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Turkish Fish Sandwich

My Turkish Fish Sandwich recipe is so easy to make and just like the ones that you find in sizzling stalls in Istanbul along the Bosphorus.

Chocolate and Halva Mosaic Cake

Chocolate and Halva Mosaic Cake is a really easy dessert that looks so impressive. The chocolate is set with nuts and biscuits.

Twice Cooked Aubergine Kebab

This twice cooked or kilis kebab is such a wonderful example of how refined Turkish food can be, is smoky and rich and so easy to make.

Turkish Pide with Sujuk and Cheese

My easy Turkish pide recipe has a very simple topping of Sujuk - a smoked beef sausage - and loads of cheese. Classic Turkish street food

Muhammara – Red Pepper and Walnut Dip

Made with red peppers and smoky Turkish pepper flakes, my muhammara recipe is fabulous as part of a meze or with eggs in the morning.

Turkish Prawns with Feta – Karides

The ultimate seaside dish, these juicy prawns cooked in butter and chilli are such a great addition to a shared dinner with salad and bread.

One of my favourite drinks is a Tommy’s Margarita; more tequila and less everything else, and I like a spicy tajin rim. Click for the full recipe.

Lamb Cutlet Fattah

This is my version of a very traditional Middle Eastern dish where the meat would be covered in a rich tahini sauce and then showered in different toppings.

Persian rice – Tahdig

This elegant rice recipe is cooked in two stages to give you the perfect Persian tahdig, a crispy layer of rice, pan fried in butter until crunchy.

Aubergine Ghormeh Sabzi

My vegetarian version of the classic Persian stew, gormez sabzi, is a wonderfully fragrant dinner party dish. This vegetarian recipe is very easy to make.