Ingredients: 500 grams of white mushrooms 3 eggs Olive oil or corn oil for frying Salt and pepper to taste Method: Wash the mushrooms thoroughly under plenty of running water. Cut them into thin slices and drain any excess water. Pour some oil in a frying pan to heat up. Place the sliced mushrooms in […]
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Kypriakes Ravioles (Cyprus Ravioli)
Ingredients: Dough Ingredients: 2 cups of hard flour 1/2 a cup plus of water A pinch of salt Filling Ingredients: 1 Halloumi cheese grated 2 eggs Dry mint Dough Preparation: Place the flour in a large bowl, add the salt and mix. Pour the water a little at a time as much as it will […]
Pilafi Pourgouri (Bulgur Pilaf)
Ingredients: 2 cups of pourgouri (Bulgur) 5-6 cups of chicken broth 1 cup of finely chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup of corn oil 2 medium size onions finely chopped 3/4 cup of vermicelli noodles Salt and pepper to taste The ingredients given are to serve 5-6 people. Adjust accordingly. Method: Place the pourgouri (bulgur) in a […]
Baking Cyprus recipes
Tyropsomo me Halloumi (Cheese-Bread with Halloumi) Halloumi Cup Cakes (Cheese Muffins) Paskies me Prozimi (Lamb and Cheese Pie with Sourdough) Cypriot Black Olive Pies Kolokotes (Squash Pastries) Glystarkes (Sweet Sesame Rusk’s) Flaounes (1) (Easter Cheese Pastries) Easter Flaounes (2) Eliopita (Black Olive Bread) Chicken pies Cyprus pitta recipe Kattimeri Cyprus recipe
Kotopoulo Vrasto (Boiled Chicken)
Ingredients: 1 Chicken 1 1/2 -2 kg 1 Stick of celery cut in three 1 Large onion cut in four 1 Carrot sliced in half 1/2 a kg of thick macaroni (Thicker than spaghetti) 1 Lemon cut in Quarters 1 tbsp of salt Grated Greek Myzithra Cheese Method: Clean and wash the chicken well inside […]
Kotopoulo me Kapira (Fried Breaded Chicken)
Ingredients: 1 medium chicken cut in quarters 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs 1/2 cup of flour 1/2 cup of grated cheese of choice 2 fresh eggs 2 tbsp of milk 1/2 tsp of oregano Olive oil or corn oil Salt and pepper to taste Gravy Ingredients: 2 cups of water 2 cubes of beef broth 1 […]
Patates Poure (Mash Potatoes)
Ingredients: Potatoes Sour Cream Margarine Mozzarella Cheese (Optional) Salt Pepper Method: The first thing you have to do is to know for how many people you are making the Mash Potatoes for. Once you figure that out, consider 2-3 medium potatoes per adult and 1-1/2 for small kids. Some people will eat more and some […]
Fasolakia Yiahni (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)
Ingredients: 1 kilo of fresh green beans 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 big onion finely chopped 1-2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 2 potatoes cut in quarters 2 zucchinis cut in small pieces (optional) 4–5 ripe fresh tomatoes peeled and grated 2 tbsp of tomato paste 1/2 a cup of fresh parsley finely chopped […]
Holiday Meat Pie/Kreatopeta
This is a traditional dish for Carnival and Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter that celebrates Christ’s rise into heaven). Ingredients: Filling ingredients: 2.5-lb. leg of lamb, cut into cubes 4.5 c. warm water (heated in a saucepan or microwave, not from the tap) 1 c. minced onions 1.5 c. chopped celery 1.5 […]
Chirino me Spanaki (Pork with Spinach)
Ingredients: 1 kilo of Pork Sirloin 3-4 bunches of fresh spinach 1/2 a cup of corn oil 1 cup of hot water 1-2 tbsp of corn flour or plain flour 2 tbsp of tomato paste 1 medium chopped onion 2 ripped tomatoes chopped Salt and pepper to taste Method: Cut pork sirloin in small pieces, […]