Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, full turkish lunch. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Full Turkish Lunch is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Full Turkish Lunch is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook full turkish lunch using 31 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Full Turkish Lunch:
- Make ready For the Roasted Chicken:
- Prepare 1.5 Kg chicken (legs and thighs)
- Get Spices: salt, pepper, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp dried oregano
- Take 2 chilis
- Prepare 8-10 pcs tomatoes
- Make ready 3 limes or lemon
- Get 4 sprigs rosemary and thyme (or 2 tsps each if dried)
- Prepare 1 cup chicken stock or water
- Get For the Kofta Balls:
- Get 1 Kg Beef Mince
- Take Spices (powder): salt, pepper, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp cinnamon
- Make ready Mozzarella (small cubes)
- Get For the Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:
- Take 2 cups diced pineapples
- Prepare half a red onion
- Take 2 tomatoes
- Get Salt and pepper
- Make ready Parsley
- Get For the Pita Bread:
- Take 1 1/2 cups flour (bread flour or all-purpose flour)
- Make ready 1/2 cup water
- Take 1 packet or 2 1/4 tsp of active dry yeast
- Prepare 3 tsp oil
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1 tbps sugar
- Prepare For the Hummus:
- Prepare 2 cups canned chickpeas
- Prepare 1/2 cup tahini
- Prepare 1/4 cup olive oil
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic
- Take Salt and Pepper
Steps to make Full Turkish Lunch:
- Mediterranean Roast Chicken:
- Season the chicken with the spices then zest and juice one lime and rub it on the chicken. Set aside for at least 30 minutes (you can do this the night before).
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Prepare the roasting pan. Roughly chop the tomatoes and the other 2 limes. Chop and add the chili in the tray. Season then pour the stock or water then place a grill or rack on top for the chicken.
- Cook for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Rest the chooks and take the roasting pan to the stove to make the sauce. Remove the limes and crush the tomatoes. Stir and reduce. This will be the sauce for the kofta. Add more stock or water if needed.
- Kofta Balls:
- Mix all the spices with the minced beef. Shape into golf-sized ball then push the mozzarella cubes in the center then reshape. Shallow fry in a skillet until cooked.
- Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:
- On a dry pan, caramelize the pineapple until a little brown then chop into small cubes. Mix with finely chopped onion and garlic. Season and add chopped tomatoes and parsley.
- Pita Bread:
- Mix together the flour, yeast, salt, oil, sugar and water until it forms a rough dough.
- Transfer to a floured surface then knead until dough is smooth and supple.
- Set aside to prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Punch down and divide into 8 or 10 balls. Roll-out each ball thinly.
- On a dry pan, cook the bread on each side until light brown. Wrap the stack of pita bread in a cheese cloth or clean towel to keep it soft and warm.
- Hummus:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender then blitz away. You can drizzle the oil into the blender while it's mixing to avoid splitting. Adjust the salt as you see fit. Bon appetit.
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