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Beef Masala refers to a popular dish from Kerala, India made from slices of beef cooked with onions and other spices such as black mustard seeds, Masala powder and curry leaves.
Beef Masala is usually one of the dishes cooked during special occassions and during Sundays.
Beef Cutlet is one of the foods from Kerala, India which is made from finely chopped or ground beef, with mashed potatoes and spices, then rolled into flour and egg, then deep fried.
Cutlet made from meat and fish is Kerala's version of Croquetes.
Below is the raw version of Beef Cutlets rolled into flour, visible are chopped onions and chopped green chilies, the 2 ingredients used in Kerala to make Cutelts be it meat or fish.
Picture below is my family friend from Allepey, Kerala, India preparing and cutting her raw beef to make Beef Cutlets
Burfi is an Indian version of cheese cake that is considered a dessert in India. Burfi is actually not made from cheese but made of milk and spices, particularly cardamom until it reached its right consistency and turned like a soft cheese cake.
Below are version of Burfi sold in one of the sweet shops in Allepey, Kerala, India
These slices of Burfi is sold from this small sweet shop in Allepey, Kerala, India. The store might be small, but their Burfi has a big big delicious taste
Bonda is made from lentils and a typical food from Kerala, India. They are deep-fried and often served with savory dips and curry.
Bondas also known as Vadas are round deep fried savory snack made in different varieties usually from lentils, potatoes etc. eaten with a chutney. Aloo Bonda or Urulaikizhangu Bonda (Potato Fritters ) is a classic/traditonal tea/ coffee time snack in India.
Pictures of Bonda sold in Chaya Kada (teashop) in Allepey, Kerala, India is made from lentils and spices and served with Beef curry or other savory curries which might be available during the day.
English: Batwan / Deutsch: Batwan / Español: Batwan / Português: Batwan / Français: Batwan / Italiano: Batwan /
Batwan refers to a green sour fruit which is used as a souring agent for making Sinigang dishes (sour soup) in the Philippines in placed of tomatoes, Calamansi, Kamias and Tamarind (Sampaloc).
Börek is a thin, flaky and filled pastries which is available in different varieties based on shapes, filling and cooking method.
Moreover, Börek is the common and general name for all filled or stuffed baked or fried pastries, made from a thin flaky dough called Yufka (filo/phyllo sheets) and filled with various ingredients. (Please see related article and pictures of Yukfa)
There are many kinds and varieties of Börek based on fillings and place of origin, among them are the following:
(1) Su Böreki is a juicy kind of Borek which is a cross between a pastry and Lasagna. With Cheese and Parsley filling.
(2) Peynirli Börek - layered pastry with Cheese filling
(3) Patatesli Börek - Borek with potato filling
(4) Ispanakli Börek - Borek with spinach filling
(5) Kiymali Börek - Borek filled with minced or ground meat. Kiyma means ground meat in Turkish
(6) Cig Börek - a deep-fried thin dough filled with raw minced meat
(7) Ay Böreki - crescent-shaped Börek
(8) Talas Böreki - is a puff pastry with meat kebap filling
(9) Gül Börek is puff pastry with lamb meat.
Nowadays there is plenty Yufka sold in plastic packs available in the supermarkets. Some are of course not the best Yufka like that which are made in Turkey. Phyllo/Filo pastries can also used if no good Yufka is available nearby
Kiyma is Minced/Ground Meat and Ispanak is Spinach in Turkish.
Börek is also spelled as Boerek, and Burek
Depending on the filling, the shape and sometimes the region the term Börek is preceded by a descriptive noun: Kabak böre?i (Zucchini börek), Ispanak Böre?i (spinach Börek), Kiymali Börek (Börek with ground meat) or Su Böre?i (water/boiled Börek), Tepsi böre?i (layered börek) etc.
Ispanakli Börek or Spinach Börek is the favorite among the Turkish. It is generally made for and served at afternoon tea when friends and family gathered together, sold by street vendors as street food or Bakeshops early in the morning for breakfast. It can also be served as a complete meal for lunch or dinner served with Ayran, Soda and of course Turkish Hot Tea.
Ispanakli Börek can be prepared in different styles, in bundled, rolled, or in spiral, but the most common style is called Tepsi, a Turkish word which means "Tray", a layered Ispanakli Börek.
Below are pictures of Börek from Turkish Restaurant in Bremen, Germany. Turkish Food is one of the Foods closest to my heart. Turkish are the foreign people who can easily be friends in Germany. As a foreigner in Germany, it is nice to have new friends and the Turkish are the friendliest. I love to visit Turkish Restaurants and Coffee shops here just to sit down and enjoy the ambiance plus the food is always delicious, especially the Baklava and Kadayif with hot Turkish Tea.
Above is the first ever Börek I have eaten in Bremen, Germany, since our house is nearby a Turkish Eatery. It is a Börek filled with Cheese (Peynilri Börek)
Below is a picture of 3 different kinds of Börek in one of my favorite Turkish Coffee shops nearby my home in Huchting, Bremen. Filled with Ground meat (Kiyma); Spinach (Ispanak) and Cheese (Peynir)
