TURKISH 'RAVIOLI' WITH YOGURT SAUCE)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt, mint, and ravioli. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the ravioli float to the top, then drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in paprika, and keep warm as the ravioli are cooking. Stir garlic into the yogurt.
• To serve, place the drained ravioli onto a serving platter or individual plates. Spoon the yogurt on top of the ravioli, then ladle paprika butter over top.

PASTA WITH TURKISH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Yogurt Cheese (Labaneh): Line a strainer with 2 layers of cheesecloth; place the strainer over a bowl and pour the yogurt into the strainer; set aside at room temperature for at least 8 hours or until very, very thick.
• If using the garlic, push it through a garlic press and stir into the thickened labaneh.
• Refrigerate.
• Pasta: Make sure labaneh is at room temperature; boil the pasta in salted water until al dente; drain and return to the pot, stirring until all liquid has evaporated.
• Add the paprika to the melted butter; toss the butter mixture and yogurt cheese with the pasta; season with salt and pepper.

TURKISH PASTA WITH GROUND BEEF (YOGURTLU KIYMALI MAKARNA) (GLUTE

Steps:

• Bring a small amount of salted water to a boil, add garlic with skin on and cook for 7 minutes. Drain, slip from skins and crush with a fork.
• Stir yoghurt with crushed garlic, mint & freshly squeezed lemon juice until smooth, set in refrigerator.
• Grate English cucumber and set in a sieve, sprinkle with sea salt. Let drain 15 minutes.
• Squeeze out liquid from cucumber and mix with yogurt mixture. Add more sea salt and lemon to taste if needed.
• Bring salted water for pasta to a boil.
• Peel onions. Cut and chop in a food processor until a pulp.
• Heat olive oil over medium high, add onions and reduce heat cooking until transparent.
• Add 1 tbs butter, parsley and lean ground beef and cook until no more pink shows, stirring to break apart often.
• Add Baharat, If using Turkish skip the fresh mint or add fresh mint now. Add sea salt to taste. Cook until done.
• While frying the meat, cook pasta as per package directions. Drain and add lots of butter (2 tbs) & the sweet paprika. Mix.
• Add ground beef and mix with pasta or if preferred place pasta on serving dishes and spoon ground beef over top. Serve with Cakik (yogurt sauce) and a fresh salad.
• Enjoy :D.