HüNKAR BEğENDI, A CLASSIC TURKISH RECIPE
Hünkar Beğendi (The Sultan's Delight) recipe. Hünkar Beğendi or Sultan's Delight, is an old Turkish recipe going back a few hundred years to the Ottoman Empire.
Provided by Azlin Bloor
Categories Main Course or Starter
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Place the aubergines over an open flame on a metal trivet and roast for about 15 - 20 minutes, turning from time to time, until the skin looks burnt and the aubergines are soft to the touch. You could also just place a sheet of foil over the gas flame, instead of a trivet. Leave to cool.
- Coat the lamb pieces with the flour, the chilli powder, the salt and a little freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over high heat, add the lamb and sugar and brown the lamb pieces for 5 minutes, turning the lamb frequently.
- Lower the heat down to medium and tip in the onion slices and fry for 2 minutes, again, stirring frequently.
- Add the garlic and capsicum (green pepper) and cook for a minute, stirring.
- Now add the tomatoes, tomato paste and oregano and stir for 30 seconds to mix everything thoroughly.
- Add the stock and bring to boil.
- Lower the heat right down, cover and leave to simmer for 1 - 1 and a half hours, until the lamb is cooked right through and beautifully tender.
- The aubergines should be fairly cool now, scrape out the soft pulp and place in a chopper. Throw away the skins.
- Chop or blend to a smooth purée and set aside.
- Now, let's make some Bechamel Sauce. Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the flour and whisk with a small whisk or wooden spoon for 2 minutes until the roux has thickened, is bubbling and gives off a lovely cooked aroma.
- Slowly, add the milk, whisking continuously. Be careful, the first drip will splutter.
- Cook the bechamel sauce for 4 - 5 minutes until it thickens to the consistency of custard.
- Take it off the heat and stir in both cheeses until they melt. Shouldn't take more than a minute.
- Now, stir in the aubergine purée, a pinch of salt and some freshly ground black pepper until it's all completely mixed in and you have a beautiful aubergine cheese sauce. Check the salt and add more if necessary.
- Stir in half the chopped parsley.
- You have 2 choices: serve the whole lot in a large platter or divide everything into individual plates. Whatever you go with, pour the smoky aubergine sauce onto a plate and top with the lamb stew.
- Scatter with the other half of the parsley and serve with plenty of bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507 kcal, Carbohydrate 39 g, Protein 32 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 682 mg, Fiber 12 g, Sugar 21 g, ServingSize 1 serving
TURKISH STYLE CHICKEN WITH HUNKAR BEGENDI
Steps:
- FOR CHICKEN: Brown chicken in a little olive oil. Place pieces in roasting pan, and then brown onions and garlic in oil from chicken. Add the 4 spices, and cook a bit longer. Add to chicken pieces in roasting pan, along with rest of ingredients, except walnuts. Roast for about 2 hours, until chicken is tender. Remove chicken pieces and cool them to handling temperature. Discard bay leaves. Remove skin and bones from chicken, and pull meat into large shred. Return meat to pan, mix and adjust seasonings. Heap onto serving platter and top with the nuts. Serve over Hunkar Begendi FOR HUNKAR BEGENDI: Poke holes in eggplants with a fork, and cook over hot coals or flames, close to heat source. Keep turning them so all four sides cook and turn dark brown and charred, and flesh inside becomes very soft. Hold top of eggplant with a towel, over a large bowl. Cut down the side, and scoop out the inside, into the bowl. Remove any pieces of charred skin that may fall in. Mash the pulp and whip with wire whisk, as you add lemon juice. Beat until it becomes light in color and broken down to a creamy consistency. Melt butter in pan and mix in flour. Slowly add half the milk and stir until thickened. Add a small grating of nutmeg. Add the eggplant, and cheese and heat a few minutes, stirring. Add more milk if it appears too thick. Season with Salt and Pepper. Serve with either stewed meat or Turkish Style Chicken heaped in the center.
HUNKAR BEGENDI
Steps:
- Take 4 medium-sized eggplants and make a few holes in each of them with a knife and place them on the baking tray. Bring the oven's heat to 200C (390F) and bake them for about 20 minutes.
- After eggplants are baked and softened peel them and then mash them and set them aside.
- Bring the heat to medium level. Then; place the olive oil in a frying pan and add the leg of lamb meat cubes and sauté until tender (about 10 minutes).
- Add the finely chopped onions and sliced garlic cloves and continue to sauté for about 2 minutes.
