How to Cook Perfect Full Turkish Lunch

Full Turkish Lunch.

You can cook Full Turkish Lunch using 31 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Full Turkish Lunch

1. It's of For the Roasted Chicken:.
2. Prepare of chicken (legs and thighs).
3. Prepare of Spices: salt, pepper, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp dried oregano.
4. You need of chilis.
5. Prepare of tomatoes.
6. It's of limes or lemon.
7. Prepare of rosemary and thyme (or 2 tsps each if dried).
8. You need of chicken stock or water.
9. It's of For the Kofta Balls:.
10. Prepare of Beef Mince.
11. You need of Spices (powder): salt, pepper, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp cinnamon.
12. Prepare of Mozzarella (small cubes).
13. Prepare of For the Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:.
14. It's of diced pineapples.
15. It's of a red onion.
16. You need of tomatoes.
17. Prepare of Salt and pepper.
18. You need of Parsley.
19. It's of For the Pita Bread:.
20. It's of flour (bread flour or all-purpose flour).
21. Prepare of water.
22. Prepare of or 2 1/4 tsp of active dry yeast.
23. It's of oil.
24. You need of salt.
25. It's of tbps sugar.
26. It's of For the Hummus:.
27. It's of canned chickpeas.
28. You need of tahini.
29. Prepare of olive oil.
30. Prepare of garlic.
31. It's of Salt and Pepper.

Full Turkish Lunch instructions

1. Mediterranean Roast Chicken:.
2. 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)..
3. 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..
4. 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..
5. Kofta Balls:.
6. 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..
7. Caramelized Pineapple Salsa:.
8. 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..
9. Pita Bread:.
10. Mix together the flour, yeast, salt, oil, sugar and water until it forms a rough dough..
11. Transfer to a floured surface then knead until dough is smooth and supple..
12. Set aside to prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size..
13. Punch down and divide into 8 or 10 balls. Roll-out each ball thinly..
14. 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..
15. Hummus:.
16. 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..