Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, full turkish lunch. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Full Turkish Lunch is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Full Turkish Lunch is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have full turkish lunch using 31 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Full Turkish Lunch:
- Prepare For the Roasted Chicken:
- Prepare 1.5 Kg chicken (legs and thighs)
- Take Spices: salt, pepper, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp dried oregano
- Prepare 2 chilis
- Get 8-10 pcs tomatoes
- Make ready 3 limes or lemon
- Prepare 4 sprigs rosemary and thyme (or 2 tsps each if dried)
- Prepare 1 cup chicken stock or water
- Get For the Kofta Balls:
- Get 1 Kg Beef Mince
- Get Spices (powder): salt, pepper, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp cinnamon
- Prepare Mozzarella (small cubes)
- Make ready For the Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:
- Take 2 cups diced pineapples
- Get half a red onion
- Take 2 tomatoes
- Take Salt and pepper
- Get Parsley
- Make ready For the Pita Bread:
- Take 1 1/2 cups flour (bread flour or all-purpose flour)
- Get 1/2 cup water
- Prepare 1 packet or 2 1/4 tsp of active dry yeast
- Take 3 tsp oil
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 tbps sugar
- Get For the Hummus:
- Get 2 cups canned chickpeas
- Prepare 1/2 cup tahini
- Get 1/4 cup olive oil
- Get 2 cloves garlic
- Prepare Salt and Pepper
Steps to make Full Turkish Lunch:
- Mediterranean Roast Chicken:
- Season the chicken with the spices then zest and juice one lime and rub it on the chicken. Set aside for at least 30 minutes (you can do this the night before).
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Prepare the roasting pan. Roughly chop the tomatoes and the other 2 limes. Chop and add the chili in the tray. Season then pour the stock or water then place a grill or rack on top for the chicken.
- Cook for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Rest the chooks and take the roasting pan to the stove to make the sauce. Remove the limes and crush the tomatoes. Stir and reduce. This will be the sauce for the kofta. Add more stock or water if needed.
- Kofta Balls:
- Mix all the spices with the minced beef. Shape into golf-sized ball then push the mozzarella cubes in the center then reshape. Shallow fry in a skillet until cooked.
- Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:
- On a dry pan, caramelize the pineapple until a little brown then chop into small cubes. Mix with finely chopped onion and garlic. Season and add chopped tomatoes and parsley.
- Pita Bread:
- Mix together the flour, yeast, salt, oil, sugar and water until it forms a rough dough.
- Transfer to a floured surface then knead until dough is smooth and supple.
- Set aside to prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Punch down and divide into 8 or 10 balls. Roll-out each ball thinly.
- On a dry pan, cook the bread on each side until light brown. Wrap the stack of pita bread in a cheese cloth or clean towel to keep it soft and warm.
- Hummus:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender then blitz away. You can drizzle the oil into the blender while it's mixing to avoid splitting. Adjust the salt as you see fit. Bon appetit.
Foods That Can Make Your Mood Better
A lot of us believe that comfort foods are not good for us and that we must avoid them. However, if your comfort food is candy or junk food this is true. Other times, though, comfort foods can be totally healthy and it’s good for you to eat them. Some foods actually do improve your mood when you consume them. When you feel a little down and are needing an emotional pick-me-up, test out some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are terrific for helping you battle depression. Just make sure that you don’t throw away the egg yolk. When you want to cheer yourself up, the egg yolk is the most vital part of the egg. Eggs, specifically the egg yolks, are loaded with B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be fantastic for boosting your mood. This is because these vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that affect your mood–run better. Eat an egg and feel happier!
Put together some trail mix of nuts or seeds. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and so on are all helpful for raising your mood. This is possible because these foods are high in magnesium which increases your production of serotonin. Serotonin is called the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling at all times. The more serotonin you have, the better you will feel. Nuts, along with improving your mood, can be a great protein source.
Cold water fish are wonderful for eating if you wish to beat back depression. Herring, trout, tuna, wild salmon, and mackerel are all high in omega-3s and DHA. DHA and omega-3s are two things that actually help the grey matter in your brain work a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can greatly raise your mood.
Some grains are actually great for driving away bad moods. Quinoa, barley, millet, etc are great at helping you be happier. These grains can help you feel full for longer as well, which can help your mood too. Feeling hungry can truly bring you down! The reason these grains are so great for your mood is that they are easy for your body to digest and process. They are simpler to digest than other foods which helps bring up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, improves your mood.
Your mood could truly be helped by green tea. You just knew green tea had to be mentioned, right? Green tea is rich in a specific amino acid called L-theanine. Research has proven that this amino acid promotes the production of brain waves. This helps raise your mental sharpness while having a relaxing effect on the rest of your body. You probably already knew it is not hard to get healthy when you drink green tea. Now you are aware that green tea helps you to lift your moods as well!
As you can see, you don’t need to stuff your face with junk food when you are wanting to feel better! Try some of these instead!
