
Potato Turlu
A slow-simmered turkish pot of potato, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. About 50 minutes from fridge to table.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion2, chopped
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Chickpeas200 g
- Potato4
- Olive Oil2 tbsp
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Eggplant1
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Zucchini2
- Urfa Pepper Flakes1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the potato well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the potato out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the urfa pepper flakes.
- 3
Return the potato, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.
Chef's tip
Prep everything before the heat goes on — turkish cooking moves fast once it starts.
/dish/8703Watch how it's made
Video: Turkish Potato Casserole (Patates Bastısı) · on YouTube