Sunday, November 27, 2011

PIYAZ RECIPE (ANTALYA BEAN SALAD). KABAK TATLISI RECIPE (PUMPKIN DESSERT)

PIYAZ    (ANTALYA BEAN SALAD)
KABAK   RECIPE  (PUMPKIN DESSERT)
Two weeks ago, I published a guest post from my  special guest blogger, Mr Isa  from Antalya the magnificent city  of Turkey.
Isa is currently pursuing a Masters Program in Political Science and International Relations at a university in Turkey. Having a great passion on political sciences, I am quite surprised that he is also a great cook!  
Many thanks to you Isa for your willingness to do this guest post for me, of which I have divided it in two parts.
Part 1 was published 2 weeks ago:

Finally, here is Part 2, do visit Isa, one of our aspiring student bloggers at his main blog-

Isa’s other blogs- on the various tribes of Turkey.
Isa's personal bog, 
http://isaburakgonca.blogspot.com
PART 2
MENU:
-  Piyaz (Antalya Bean Salad) 
-    Kabak Tatlısı (Pumpkin Dessert) 
NORTHERN BEANS OR WHITE BEANS
  
   
Piyaz (Antalya Bean Salad) 
Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked beans (northern beans)
1 onion cut finely in half-moons
1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
1 or two hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 tomato, diced
1/4 cup tahini
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic, minced
NORTHERN BEANS OR WHITE BEANS
Tahini or sesame paste (Arabic: طحي‎), is a paste of ground sesame seeds used in cooking. The Arabic word tahin (طحين) simply means flour.
Tahini is a major component of humus (chickpeas with tahini) . It is sold fresh or dehydrated.
The method of cooking:
First, boil the beans. Then, parsley, garlic, dried and fresh onion rings for sure.
Put a little salt and blend in the oil. Sesame oil, garlic, lemon juice and mix them well
Pour over the salad that you make. The remaining oil, vinegar, pepper, drizzles clapped
Garnish with egg and olive.
Kabak Tatlısı (Pumpkin Dessert)
Ingredients:
1 pound of pumpkin
3 cups granulated sugar
Sesame Oil (Tahini)
Wa
lnuts
The method of cooking:
Slice the pumpkins. Pumpkins sorting them in a pot sprinkle with powdered sugar. After waiting at least 2-3 hours, and cook over low heat their water. Pumpkins after cooking, place in oven. Cook 10 minutes more. After cooling the pumpkins serving dish, pour sesame oil on them and sprinkle with walnuts.
Antalya city
Antalya is set on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, also known as the Turkish Riviera. It is Turkey’s biggest international sea resort, with a mixed of traditional and cosmopolitan activities and excellent shopping centers and foodies. .
The sea and sun, beaches and moon, breathtaking waterfalls and authentic  localities
such as Olympos or the Taurus Mountains makes Antalya virtually a wonderland.  Here
are  a few more pictures on Antalya city.
One of the sacred animals in Turkey is the  Turkic  Dragon (Zilant- Ejderha)
Isa’s other blogs- on the various tribes and culture of Turkey.  


75 comments:

  1. Its sure a gorgeous place to visit and with the many others I have line up to go to, this will be one of it.

    The pumpkin pie is so simple to make and oozes with flavors.

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  2. Hello Wan, very interesting post. Sure would love to visit Turkey one of these days.
    And the food displayed here looks tantalizingly delicious.
    From what little I know of Turkey, I guess it's a beautiful country with a mixture of European and Middle Eastern cultures....making it more exotic.
    Love the last pic......

    We here have a lot of immigrants from Turkey, as well Gypsy Roma people too.
    That's a nice beach dinner picture you have. Very romantic. And lobsters too. Do I hear soft Hawaiian music playing in the background, and the moon just rising over the horizon.....
    Have a pleasant week.
    Keep a song in your heart.
    Lee.

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  3. Yummy, Yummy!
    Very beautiful pictures.

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  4. I like both salad and dessert. Bookmarking them as I find easy to prepare it.