- Add the peeled and diced tomatoes, ground black pepper, salt, and tomato paste and continue to sauté for about 3 minutes.
- Add the 2 cups of boiled water and mix them well and close the frying pan lid.
- Bring the heat to a low level and cook for about 20 minutes to let the meat soften.
- While the meat is cooking, it is time to prepare the 'beğendi' (eggplant puree) part of the dish.
- Bring the heat to a medium level. Then; melt french butter in a frying pan and add ground flour and stir for about 3 minutes until the roux has thickened and gives a cooked aroma.
- Add the baked and mashed eggplants to the frying pan and stir the mix for about 2 minutes.
- Slowly, add the whole milk to the mix and stir continuously for about 3 minutes.
- Add salt and ground black pepper and cheese to the bechamel sauce and stir until cheese melts. Usually, melting cheese shouldn't take more than a minute.
- For serving; you can either place the entire eggplant puree mix onto a big serving plate and place the top with the lamb stew or you can make the same with individual plates. In both cases, the eggplant puree mix will be at the bottom and the lamb stew will be at the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
HUNKAR BEGENDI (TURKISH EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CREAM)
This literally translates as 'the Sultan's Delight', and it is that! The first time I had it, I fell in love. Mild, rich, buttery - it perfectly complemented the braised beef (in tomato sauce) that it was meant to accompany. This is a very subtle dish. If you want FLAVOUR, look elsewhere. This is flavourful in a more refined way, and also a lesson to our overly-spiced palates.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Grill eggplants whole without peeling them by holding over a flame and turning slowly, or prick skin in several places and set in hot oven.
- When the skin begins to break and the inside pulp feels soft, slip off the skin; discard sacs containing seeds and chop up pulp; put pulp in a saucepan.
- Mix lemon juice with pulp and simmer until very soft, stirring often (10-15 minutes).
- Meanwhile, melt butter, add flour to it and allow flour to brown.
- Beat the butter and flour mixture into the eggplant.
- Slowly add several tablespoons of hot milk and the nutmeg and continue beating until mixture resembles mashed potatoes.
- Lastly add several tablespoons of grated cheese and cook several minutes more.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 34.8, Sodium 105.2, Carbohydrate 34.2, Fiber 14.3, Sugar 9.8, Protein 6.5
TURKISH CHICKEN
I got this from a magazine (?) at the doctor's waiting room. We found to be so tasty! We usually make it in the oven but can't wait for the summer to try it on the barbecue...
Provided by Ayame
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1) Mix all seasoning with oil in a bowl.
- 2) Place chicken pieces in bowl and toss to coat.
- 3) Place in fridge for 10 min.
- 4) Preheat oven to 450.
- 5) Place chicken on one layer on a pan. Roast for 10 minute.
- 6) Pour 1/4 cup of fruit juice (I ususally use cranberry or orange) on top.
- 7) Roast for another 10 minute.
- 8) Test that chicken is done by cutting one of the thickest pieces. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.5, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 118.4, Sodium 107.2, Protein 24.4
HUNKAR BEGENDI
Turkish lamb stew with creamy eggplant sauce, from Claudia Roden. Cheddar or parmesan may be substituted for the kasseri cheese.
Provided by Sass Smith
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Stew: Fry the onion in the oil till soft. Add meat and brown. Add garlic and cook for a few seconds longer.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Add water to cover and simmer with the lid on for about 1 or 1 1/2 hours, till meat is very tender.
- If necessary, add more water or let the sauce reduce a bit to get a good saucy consistency.
- Eggplant Sauce: Prick eggplants all over and roast in a very hot oven (500 degrees or as hot as your oven goes) for 30 minutes, until eggplants soften and skin chars. Cool and peel carefully.
- Put lemon juice in a bowl of water and put peelec eggplants in acidified water to keep them white.
- Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and stiur over very low heat for 2 minutes or until well-blended. Remove from the heat and add milk gradually, beating vigorously. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Cook ove rlow heat for 15 minutes, until sauce thickens.
- Drain the eggplants in a colander and squeeze out as much water and juice as possible. Chop in the colander and mash with a fork (I think this step is meant to allow additional drainage).
- Mix with the milk sauce until well blended. Return to the heat, add grated cheese, stir until melted and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve the stew with the eggplant cream in a ring around it. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.7, Fat 24.6, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 91.7, Sodium 145.7, Carbohydrate 17, Fiber 4, Sugar 5.7, Protein 20.7
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