Kayseri Yağlaması – Turkish comfort food

Name: Kayseri Yağlaması – Turkish comfort food
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3

Maya Leinenbach (Fitgreenmind)

Turkish-inspired layered dish with spiced soy chunks, tangy tomato sauce, and garlic yogurt. Sometimes called "Turkish lasagna" but it's uniquely delicious on its own.

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Ingredients you'll need

For the soy mixture

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 red pepper
75g soy chunks
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp chili
Salt to taste
2 tbsp tomato paste
250g tomato sauce
Handful parsley
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses (optional).

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For the garlic sauce

200g unsweetened vegan yogurt
1/2 tbsp vinegar
Salt to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried mint

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For assembly

4 tortillas

Let's get cookin'

Chop onion, garlic, and red pepper
Sauté for a few minutes
Add soy chunks and soy sauce, cover with water and cook 5-10 minutes until soft
Add spices, tomato paste, tomato sauce, parsley, and optional pomegranate molasses
Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes
Mix all garlic sauce ingredients
Fold tortillas in half twice, dip edges in sauce
Layer tortillas and sauce, top with garlic yogurt
Afiyet olsun!

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