Kisir

      Probably Kisir is the most popular dish of all in every Turkish home. We can say that Kisir is a traditional dish. The recipe of Kisir changes from region to region even from home to home. For example, some people saute the onion with tomato paste, some add it raw. And the spice choices of people also vary. Besides,some eat this savory dish with grapevine leaves while some prefer lettuce instead.

This is my easy Kisir recipe: 

Ingredients:

• A cup of pounded wheat 
• 2 cups of boiled water
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3-4 tbsp olive oil
• A pinch of red pepper
• A pinch of salt
• A bunch of parsley 
• A bunch of green mint
• A bunch of green onion

Recipe:

Put the pounded wheat  (A cup of pounded wheat for each person who will eat.For two people, two cups, for three people three cups, and so on) in a large bowl then add hot water on it and wait for about 15-20 minutes.

Wash all vegetables very well. Put them in a pot and add water passing over the level of vegetables and then for your hygiene add 2 tbsp vinegar in it.Wait for about 15 minutes. 

After that put a pan on fire and put olive oil in it after heating the oil put tomato paste in it and saute the tomato paste with olive. Then sprinkle a pinch of red pepper.

After draining, chop the vegetables. Add chopped vegetables and sauted tomato paste to brewed pounded wheat then add salt and stir it.

You can add lemon juice on it while eating.

If you like sweetbasil you may add it in that mixture. It tastes very good in it I think.

Enjoy it.