Middle Eastern & Mediterranean

Turkish Adana Kebabs

Turkish Adana Kebabs

Turkish Adana Kebabs get their name from Adana, a city in Turkey, where they have said to have originated. Adana kebabs are traditionally made of minced lamb on a skewer and they are grilled over charcoal. They are mildly spicy, tender and juicy. The recipe…

Moroccan Style Chicken

Moroccan Style Chicken

Moroccan Style Chicken with spices, lemons, olives & vegetables is an easy one pot dinner. The succulent and tender chicken is full of flavour and makes a perfect warm comforting dinner. I tweaked the traditional chicken tagine recipe. The traditional Moroccan dish of meat, braised with…

Spinach & Cheese Gozleme

Spinach & Cheese Gozleme

Crispy, golden Turkish flatbread stuffed with Spinach and Feta cheese. It’s one of my favourite flat bread recipe. Easy 3 ingredient dough with no yeast. In Turkey Gozleme is traditionally eaten at breakfast or as a side/snack. It is actually so light and at the…

Greek Chicken Gyros

Greek Chicken Gyros

Gyros are Greek version of doner kebab or shawarma. It is typically made with lamb, beef or chicken wrapped in pita bread along with onions, tomatoes and tzakiti sauce. A quick and eay weeknight meal. Its amazing how very few ingredients gives such an amazing…

Basbousa

Basbousa

A delicious semolina, coconut and yoghurt cake topped with almonds and drizzled with sugar syrup. Basbousa is popular throughout Middle East and is often found in the pastry and sweet shops. There are many different versions of this semolina cake. The Turkish name for the cake is…

Falafels

Falafels

Falafel is a Middle Eastern dish popular with its origins in Middle Eastern Countries but its popular across the world. Its made out of chickpeas or sometimes fava beans. They are served as entrée with Hummus or Garlic sauce or can be made into delicious…

Shakshuka (Middle Eastern Eggs)

Shakshuka (Middle Eastern Eggs)

Poached Eggs simmered in tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices. Shakshuka is a simple and satisfying Middle Eastern dish perfect for any meal of the day. Shakshuka is a dish common in Middle East and North Africa. It’s made from tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices, and…

Turkish Chicken Doner Kebab

Turkish Chicken Doner Kebab

Doner kebab originated in Turkey but to say that it is a dish truly embraced by the world wouldn’t be wrong. So many cultures and countries have taken them and made them their own by making little variations. But the main idea remains the same,…