Ingredients: 150g feta cheese – cut into cubes  ½ tsp coriander seeds  ½ tsp cumin seeds  1 fresh red chilli – you can substitute it with dried chilli flakes  A handful fresh parsley – chopped finely Zest of one lemon  A squeeze of half a lemon 2 fresh thyme – if not you can use…

That dish is truly a comfort food with the ingredients that you can find easily everywhere. I love cooking vegs and pulses in orange juice which always gives a tangy, zingy flavour to the dish. Olive oil based dishes are very much spring and summer to me as I remember my mum used to cook…

  Ingredients: 3 carrots – peeled  2 small garlic clove or 1 large – grated 1tbsp olive oil  ½ coriander seeds  A little pinch of salt Tahini sauce  2tbsp tahini  1tbsp yogurt  1tbsp water  Squeeze of a half lemon  Sea salt and black pepper to taste First start with tahini sauce. In a bowl add…

      Ingredients: 500g pea  2tbsp olive oil  1 medium brown onion – sliced  2 spring onions – sliced roughly  Half bunch of dill  Pinch of sugar  Pinch of salt to taste  100ml hot water For topping 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil  Squeeze of lemon and a little zest of it Dill Freshly ground…

“Cacik – according to Ahmet Rasim- is one of the “sine qua non” of Raki mezze tables of Istanbul. The main ingredient of Cacik is yogurt and cucumber. No water should be added to yogurt but garlic is a must. Cucumber should not be grated, but chopped finely. Topping it with olive oil and dill,…