5 Best Turkish BBQ Recipes | Kofte, Chicken, Lamb Shish Kebab, Grilled Vegetables, Halloumi & Salad

Spring is finally here. It is the ideal time for outdoor activities picnics and gatherings. Almost every culture has a celebrated barbeque-like tradition where large masses of people get together and dine outside enjoying each other's company. Turkish barbeque tradition is called Mangal. Even though it seems like the star of the show here is always some type of meat we didn't forget about our vegetarian and vegan friends here. We have a delicious grilled veggie salad recipe for you guys as well. As descendants of kebap culture our style barbeque has influences from Turkish kebaps in the form of marinades for our chicken and şiş kebaps and spices used in our classic meatball’s recipe. We are quite proud of our Mangal and if you give it a try our way, we are sure you would not regret it. So, let's barbeque! Get together with our friends and family and enjoy these yummy recipes together. Afiyet olsun!
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Chicken
1 kg chicken, wing and boneless thigh mixed
6 cloves of garlic, pureed
1.5 teaspoons of tomato paste, alternatively add some tomato puree
1 teaspoon of red pepper paste, alternatively add red pepper or sriracha sauce
¾ cup of kefir
1,5 teaspoons of cumin
1 teaspoon red pepper flake
1.5 teaspoons of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
3-4 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 pinches of sugar, alternatively 1 tablespoon molasses
Lavash
● Mix the tomato and the red pepper paste in a bowl.
● Add the garlic puree, kefir. Kefir not only adds an incredible flavor when marinating the chicken and meat, but also works very well because it is acidic and probiotic if you don't have much time.
● Season with cumin, red pepper flakes, black pepper, salt, fresh thyme and sugar and give it a nice toss.
● Coat the chicken with the marinade and let it sit at least for four hours better if it waits overnight.
● Then place the chicken on the barbecue. Flip when one side starts to turn brown. Try not to turn the meat before getting good grill marks.
● Before you take it from the barbecue, put lavash on them and both warm the lavash and absorb the delicious oil and water that will drip onto the barbecue into your bread.
● Your little feast is ready when you place the cooked chicken like Turkish delight on the lavash
Köfte
500 gr minced meat (you can use beef, lamb or mutton, whichever you like is fine)
1 large onion, halved
8 handfuls of breadcrumbs, crusts removed, (alternatively, 8 slices of bread works great as well)
1 teaspoon baking soda or baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoon butter (skip butter if your meat is fatty)
To garnish:
Tomato, halved
Green pepper
Onion, halved
● To prepare the köfte, add the breadcrumbs or slices and onion in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds.
● Add in the minced meat, baking soda, butter, salt and black pepper. Continue to pulse until it becomes a paste.
● Wet your hands and shape the mixture into flat round patties. Press your fingers on each patty to increase the surface area. More surface area means more Maillard reaction, and it means more flavour!
● Heat a cast iron pan and place six patties in it and cook on medium heat.
● Flip every Köfte several times while cooking. Add the tomatoes and peppers into the pan.
● While they are cooking mix the butter with hot water and score the flat bread.
● Remove the köfte from heat and pour the half of the water and butter mixture in the pan. Right after, put in the bread as well. This way, bread will soak up the all the flavours and become more and more tasty. Repeat the same for the other patties.
● Place the bread in a dish and serve the köfte on it. Enjoy your amazing köfte with pickles or yogurt.
Turkish Lamb Shish Kebab
500 g lamb loin, cut into cubes
250-300 g tail fat, cut into cubes
1 onion, pureed
3 tablespoons of kefir, alternatively use yoghurt or milk
1 teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon oregano
To garnish,
Tomato
Green pepper
Onion
● To make the marinade, sieve the onion on the meat to use its juice.
● Add the kefir, salt, red pepper flakes and oregano and let it sit for at least two hours or overnight.
● Thread your lamb pieces and tail fat cubes one by one onto the skewers.
● Now, it is grilling time. Grill your shish kebab for about 12-13 minutes, cook each side.
● Then, place cooked skewers onto a serving dish with garnishes and serve hot.

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Needless to say by this time, ayran or şalgam is the perfect drink to accompany a Turkish mangal

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Your chicken marinate looks really good, I will definitely try it, thank you.

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Oh my gosh! I made your kofte recipe and it really was the very best, very softest meatball I have ever had. We could not stop eating them. I made a sauce of yogurt, feta, lemon juice and dill that I whipped in the blender until smooth. My man loved this meal so much. Your veggies are spot on with the marinade and dressing too! Love your flavors. Thank you for teaching me how to make delicious Turkish food!!

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Everything looks so delicious, we Mexicans make a delicious salsa with the roasted tomatoes,onions, garlic and chilies to accompany our carne asada. I will try your recipes soon, they look espectacular.

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Thank you Rafika! Yet another video of deliciousness…. Can’t wait to start Bbqing here in UK as soon as the weather allows.

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One of your best videos recently! So good! The only thing im missing is how to build up the mangal

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Your marinade rocked my culinary world, i don't even know what i did before this

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This video came just in time. I've been thinking about adding a barbeque fire-pit to my garden and now I'm convinced it's a good idea. Thanks.

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The only bad thing about this video is that the food looks too good and delishous, so makes you want to immediately eat.

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That's a brilliant video. Roll on BBQ weather so I can try out these recipes

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Your food looks beautiful! Thank you, and may God bless you always. With love.

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Love all the 5 BBQ recipes with their marinades and how are placed in the grill!!

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Now.....I'm hungry...😊

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OMG this video is amazing! My parents are heading your way next week for a holiday from Australia for which I am jealous, but with your bbq video I can experience some of what they will from home! Thanks you for amazing videos and all the work your team do to make them in English too ! Xx

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Amazing energy... Eid mubarek to the entire team. Love from India.

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Mouthwatering!!. Hubby heard "Turkish shish" and came running. I will have to plan some for next weekend. Enjoy your Eid celebrations!

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Masha Allah looks delicious and yummy 😋 from Johannesburg South Africa 👍

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I say, Turkish BBQ next week here in the Netherlands. Ty so much for this ;)

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I hope my wishes didn't come too late. Better late than never the saying goes. Wishing you a happy Ramadan Mubarak to you and your family. May Allah bless you in this holy month, May your prayers be accepted, your wishes becomes fulfilled, the doors of blessings remain open for all of us this year. That, this holy month brings peace all over the world. At the same time I wish you to have great Byram Eid ❤️🌹❤️😃 Thank you for the cooking recipes and the instructions that backs it up. Nice video 👍 Remain blessed as always 🙏🏿. ☮️☮️☮️And 💓💓💓🤗.

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