Töğmeken Meal

Töğmeken yemeği is a traditional herb dish specific to Karaman cuisine. Its main ingredient is fat hen. It is among the most well-known and commonly consumed herb dishes in Karaman. Additionally, Töğmeken böreği is one of the most frequently prepared types of börek in the region.

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The dish is prepared by cooking fat hen with minced meat dried onion tomato tomato paste and rice. First the dried onion is sautéed in oil then the minced meat is added. Next tomato and tomato paste are incorporated. The cleaned fat hen is then added to the pot and cooked. In the final stage rice and salt are added and the mixture is simmered over medium heat for approximately forty minutes before being served hot.

• 1 kg fat hen
• 100 g margarine
• 3 soup spoons rice
• 150 g minced meat
• 2 dried onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 soup spoon tomato paste
• 1 tea spoon salt