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Ulfet made this for iftaar during ramadaan. It is so delicious, even people who dont like eggplant are goin to fall in love with this one!! This is a winner my friends!!!

Ingredients:
2 medium sized egg plants roasted in oven or open flame (If you are baking it in the oven, then poke some holes through it)
2 -8 oz mushrooms
1 onion medium size chopped
oil, salt
1 1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp flour
mozarella cheese for topping

Keep the eggplant for baking in the oven first.

In the mean time, sautee the onion in oil in a pan. When the onion is transparent, add the chopped mushrooms.

Cook till the water left by mushroom evaporates.

Add the flour to this. Mix well for about 2 mins.
Back to the eggplant. Peel the outer layer of the eggplant, slowly with the help of a knife.

Then, add the roasted eggplants in a bowl with cold water and lemon juice and let it soak for about 5 mins).

Remove the eggplants and squeeze out the water.

Then chop them.

Add the eggplants to the mushrooms.

Add the milk and seasoning to this.

Boil till the sauce thickens and the milk is gone.

Pour this in your desired baking (Serving) dish, top with mozarella cheese and bake.

I wouldnt classify this as a super easy dish, but worth trying once, and if you get it right then thats great!!

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Similar to the earlier recipe of kolay pogaca, except that you make little circles and then add your toppings on it.
By Ulfet.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp yeast,
1 1/2 tbsp sugar,
warm water (enough to soak the sugar and yeast)
1 cup warm milk,
1 cup oil
1 egg
salt
all purpose flour

For the toppings:
green pepper, chopped/sliced
cherry tomatoes, sliced
cheese (mozarella, turkish cheese, feta cheese, spanish cheese, or a combination of these)

Let yeast, sugar and warm water sit for about 10-15 mins, till the surface is bubbly. Now add the warm milk, oil, salt, and egg. Mix a little bit. Now start adding flour spoon by spoon. Knead the dough a million times (kidding!) but yes lots of times, adding flour in between and again knead. Finally stop adding the flour when the dough does not stick to the sides of the mixing bowl.

Now pull our little 1 1/2 inch bits from the dough. Roll it out with a little flour. Arrange on your baking tray. Follow the same till the dough is finished.

Let it sit for about 15-20 mins till it rises. Now add your toppings, starting with cheese, then the vegetables. Press the vegetables in the dough a little bit.

Brush the sides with egg yellow and bake at 350 deg F. Then finally broil till the top is golden red.

Cover with a kitchen towel for a few minutes. Then serve!!

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Ulfet showed me how to make this. The important thing she says is to keep mixing the dough till its airy, so your breads will be fluffy. And you will also develop stronger muscles

You can make any kind/shape bread with this dough. You can make mini pizzas using the same dough.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp yeast,
1 1/2 tbsp sugar,
warm water (enough to soak the sugar and yeast)
1 cup warm milk,
1 cup oil
1 egg
salt
all purpose flour
sesame seeds and 1 egg yellow

Method:

Let yeast, sugar and warm water sit for about 10-15 mins, till the surface is bubbly. Now add the warm milk, oil, salt, and egg. Mix a little bit. Now start adding flour spoon by spoon. Knead the dough a million times (kidding!) but yes lots of times, adding flour in between and again knead. Finally stop adding the flour when the dough does not stick to the sides of the mixing bowl.

Divide the dough in 3 parts, using a little flour, and a rolling pin, roll out into flat discs. Using a pizza cutter, make about 6-8 cuts passing through the center.
At this point, you can either put cheese filling/meat filling/potato filling, basically any filling of your choice.

Roll it to form mini croissants.

Arrange on a baking tray, let it rise for about 15-20 mins. Then brush the tops with egg yellow, sprinkle black sesame seeds and bake at 350 deg F. Finally broil for a couple of minutes.

Wait a few minutes, before you serve. (You may make this in advance, and freeze it after its completely cooled. When you need to serve, thaw on your countertop for about half an hour, then just microwave and serve!)

This is so good, as breakfast, snack, anytime!

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This is a yummy soup for winters especially. I had this sometime back at Ulfet’s house, god knows how she knows these many recipes!!!!

Ingredients:
chicken stock/broth 2 cups
one carrot grated
1 and half tbsp all purpose flour
oil for cooking
1 cup cold water
salt as per taste
lemon juice 1/2 tsp

First heat oil and then add the flour to it. Constantly keep stirring it, or the flour will burn. Now put the cold water, then chicken stock and the carrot. Boil till you get yellowish color and the soup is thickened (the carrots will leave out their color in the soup). Keep stirring all the time. Add lemon juice, and then finally add salt. Thats it! simple enough huh?

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