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  6. hi nava, when will be your next holiday...thanks for visiting and giving your sweeet comments which i believe Isa will like them, have a nice day

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  7. Hi Lee, happy to read your comments, thanks so much for your kind visit.
    Yes, i love the pic- beach dinner, hawaian music would be great when dining. i know antalya has these too, should you go there...let there be a moonlight :)
    have a nice day

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  8. Hi Julie thanks for visiting, i am so obligated to you, i just dont know what suitable recipe to give you yet..hang on dear..

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  9. Hi Ana, hi hi thanks for coming..see you ok, will be there..have a nice day

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  10. Hi uma, thhnks for the visit and comment, just read on your coconut rice recipe..cool

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  11. hi Jasna, i thought you have been busy lately, have a wonderful week, thanks for being here

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  12. Hi IBG, thank you very much for being my guest blogger... hey where is your turkish delight..
    wow! new design huh...cool Isa, all your blogs have been seriously given facelifts-my opinion- much better now. have a nice day

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  13. Simply delectable! Thanks to Isa and you for introducing Turkish cuisine...

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  14. Wow, that's so interesting. I love how you combined a bit of food with a bit of history, and a bit of geography. And Antalya is definitely a beautiful place!

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  15. hi treat and tricks, glad you came by and like the recipes posted by Isa.

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  16. hi andreaa, many thanks for your visit , glad you like the poost. have a wonderful week

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  17. I wish I could visit Turkey someday...
    And regarding the bean salad, can you tell me what types of bean to use? Or any beans would do?

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  18. Now I realised what tahini is. I have been browsing many recipe book that uses tahini but did not know what it is actually made of. Lovely photos.

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  19. What a beautiful post!!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  20. Hi malay kadazan girl. how is your garden growing..thank for visiting and the sweet comments..glad know what tahini is now, have a nice day

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  21. hi Prathima Rao, thanks for your visit and comment. have a nice day

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  22. hi shanti, thanks for coming over with your sweet comments

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  23. Hello! I am from Antalya in Turkey. I am Isa's friend. He's cool and a highly intelligent person. Antalya's food are very delicious. A lot of people will tell you that you should taste them.

    http://mehmetaydinerphoto.blogspot.com

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  24. the salad looks simple and healthy..Turkey is a lovely place..thank you for the pix..passing by Wan..thank you for your reply on my mail *hugs* ;)

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  25. Hi! My name is Anvar from Tatarstan. I'm Isa's friend from the university. He is my best friend. If you are friends with him, that is to say you are very lucky. Because he is a great man. 2 times I had a chance to go to Antalya. Indeed, you can see Antalya where is the one of the few great cities in the world.

    I do not have a blog. But you can send me mail,

    anvar-valiev@yandex.ru

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  26. both the recipes and writup is good
    as u asked u can post myrecent recipe as guest post
    as i earler pot u my culture as punjabi u can mention that also if u like beacuse in foriegn there are many punjabis.

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  27. Another great post! Looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe and some pictures of Turkey. It looks beautiful! :)

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  28. I appreciate for your wonderful post. Delicious food and the pictures are very beautiful.

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  29. Waoo, its unique :)
    by the way Piyaz is an urdu word also which means Onion :) Interesting hyna !

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  30. hi mehmet, thanks for coming over, we like your sweet comments and we also have fallen in love with Antalya, the magnificent city of Turkey..

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  31. hi babli, nice of you to come over and always visit my new post. thanks for the lovely comments.

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  32. hi creative mind, ok piyaz =means onion . The salad dish look so appetizing. thanks for your visit dear

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  33. Hi Nashnordin- PIYAZ means BEAN SALAD IN TURKEY. ANTALIYA PIYAZ is different from those in other parts of Turkey.
    PIYAZ is usually prepared using NORTHERN BEANS (White beans). I have added a photo of this in my guest post. Thank you for your visit and comment.

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  34. Hi sie, you should not have come, cos you are really not in good health at all these few weeks.
    but since you came, thanks for your visit and sweet comments. take care

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  35. Hi Anvar, thank you for visiting, yes my guest post is your good friend Isa, a very talented guy and an ardent writer on Antalya. Have a wonderful day, Antalya sure is a beautiful city

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  36. hi santosh, ok will do. have a nice day, thanks for your visit and comment

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  37. hi balqis, many thanks for visiting and for the sweet comments from you. have a wonderful day.

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  38. Lovely and yummy Turkish cuisine. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  39. Such beautiful pictures and yummy recipes. That salad sounds really, really tasty.

