I went with a friend, and enjoyed it so much that I've been back with my husband, twice. One aspect we love is the food, especially some of the local specialities they serve. I enjoyed one particular dish, a kids of cold lentil pattie, so much that I asked for the recipe, but the language barrier meant I couldn't understand it when I got it!
So I was delighted to find the recipe on the Tesco Real Food website - Red Lentil Balls or Mercimek Koftesi. I bookmarked it months ago and finally got around to making them yesterday. The first thing I noticed was how incredibly easy they are to make - the reason I'd left it so long was that I thought I'd have to set aside a whole afternoon for them - and the second was how cheap they are too. I made half the quantity given, and I reckon it cost around £1 in total, which made a generous helping for 3 or a starter for 4-6. You may find it costs you a little more if you don't buy spices and lentils in bulk and have fresh parsley in the garden, as I do.
And the third thing I noticed? That they were absolutely delicious! Not quite as smooth textured as those I'd had in Turkey, but I presume that's because our bulghur is a coarser texture than was used in the originals, but apart from that I reckon this recipe absolutely nails it!
I'm joining in with Bookmarked Recipes over at tinned Tomatoes and Credit Crunch Munch at Fab Food 4 All and Fuss Free Flavours
Credit Crunch Munch recipes is a blog hop - you can join in and see the other entries here
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I have a giant bag of red lentils and lost a recipe I had earmarked so am glad to find a replacement that looks easy, and easy too!
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