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  40. What a comforting bean dish! Thanks, Wan, for introducing another great food lover.

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  41. Adorei o post, lugar lindo *-*
    beijos !

    divamaisbela.blospot.com

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  42. Hi Mehmet, Anvar and Rhana Bassanesi (Diva Mais Bela). My dear friends, I am very happy to see you here. Thanks for your nice comments..

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  43. interesting recipes and lovely clicks..

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  44. que lugar mais lindooooooooo

    adorei!

    bjos

    http://floresmaquiadas.blogspot.com/

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  45. hi zareena, thanks for the visit and comment, have a nice day

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  46. It seems to be very delicious. Turkey is a very beautiful country, my father went there in Ankara. I will visit if I got a chance.

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  47. hi kriste, thanks for coming, i am glad you like the salad. have a nice day

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  48. hi angie, glad you like the recipe, great- coming from you. have a nice day

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  49. Hi Diva, thanks for your visit, i am glad you like Isa's post here. in this blog he gave 2 recipes from turkey- cool huh?

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  50. hi sobha, as usual many thanks for coming over with your sweet comments

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  51. hi Elaine, thank you for coming here to read Isa's post and also for the comment, have a nice day

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  52. hi sarang mangi, thanks for coming, hope you get to go for a holiday to Antalya one day..if you do do, call Isa, my guest here..have a nice day

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  53. I never knew how to eat pumpkins since I was small, wonder why my family did not include this in our daily diet.. only learnt how to appreciate this wonderful fruit/vege? after I married.

    To imagine until today, I have not brought home a single pumpkin into my kitchen?

    This pumpkin desert sure looks good..

    Beautiful pictures..tks for sharing this article here.

    Cheers

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  54. Hi Wan! good and healthy menu we have here....:) we have one politician in the house!!!!

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  55. Thank you EVERYONE for your sweet comments. In Antalya flowers flowers flowers everywhere, lovely romantic holiday atmoshere. Shortly I can say that you should see all these by yourself http://antalya-magnificent-city.blogspot.com. Not only sea and beaches, a large mount of cultural trips, different animation trips for any tipe of personality found here. People of Antalya very kind and helpful. ANTALYA is place where you should visit!!!

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  56. hi katrina, thank you for visiting and for the sweet comments, never knew you learnt to eat pumpkin only much later in life. i like it because it is very nutritous.

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  57. Hi Isa, many thanks for your willingness to do this guest post for my blog.
    I am hopeful, both guest posts will be very beneficial to you.
    YESTERDAY WHEN I CHECK AT GOOGLES SEARCH.. THE RECIPE IS LISTED ON PAGE 2 #5 CONGRATS among 35000 results. you want to surf,nmjust type the word- piyaz salad recipe

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  58. hi cindyrina, yes one politician from turkey ha ha
    thanks for visiting, have a nice day

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  59. Hi I am Christina. I am Isa's friend. He is very good and smart. Antalya is undoubtedly one of the world's most beautiful places. Each summer our family goes to Antalya. I am very happy to see my friend here... Have a nice day.
    Greetings from Sweden.

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  60. hi christina, thank you for your visit and happy to note that you like Isa's post here..wow you go to antalya every summer- must be a beautiful city and a great holiday destination..
    have a wonderful day

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  61. hi, frinds i'm new comers in your blog.introduce me. nice post...........

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  62. hi robotronicsschool- what a long name huh :)
    thank you for visiting Isa's post over here. yes, you are welcome. will visit you soon. have a wonderful day..

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  63. hi peachkins, thanks for coming over and how are you, anymore 3 hour one-way journey to your kid's school..you are a great mummy. have a wonderful day

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  64. Antalya City Blog is a great blog for those of you interested in visiting Antalya for the first or the fifteenth time. I suggest you take a moment to look through the articles posted on this top notch city scape site:

    http://antalya-magnificent-city.blogspot.com/

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  65. hi Jim, welcome to this blog and thank you for your visit and sweet comments on antalya..
    many people like to go visit turkey, especially istanbul and antalya. have a nice day to you.

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  66. hi nisha, thanks for coming over and for the comment..have a nice day

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  67. yet another interesting way of cooking pumpkins!

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